Alfie Melia
ENG · FIDE ID 343437478 · 20 tournament games since 2025
Standard
1871
#903 in ENG (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
1881
#595 in ENG (active)
Score
43%
7 W · 3 D · 10 L
Opp. avg
1926
Last 20 games
Last game
2026-08-09
2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 38%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 4 of 4 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 50%.
- By opponent strength: 7% against higher-rated players, 61% against lower-rated.
Based on 20 over-the-board games. 13 with White (38%), 7 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 13 | 38% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System | 1 | 0% |
| King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit | 1 | 100% |
| Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (2 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Kalashnikov Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 1 | 0% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Dominik Swiatkowski (1848) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-08 | Oscar Christensen (1881) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-07 | Arjun Pyda (1842) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-06 | Callum Hill (1690) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-05 | Theodore Caira (1766) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-08-03 | Shlok Maheshwari (1726) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-02 | Thomas Villiers (2227) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-01 | Laurence St Louis (1692) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-02-15 | Kit W Hopkins (1929) Blackpool Chess Congress 2026 FIDE Open | ½ |
| 2026-02-15 | John Merriman (2243) Blackpool Chess Congress 2026 FIDE Open | L |
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.