Yiwen Ding
ENG · FIDE ID 495980 · 166 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2014
#411 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1968
#382 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1799
#1004 in ENG (active)
Score
46%
50 W · 54 D · 62 L
Opp. avg
1943
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-12
Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay - September 2026 - Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 91% of games (scores 49%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 26 of 45 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 56%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 17 of 34 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 32%.
- Comfort zone: Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack as White, 65% in 10 games.
- By opponent strength: 28% against higher-rated players, 73% against lower-rated.
Based on 166 over-the-board games (42 classical · 32 rapid · 23 blitz). 80 with White (49%), 86 with Black (44%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 73 | 49% |
| 1.b3 | 5 | 50% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 100% |
| 1.e4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack | 10 | 65% |
| Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense | 4 | 25% |
| King's Indian Defense: Karpov System | 4 | 75% |
| Slav Defense | 3 | 50% |
| Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation | 3 | 33% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (45 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 26 | 56% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 19 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (34 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 17 | 32% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 17 | 41% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation | 5 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 4 | 38% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 4 | 63% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 3 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation | 3 | 67% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-12 | Chris Davison (1990) Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay - September 2026 - Open · rapid | W |
| 2026-09-12 | Peter G Large (2211) Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay - September 2026 - Open · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-09-12 | John R Richardson (2160) Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay - September 2026 - Open · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-09-12 | Qixiang Han (2028) Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay - September 2026 - Open · rapid | W |
| 2026-09-11 | Arjun Kolani (1992) Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay - September 2026 - Open · rapid | L |
| 2026-09-04 | Leo Kowalski Rubiales (1782) 5th Kingston Invitational · classical | W |
| 2026-08-22 | Trisha Kanyamarala (2203) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | L |
| 2026-08-22 | Pavel Pegasov (1571) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | W |
| 2026-08-22 | Imogen A L Camp (1810) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | L |
| 2026-08-22 | Tony Niccoli (1981) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | ½ |
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