Richard Ming Cheng Jr.
USA · FIDE ID 39986683 · 11 tournament games since 2026
Standard
1667
#3737 in USA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
32%
1 W · 5 D · 5 L
Opp. avg
1791
Last 11 games
Last game
2026-06-26
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 60%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 4 of 4 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 13%.
- By colour: 60% with White, 8% with Black.
- Drawish: 45% of games end in a draw.
Based on 11 over-the-board games (11 classical). 5 with White (60%), 6 with Black (8%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 5 | 60% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 4 | 13% |
Against 1.d4 (1 game)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line | 2 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense | 1 | 0% |
| Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
| Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Samuele Minelli (1876) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | L |
| 2026-06-25 | Leonardo Zangrilli (1769) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-06-24 | Enrico Piemontese (1713) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-23 | Mohanakrishnan Madhav (1629) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-06-22 | Daniel Junzhe Hou FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-06-20 | Shekupe Fidel (1645) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | L |
| 2026-06-19 | Diego Colagrande (1699) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-06-18 | Mattia Murra (1826) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | L |
| 2026-06-17 | Simon Vogt (1718) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-06-16 | Chang-Jyu Sun (1896) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O16 · classical | L |
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