Player profile
James L Nguyen
Dossier
19 of 20 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 92.6%
Opened Nf3: 4/5Opened b3: 1/5
Castled kingside: 7Same-side castling: 7Did not castle: 1
Fianchettoed kingside: 5Played in the center: 2Fianchettoed queenside: 1Played on the queenside: 1
Space advantage: 5Sacrificed material: 5Backward pawn: 4Active pieces: 4Initiated exchanges: 3Kept the bishop pair: 3Isolated pawn: 2Avoided exchanges: 2Played gambits: 1Missed tactics: 1
Openings
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As White 5 games 1W 3D 1L
English Opening 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Four Knights Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Indian Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Réti Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
with g3
1 game
0W
1D
0L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Panno Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
As Black 4 games 0W 2D 1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Westphalian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Wahls Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Modern Bishop's Opening
1 game
0W
0D
0L
Blunders Top 4 of 49
This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?
Games Showing all 20 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.07.09 | Round 9: JAMES L NGUYEN - KEVIN ZHAO | 9.4 | 2026.07.09 KEVIN ZHAO | 0 | 87.90% | 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. g3 Bg7 | |
| 2026.07.09 | Round 8: STEVEN LIU - JAMES L NGUYEN | 8.4 | 2026.07.09 STEVEN LIU | ½ | 91.50% | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 | |
| 2026.07.08 | Round 7: JAMES L NGUYEN - Xu, Zhihan | 7.6 | 2026.07.08 Xu, Zhihan (2645726) | ½ | 88.70% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 | |
| 2026.07.08 | Round 6: Vyas, Miransh Purven - JAMES L NGUYEN | 6.5 | 2026.07.08 Vyas, Miransh Purven (33435278) (2120) | ½ | 96.40% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 | |
| 2026.07.07 | Round 5: JAMES L NGUYEN - KEVIN WANG | 5.5 | 2026.07.07 KEVIN WANG | ½ | 97.00% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 | |
| 2026.07.07 | Round 4: James L Nguyen - Yang Yu | 4.6 | 2026.07.07 Yang Yu | 1 | 95.20% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 | |
| 2026.07.06 | Round 3: Karthik Venkataraman - James L Nguyen | 3.2 | 2026.07.06 Karthik Venkataraman (25006479) | 0 | 88.80% | 1. d3 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 | |
| 2026.07.06 | Round 2: James L Nguyen - Vivekananthan, Anish | 2.2 | 2026.07.06 Vivekananthan, Anish (2090775) (2397) | ½ | 94.90% | 1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 | |
| 2026.07.05 | Round 1: Yin, Aiden - James L Nguyen | 1.8 | 2026.07.05 Yin, Aiden (2654644) (1841) | * | - | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 | |
| 2023.08.06 | 1000GM Ft. Lauderdale Norm Invitational-IM Norm Group | 9 | 2023.08.06 Alexandre Kretchetov | ½ | 99.40% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 | |
| 2023.08.06 | Round 8: James L Nguyen - Sergio Barrientos | 2023.08.06 Sergio Barrientos | ½ | 98.10% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 | ||
| 2023.08.05 | Round 7: Augusto Campos - James L Nguyen | 2023.08.05 Augusto Campos | 1 | 92.70% | 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | ||
| 2023.08.05 | Round 6: James L Nguyen - Mike Zaloznyy | 2023.08.05 Mike Zaloznyy | 1 | 95.30% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 | ||
| 2023.08.04 | Round 5: Donald Johnson - James L Nguyen | 2023.08.04 Donald Johnson | 0 | 91.10% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 | ||
| 2023.08.04 | 1000GM Ft. Lauderdale Norm Invitational-IM Norm Group | 4 | 2023.08.04 Jesse Ren | ½ | 94.80% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 | |
| 2023.08.03 | Round 3: James L Nguyen - Jacek Stopa | 2023.08.03 Jacek Stopa | ½ | 96.40% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 | ||
| 2023.08.03 | Round 2: Nicholas F Matta - James L Nguyen | 2023.08.03 Nicholas F Matta | 0 | 64.20% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | ||
| 2023.08.01 | Round 6: Terry Luo - James L Nguyen | 2023.08.01 Terry Luo | 0 | 90.80% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | ||
| 2023.08.01 | Round 5: James L Nguyen - Levon He | 2023.08.01 Levon He | ½ | 92.10% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 | ||
| 2023.07.30 | Round 2: Evan Park - Pranav Sairam | 2023.07.30 Arthur Guo | 0 | 89.40% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 |