Michael Deng
USA · FIDE ID 30975298 · 29 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1889
#1414 in USA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
1778
#1576 in USA (active)
Score
38%
6 W · 10 D · 13 L
Opp. avg
1982
Last 29 games
Last game
2026-09-18
3rd Annual Blue Ridge Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 46%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 9 of 9 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 44%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 4 of 4 games (Indian Defense), scoring 25%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack as Black, only 33% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 30% against higher-rated players, 71% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 46% with White, 31% with Black.
Based on 29 over-the-board games (27 classical). 13 with White (46%), 16 with Black (31%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 13 | 46% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Scotch Game: Mieses Variation | 4 | 38% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Modern Variation, Kasparov Attack | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Sveshnikov Transfer | 1 | 100% |
| Pirc Defense | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (9 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 9 | 44% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 4 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 3 | 33% |
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Bird Opening: Dutch Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | Gabriel Petesch (2245) 3rd Annual Blue Ridge Open · classical | L |
| 2026-06-26 | Kirill Gorkov (2067) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | L |
| 2026-06-25 | Yahya Chelly (1988) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-06-24 | Greta Viti (2077) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-06-23 | Giuseppe Dilena (2010) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-22 | Abdelmalek Bensidi (2070) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | L |
| 2026-06-20 | Ruslan Momunaliev (2135) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | L |
| 2026-06-19 | Alexander Sukhiashvili (2105) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-18 | Alec Bernhoftsen-Banks (2027) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-06-17 | Da-Xuan Huang (1545) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | W |
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