Martin Zhou
NZL · FIDE ID 4315006 · 77 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1645
#263 in NZL (active)
Rapid
1688
#272 in NZL (active)
Blitz
1712
#151 in NZL (active)
Score
26%
16 W · 8 D · 53 L
Opp. avg
1907
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-05-30
Trusts Open 2026 | B Grade
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 81% of games (scores 28%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 24 of 24 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 25%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 9 of 9 games (Indian Defense), scoring 22%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation as Black, only 20% in 5 games.
- By opponent strength: 19% against higher-rated players, 54% against lower-rated.
Based on 77 over-the-board games (32 classical · 10 rapid · 7 blitz). 36 with White (28%), 41 with Black (24%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 29 | 28% |
| 1.Nf3 | 7 | 29% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 8 | 25% |
| French Defense: Réti-Spielmann Attack | 4 | 38% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 3 | 33% |
| King's Indian Attack | 2 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (24 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 24 | 25% |
Against 1.d4 (9 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 9 | 22% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation | 5 | 20% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | 5 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense | 3 | 33% |
| Bird Opening: Dutch Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6 | 2 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | Brett Rider (1967) Trusts Open 2026 | B Grade · classical | W |
| 2026-01-12 | Richard Jingjie Liu (1911) 2026 New Zealand Congress | Rapid · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-01-12 | Matthew Ashton (1791) 2026 New Zealand Congress | Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-01-11 | William Rui Liu (2116) 2026 New Zealand Congress | Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2025-10-06 | Yao Zen Markis Tew (2030) ACC Monday Nights 2025 | Club Championships | L |
| 2025-09-22 | Michael Lin (1830) ACC Monday Nights 2025 | Club Championships | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Yanbo Jin (1992) Auckland Double Weekends 2025 | August · classical | L |
| 2025-08 | Buthsara Hettiarachchi (1859) Auckland Double Weekends 2025 | August · classical | L |
| 2025-07-07 | Buthsara Hettiarachchi (1863) North Island Chess Championships 2025 · classical | L |
| 2025-07-06 | Justin Zhide Wang (1981) North Island Chess Championships 2025 · classical | 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.