GMMahel Boyer
FRA · FIDE ID 45102422 · 387 tournament games since 2020
Standard
2456
#34 in FRA (active)
Rapid
2519
#21 in FRA (active)
Blitz
2478
#22 in FRA (active)
Score
59%
169 W · 119 D · 99 L
Opp. avg
2383
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-07
2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | GM A Invitational
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 40% of games (scores 66%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (30%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 34 of 97 games (French Defense), scoring 53%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 25 of 64 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 60%.
- Weak spot: Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation as Black, only 40% in 5 games.
- Comfort zone: Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation as White, 75% in 10 games.
- By opponent strength: 38% against higher-rated players, 72% against lower-rated.
Based on 387 over-the-board games (85 classical · 30 rapid · 15 blitz). 197 with White (60%), 190 with Black (58%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 79 | 66% |
| 1.Nf3 | 59 | 61% |
| 1.d4 | 54 | 54% |
| 1.c4 | 3 | 17% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense | 10 | 55% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation | 10 | 75% |
| Four Knights Game: Naroditsky Variation | 6 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 5 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 4 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (97 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 34 | 53% |
| 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense | 21 | 62% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 10 | 65% |
Against 1.d4 (64 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 25 | 60% |
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 20 | 68% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 14 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation | 11 | 41% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense | 8 | 75% |
| Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation | 7 | 71% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | 6 | 50% |
| Pirc Defense | 5 | 70% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | Aleksandr Ostrovskiy (2376) 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | GM A Invitational · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-07 | Vyom Vidyarthi (2411) 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | GM A Invitational · classical | L |
| 2026-09-06 | Tanitoluwa Adewumi (2487) 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | GM A Invitational · classical | W |
| 2026-09-06 | Bryan Enming Lin (2500) 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | GM A Invitational · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-05 | Vojtech Plat (2468) 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | GM A Invitational · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-05 | Zachary Tanenbaum (2310) 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | GM A Invitational · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-04 | Kevin George (2331) 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | GM A Invitational · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-03 | Leonid Yudasin (2255) 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | GM A Invitational · classical | W |
| 2026-09-03 | Daniel Girsh (2373) 2026 NY Marshall Labor Day | GM A Invitational · classical | L |
| 2026-07-10 | Raghav V (2307) 30e Festival International Jean-Claude Loubatière · rapid | L |
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