IMChen Zou
CHN · FIDE ID 8610959 · 92 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2418
#54 in CHN (active)
Rapid
2388
#46 in CHN (active)
Blitz
2369
#47 in CHN (active)
Score
57%
30 W · 45 D · 17 L
Opp. avg
2259
Last 50 games
Last game
2025-12-28
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 51% of games (scores 65%), otherwise 1.d4 (44%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 9 of 18 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 56%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 19 of 20 games (Indian Defense), scoring 55%.
- Weak spot: Catalan Opening: Closed as Black, only 25% in 4 games.
- Comfort zone: Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line as Black, 83% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 37% against higher-rated players, 67% against lower-rated.
Based on 92 over-the-board games (60 classical). 45 with White (62%), 47 with Black (52%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 23 | 65% |
| 1.d4 | 20 | 63% |
| 1.Nf3 | 1 | 0% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation, Quiet Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (18 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 9 | 56% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 9 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (20 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 19 | 55% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 4 | 25% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | 3 | 83% |
| Indian Defense: Accelerated London System | 3 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-28 | Visakh N R (2526) Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open · classical | L |
| 2025-12-27 | Hagen Poetsch (2457) Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open · classical | W |
| 2025-12-26 | Haochen Jiang (2459) Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-12-26 | Xiongjian Peng (2521) Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-12-25 | Tenguundalai Ganbat (2116) Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open · classical | W |
| 2025-12-24 | Yiheng Tang (2063) Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open · classical | W |
| 2025-12-24 | Bhuvan Krishna Prasanth (2107) Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-12-23 | Gurvanbaatar Urangoo (1959) Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2025 | Open · classical | W |
| 2025-09-20 | Kavin Mohan (2309) 20th Malaysian Chess Festival 2025 | Open · classical | L |
| 2025-09-19 | R.R. Laxman (2271) 20th Malaysian Chess Festival 2025 | Open · classical | ½ |
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