IMKim Steven Yap
PHI · FIDE ID 5202809 · 30 tournament games since 2025
Standard
2390
#9 in PHI (active)
Rapid
2285
#21 in PHI (active)
Blitz
2367
#13 in PHI (active)
Score
42%
11 W · 3 D · 16 L
Opp. avg
2375
Last 30 games
Last game
2026-06-20
FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool B
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 53%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 4 of 5 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 0%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 2 of 4 games (Indian Defense), scoring 75%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack as Black, only 0% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 18% against higher-rated players, 61% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 53% with White, 27% with Black.
Based on 30 over-the-board games (10 blitz · 7 rapid · 4 classical). 17 with White (53%), 13 with Black (27%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 17 | 53% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 3 | 33% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line | 2 | 50% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Alekhine Defense: Sämisch Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kalashnikov Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 0% |
| 1...g6 Modern Defense | 1 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 2 | 75% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 3 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 1 | 100% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Slav Defense: Schlechter Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | Valery Atlas (2421) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool B · blitz | L |
| 2026-06-20 | Hans Moke Niemann (2709) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool B · blitz | L |
| 2026-06-20 | Alexei Shirov (2616) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool B · blitz | L |
| 2026-06-20 | Heather S Richards (2142) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool B · blitz | W |
| 2026-06-20 | Tao Pang (2319) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool B · blitz | L |
| 2026-06-20 | Praggnanandhaa R (2698) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool B · blitz | L |
| 2026-06-20 | Olexandr Bortnyk (2711) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool B · blitz | L |
| 2026-06-20 | Srihari L R (2321) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool B · blitz | L |
| 2026-06-20 | Sumiya Bilguun (2409) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool B · blitz | L |
| 2026-06-19 | V S Rathanvel (2316) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Rapid | Matches 11+ · rapid | L |
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