Player profile
Asaka, Samuel
Dossier
64 of 65 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 91.5%
Opened d4: 21/24Opened Nf3: 3/24
Castled kingside: 33Same-side castling: 29Did not castle: 13Opposite-side castling: 4Castled queenside: 3
Fianchettoed kingside: 16Played in the center: 14Fianchettoed queenside: 10Played on the queenside: 9Played on the kingside: 9
Sacrificed material: 32Space advantage: 32Active pieces: 31Kept the bishop pair: 29Backward pawn: 26Initiated exchanges: 26Isolated pawn: 26Avoided exchanges: 17Missed tactics: 12Played gambits: 8
Openings
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As White 24 games 15W 4D 5L
Catalan Opening 5 games 2W 1D 2L
Open Defense 4 games 2W 1D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
1D
1L
Classical Line
2 games
2W
0D
0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
2 games
2W
0D
0L
St. Petersburg Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
American Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Slav Defense 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Quiet Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Schallopp Defense
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Chebanenko Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Knight Defense
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Vienna Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Quiet Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Bogo-Indian Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Retreat Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
2 games
2W
0D
0L
Benoni Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Old Benoni 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzowitsch Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kavalek Defense
1 game
0W
1D
0L
English Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Knight Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
English Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Exchange Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
As Black 25 games 8W 8D 9L
Caro-Kann Defense 10 games 4W 1D 5L
Panov Attack 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Modern Defense
2 games
1W
0D
1L
Advance Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Tal Variation
2 games
1W
0D
1L
Two Knights Attack 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line
1 game
1W
0D
0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Goldman Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Endgame Offer 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
English Opening 3 games 1W 0D 2L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anti-Benoni Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Neo-Catalan 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Defense
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Modern Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Standard Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Torre Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Gossip Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pseudo-Catalan
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Four Knights Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Spanish Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Double Spanish
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Grünfeld Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dragon Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ragozin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Alekhine Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Blunders Top 4 of 208
This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?
Games Showing all 65 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.04.07 | Round 1: Li, Di - Asaka, Samuel | 1.15 | 2026.04.07 Li, Di (8607508) (2556) | 0 | 90.40% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 | |
| 2026.04.02 | X Open Semana Santa 2026 - Grupo A | 2.30 | 2026.04.02 Lumachi, Gabriele (2817247) (2421) | 0 | 88.30% | 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 | |
| 2025.12.29 | HKIO 2025 | 9.10 | 2025.12.29 Tenguundalai Ganbat (4908058) (2116) | ½ | 87.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 | |
| 2025.12.28 | HKIO 2025 | 8.13 | 2025.12.28 Zhang, Xiao (8610894) (2148) | 1 | 92.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.12.27 | HKIO 2025 | 7.22 | 2025.12.27 Wang, Yi(BJ) (8640700) (1837) | 1 | 96.30% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | |
| 2025.12.26 | HKIO 2025 | 6.21 | 2025.12.26 Kwong, Wing Ki (6002013) (1996) | ½ | 88.50% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. c4 d4 | |
| 2025.12.26 | HKIO 2025 | 5.6 | 2025.12.26 Jiang, Haochen (8631930) (2459) | 0 | 82.60% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | |
| 2025.12.25 | HKIO 2025 | 4.19 | 2025.12.25 Batbileg, Boldbaatar (4925696) (1884) | 1 | 97.90% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ | |
| 2025.12.24 | HKIO 2025 | 3.27 | 2025.12.24 Urangoo, Gurvanbaatar (4919114) (1959) | 1 | 94.60% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.12.24 | HKIO 2025 | 2.24 | 2025.12.24 Suman, Saideep (366193030) (1912) | 0 | 88.60% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2025.12.23 | HKIO 2025 | 1.31 | 2025.12.23 Lee, Gerent Chak Yan (66200180) (1888) | 1 | 97.30% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.04.22 | Round 1: Asaka, Samuel - Shankland, Sam | 1.2 | 2025.04.22 Shankland, Sam (2004887) (2670) | 0 | 89.40% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 | |
| 2025.01.11 | 2024 Australian Open - Premier | 9.6 | 2025.01.11 Soo, Kai Jie (5803454) (2175) | 1 | 98.10% | 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 | |
| 2025.01.09 | 2024 Australian Open - Premier | 7.2 | 2025.01.09 Radovanovic, Mihajlo (940313) (2429) | 0 | 76.40% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 | |
| 2025.01.08 | 2024 Australian Open - Premier | 6.4 | 2025.01.08 Nguyen Hong Anh (12406732) (2091) | 1 | 95.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 | |
| 2025.01.07 | 2024 Australian Open - Premier | 5.2 | 2025.01.07 Zhu, Harvey (Hanchen) (3244202) (1904) | ½ | 96.20% | 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 | |
| 2025.01.06 | 2024 Australian Open - Premier | 4.3 | 2025.01.06 Le Tri Kien (12411027) (2232) | ½ | 95.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.01.04 | Round 3: Asaka, Samuel - Xing, Zerui | 3.6 | 2025.01.04 Xing, Zerui (3236714) (1953) | 1 | 96.80% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.01.03 | Round 2: Hain, Anthony - Asaka, Samuel | 2.8 | 2025.01.03 Hain, Anthony (3214419) (1920) | 1 | 94.00% | 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Qf3 dxe4 | |
| 2025.01.02 | Round 1: Asaka, Samuel - Bakanursky, Joshua | 1.11 | 2025.01.02 Bakanursky, Joshua (3208966) (1867) | 1 | 95.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2024.12.10 | 2024 Australian Open - Premier | 8.7 | 2024.12.10 Koh, Cedric (3200523) (2065) | ½ | 84.80% | 1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 | |
| 2024.07.14 | Round 4: Asaka, Samuel - Sze-To, Jonas | 4.7 | 2024.07.14 Sze-To, Jonas (3232093) (1772) | 1 | 97.60% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2024.07.13 | Round 3: Datar, Tejas - Asaka, Samuel | 3.7 | 2024.07.13 Datar, Tejas (3231330) (2005) | 1 | 95.00% | 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 | |
| 2024.07.13 | Round 2: Asaka, Samuel - Salasan, Haran | 2.11 | 2024.07.13 Haran (UniMelb) Salasan (3221253) (1986) | 1 | 79.90% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 | |
| 2024.07.09 | Round 9: McNamara, Gary - Asaka, Samuel | 9.5 | 2024.07.09 McNamara, Gary (3203425) (2070) | ½ | 96.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bg5 Ne4 | |
| 2024.07.09 | Round 7: Bayasgalan, Khishigbaatar - Asaka, Samuel | 7.2 | 2024.07.09 Bayasgalan, Khishigbaatar (4904311) (2174) | ½ | 98.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Bg4 | |
| 2024.07.08 | Round 6: Asaka, Samuel - Lane, Gary W | 6.2 | 2024.07.08 Lane, Gary W (3203301) (2276) | 1 | 88.80% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2024.07.08 | Round 5: Zhang, Kendrick Botong - Asaka, Samuel | 5.4 | 2024.07.08 Zhang, Kendrick Botong (4307704) (1978) | 1 | 95.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2024.07.07 | Round 4: Asaka, Samuel - Gong, Daniel Hanwen | 4.3 | 2024.07.07 Gong, Daniel Hanwen (4303962) (2259) | ½ | 95.20% | 1. d4 c5 2. d5 d6 3. e4 e5 | |
| 2024.07.06 | Round 3: Anderson, Brendan - Asaka, Samuel | 3.3 | 2024.07.06 Anderson, Brendan (3240207) (1908) | ½ | 97.20% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2024.04.24 | Round 8: Asaka, Samuel - Lux,Hugo de Melo | 8.1 | 2024.04.24 Lux,Hugo de Melo (2138298) (2284) | 0 | 88.40% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2024.04.06 | Round 9: Asaka, Samuel - Dragicevic, Domagoj | 2024.04.06 Dragicevic, Domagoj (3203328) (2045) | 0 | 80.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 | ||
| 2024.04.06 | Round 8: Bayaca, Sterling - Asaka, Samuel | 2024.04.06 Bayaca, Sterling (3227790) (2178) | 0 | 67.20% | 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 | ||
| 2024.04.05 | Round 7: Das, Arghyadip - Asaka, Samuel | 2024.04.05 Das, Arghyadip (5003610) (2405) | 0 | 79.30% | 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 | ||
| 2024.04.05 | Round 6: Asaka, Samuel - Xie, Felix | 2024.04.05 Xie, Felix (4308174) (2291) | 0 | 85.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 | ||
| 2024.04.04 | Round 5: Asaka, Samuel - Litchfield, Frederick | 2024.04.04 Litchfield, Frederick (3218295) (2211) | 1 | 96.90% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | ||
| 2024.04.04 | Round 4: Ilic, Nicholas - Asaka, Samuel | 2024.04.04 Ilic, Nicholas (3221580) (2065) | 1 | 97.10% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | ||
| 2024.04.03 | Round 2: Otsuka, Shou - Asaka, Samuel | 2024.04.03 Otsuka, Shou (7004702) (2138) | 0 | 88.70% | 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 Qc7 | ||
| ????.??.?? | LCF 2025 | 8.17 | ????.??.?? Nayak Rajesh (35017152) (2286) | * | - | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| ????.??.?? | LCF 2025 | 7.13 | ????.??.?? Unuk, Laura (14609215) (2281) | ½ | 96.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b5 | |
| ????.??.?? | LCF 2025 | 6.11 | ????.??.?? Tratar, Marko (14600684) (2374) | ½ | 99.10% | 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 | |
| ????.??.?? | LCF 2025 | 5.18 | ????.??.?? Lovric, Tit (14666782) (1676) | * | 95.80% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| ????.??.?? | LCF 2025 | 4.14 | ????.??.?? Tulchynskyi, Feliks (34127895) (2380) | ½ | 95.20% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| ????.??.?? | LCF 2025 | 3.8 | ????.??.?? Vaupot, Kajetan (14641003) (1958) | 1 | 95.50% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 | |
| ????.??.?? | LCF 2025 | 1.10 | ????.??.?? Cukrowski, Filip (1171097) (2398) | 0 | 84.30% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 | |
| ????.??.?? | 2024 Australian Universities Chess League | 5.11 | ????.??.?? Newbold, Charles (3251705) (1748) | 1 | 94.30% | 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 | |
| ????.??.?? | 2024 Sydney Open Chess Championships | 1.7 | ????.??.?? Ni, Lucas (3239942) (1873) | 1 | 95.70% | 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 Nd7 | |
| 2024.01.10 | Round 11: Trevor Tao - Samuel Asaka | 2024.01.10 Trevor Tao (2364) | 1 | 95.60% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. a3 Bg4 | ||
| 2024.01.10 | Round 10: Samuel Asaka - Yi Liu | 2024.01.10 Yi Liu (2260) | ½ | 97.20% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | ||
| 2024.01.09 | Round 9: Samuel Asaka - Hong Anh Nguyen | 2024.01.09 Hong Anh Nguyen (2020) | 1 | 91.60% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 | ||
| 2024.01.08 | Round 8: Daniel Melamed - Samuel Asaka | 2024.01.08 Daniel Melamed (1988) | ½ | 94.30% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | ||
| 2024.01.07 | Round 7: Rishi Sardana - Samuel Asaka | 2024.01.07 Rishi Sardana (2470) | 0 | 87.00% | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 | ||
| 2024.01.05 | Round 6: Samuel Asaka - Frederick Litchfield | 2024.01.05 Frederick Litchfield (2176) | 1 | 92.00% | 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb7 | ||
| 2024.01.04 | Round 5: Tri Kien Le - Samuel Asaka | 2024.01.04 Tri Kien Le (2243) | ½ | 93.20% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | ||
| 2024.01.04 | Round 4: Samuel Asaka - Jilin Zhang | 2024.01.04 Jilin Zhang (2170) | 1 | 94.90% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 | ||
| 2024.01.03 | Round 3: Samuel Asaka - Hui Li | 2024.01.03 Hui Li (1988) | 1 | 97.10% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | ||
| 2024.01.02 | Round 2: Stephen J Solomon - Samuel Asaka | 2024.01.02 Stephen J Solomon (2277) | 0 | 87.40% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 | ||
| 2024.01.02 | Round 1: Samuel Asaka - Iker Hernandez Mendez | 2024.01.02 Iker Hernandez Mendez (1834) | 1 | 97.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 | ||
| 2023.06.12 | Round 7: Micah Young - Samuel Asaka | 2023.06.12 Micah Young | ½ | 88.80% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 | ||
| 2023.06.11 | Round 6: Samuel Asaka - Kristine Quek | 2023.06.11 Kristine Quek | ½ | 94.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 | ||
| 2023.06.11 | Round 5: Gary W Lane - Samuel Asaka | 2023.06.11 Gary W Lane | 0 | 81.60% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 | ||
| 2023.06.11 | Round 4: Samuel Asaka - Sterling Bayaca | 2023.06.11 Sterling Bayaca | ½ | 95.50% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | ||
| 2023.06.10 | Round 3: Rupert Coy - Samuel Asaka | 2023.06.10 Rupert Coy | 1 | 96.50% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 | ||
| 2023.06.10 | Round 2: Samuel Asaka - Kiamehr Baneshi | 2023.06.10 Kiamehr Baneshi | 1 | 95.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 | ||
| 2023.06.10 | Round 1: Zerui Xing - Samuel Asaka | 2023.06.10 Zerui Xing | 1 | 96.20% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 |