Matthew Zhu
CAN · FIDE ID 2633434 · 14 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2025
#187 in CAN (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
46%
4 W · 5 D · 5 L
Opp. avg
2076
Last 14 games
Last game
2026-01-18
Canadian University Chess Championship 2026 | Crown
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 29%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 4 of 4 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 88%.
- By colour: 29% with White, 64% with Black.
- Drawish: 36% of games end in a draw.
Based on 14 over-the-board games (2 classical). 7 with White (29%), 7 with Black (64%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 7 | 29% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Traditional Line | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Sokolsky Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 88% |
Against 1.d4 (2 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 2 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined | 1 | 100% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-18 | Tony (dongze) Wu (2018) Canadian University Chess Championship 2026 | Crown · classical | ½ |
| 2026-01-18 | Oliver Byl (1735) Canadian University Chess Championship 2026 | Crown · classical | W |
| 2024-03-16 | Serghii Ivanchuk (1931) 2024 Excelsior Monthly Open | March | L |
| 2024-03-16 | Bator Sambuev (2462) 2024 Excelsior Monthly Open | March | L |
| 2024-03-15 | Ashwin Chunchu (1890) 2024 Excelsior Monthly Open | March | W |
| 2023-12-30 | Alexander Ross Katz (2418) 33rd Annual North American Open 2023 | L |
| 2023-07-09 | Max Chen 2023 Canadian Junior Chess Championship | ½ |
| 2023-07-06 | Johnathan Han 2023 Canadian Junior Chess Championship | L |
| 2023-03-16 | Isaak Huh 2023 Excelsior March GM & IM Norm | W |
| 2023-03-15 | Noah Kim 2023 Excelsior March GM & IM Norm | ½ |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.