Player profile

Chow, Samuel

Standard: 2367 Rapid: 2344 Blitz: 2352 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 3202992 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: AUS Sex: M Birth Year: 1987 Age: 39
Title: FM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 66 Wins: 17 (26%) Draws: 29 (44%) Losses: 20 (30%)
Dossier

65 of 66 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 93.1%
Opened d4: 22/28Opened g3: 2/28Opened Nf3: 2/28Opened c4: 2/28
Castled kingside: 48Same-side castling: 38Did not castle: 7Opposite-side castling: 2
Fianchettoed kingside: 19Played in the center: 17Played on the queenside: 17Played on the kingside: 12Fianchettoed queenside: 7
Initiated exchanges: 41Active pieces: 37Kept the bishop pair: 31Space advantage: 30Backward pawn: 29Isolated pawn: 28Sacrificed material: 26Missed tactics: 9Avoided exchanges: 7Played gambits: 6
Openings

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As White 29 games 7W 16D 6L
Queen's Gambit Declined 6 games 2W 3D 1L
Exchange Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Positional Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Semi-Tarrasch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Charousek Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Harrwitz Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Nimzowitsch Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Grünfeld Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Wade-Smyslov Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Orthodox Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Glek Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Hungarian Opening 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Reversed Norwegian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Marshall Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Attack, with e6 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Check Variation, Intermezzo Line 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Slav Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benko Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King Walk Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Wade-Tartakower Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 27 games 6W 11D 10L
French Defense 13 games 4W 3D 6L
Steinitz Variation 5 games 1W 1D 3L
Boleslavsky Variation 5 games 1W 1D 3L
Advance Variation 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Euwe Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Milner-Barry Gambit, Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Tarrasch Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Chistyakov Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Open System, Euwe-Keres Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Winawer Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Advance Variation, with h4 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Poisoned Pawn Variation, Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Shirov-Anand Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 6 games 0W 3D 3L
Symmetrical Variation 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Anti-Benoni Variation, Geller Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
King's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anti-Anti-Grünfeld 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Adorjan Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rapport-Jobava System 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
King's Indian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Immediate Fianchetto 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Grünfeld Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Exchange Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
East Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
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This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2026.08.07 · 15... b6 (−43.9% win chance) 1-0
Chow, Samuel
He, Tom Junde
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2023.02.12 · 58. Bd3 (−36.2% win chance) 1-0
Makkar, Rajat
Chow, Samuel
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2026.08.05 · 91... Ka2 (−31.1% win chance) 1-0
Chow, Samuel
Adams, Michael
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2024.03.18 · 39. c5 (−30.3% win chance) 0-1
Makkar, Rajat
Chow, Samuel
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Games Showing all 66 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves