Melanie Liang
USA · FIDE ID 39947777 · 18 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1750
#2776 in USA (active)
Rapid
1791
#835 in USA (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
36%
5 W · 3 D · 10 L
Opp. avg
1763
Last 18 games
Last game
2026-01-04
New York Metro Area Scholastic Chess Championships
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 35%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 6 of 6 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 33%.
Based on 18 over-the-board games (7 classical). 10 with White (35%), 8 with Black (38%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 10 | 35% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined | 2 | 0% |
| Scotch Game: Classical Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (6 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 6 | 33% |
Against 1.d4 (1 game)
| 1...c5 Benoni Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Benoni Defense: Hromádka System | 1 | 100% |
| Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld | 1 | 0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Dyckhoff Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | Zihan Zhou (1901) New York Metro Area Scholastic Chess Championships | W |
| 2026-01-04 | Kai Waters (1614) New York Metro Area Scholastic Chess Championships | ½ |
| 2025-11-23 | Travis Patay 2025 Marshall Chess Club Amateur Championship - Jerry Simon Memorial · classical | L |
| 2025-11-09 | Keyla Acevedo (1753) Mona Karff Memorial & Marshall Women's Championship · classical | L |
| 2025-11-09 | Elizabeth Moshkevich (1827) Mona Karff Memorial & Marshall Women's Championship · classical | ½ |
| 2025-11-08 | Hema Vikas (1943) Mona Karff Memorial & Marshall Women's Championship · classical | L |
| 2025-07-02 | Husnorakhon Khusnitdinova (1823) FIDE World Cup Cadets 2025 | Girls under 10 FINAL · classical | ½ |
| 2025-07-01 | Husnorakhon Khusnitdinova (1823) FIDE World Cup Cadets 2025 | Girls under 10 FINAL · classical | L |
| 2025-06-29 | Mariam Rekhviashvili (1683) FIDE World Cup Cadets 2025 | Girls under 10 | L |
| 2025-06-28 | Sara Saltkhutsishvili (1633) FIDE World Cup Cadets 2025 | Girls under 10 | W |
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.