Joshua Lam
ENG · FIDE ID 343443800 · 33 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1933
#643 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1776
#1226 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1921
#450 in ENG (active)
Score
61%
18 W · 4 D · 11 L
Opp. avg
1806
Last 33 games
Last game
2025-02-23
British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Plate
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 69% of games (scores 68%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 8 of 9 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 75%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 5 of 6 games (Indian Defense), scoring 40%.
- By opponent strength: 42% against higher-rated players, 100% against lower-rated.
Based on 33 over-the-board games (9 rapid · 9 blitz). 16 with White (66%), 17 with Black (56%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 11 | 68% |
| 1.a3 | 1 | 100% |
| 1.g3 | 1 | 0% |
| 1.b3 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense | 2 | 75% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 2 | 100% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Anderssen's Opening | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (9 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 8 | 75% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (6 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 5 | 40% |
| 1...h6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Opening: Closed Variation, Traditional Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 1 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Pierce Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
| Anderssen's Opening | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-23 | Karthik Saravanan (1840) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Plate · rapid | W |
| 2025-02-23 | Damirali Magzumov (1733) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Plate · rapid | ½ |
| 2025-02-23 | Alec Hedger (1777) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Plate · rapid | W |
| 2025-02-22 | Avi Gogna (1727) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2025-02-22 | Xavier Austin British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2025-02-22 | Wing Ki Kwong (1909) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-02-22 | Tom O`Gorman (2328) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-02-22 | Daniel Goodlad (1848) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2025-02-22 | Jun Wei Lee (2104) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2025-02-22 | Darshan Kumaresan (1807) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Plate · rapid | L |
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