FMSamuel Chow
AUS · FIDE ID 3202992 · 77 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2367
#13 in AUS (active)
Rapid
2344
#13 in AUS (active)
Blitz
2352
#9 in AUS (active)
Score
48%
20 W · 34 D · 23 L
Opp. avg
2357
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-09
2026 British Chess Championships: Championship
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 82% of games (scores 52%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 15 of 15 games (French Defense), scoring 37%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 11 of 11 games (Indian Defense), scoring 64%.
- Weak spot: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation as Black, only 30% in 5 games.
- Comfort zone: Rapport-Jobava System as Black, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 31% against higher-rated players, 63% against lower-rated.
Based on 77 over-the-board games (27 classical). 38 with White (50%), 39 with Black (46%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 31 | 52% |
| 1.c4 | 3 | 33% |
| 1.g3 | 2 | 50% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 3 | 50% |
| Slav Defense | 3 | 33% |
| King's Indian Attack, with e6 | 2 | 50% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (15 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 15 | 37% |
Against 1.d4 (11 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 11 | 64% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation | 5 | 30% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation | 4 | 50% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 3 | 67% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anti-Anti-Grünfeld | 3 | 50% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector Variation | 2 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Arya Cont (2143) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-08 | Rithvik Deepak Ambattu (2164) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | ½ |
| 2026-08-07 | Tom Junde He (2266) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | L |
| 2026-08-06 | David H. Cummings (2244) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | ½ |
| 2026-08-05 | Michael Adams (2595) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | L |
| 2026-08-04 | Peter T Roberson (2439) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | ½ |
| 2026-08-03 | Frankie Badacsonyi (2252) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-02 | Livio Cancedda-Dupuis (2250) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | ½ |
| 2026-08-01 | Liam D Varnam (2149) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-05-04 | Marcus R Harvey (2469) 4NCL Division 1 2025-2026 | 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.