Player profile
Shah, Samuel
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61 of 67 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 88%
Opened e4: 21/21
Castled kingside: 38Same-side castling: 37Castled queenside: 4Opposite-side castling: 2Did not castle: 1
Played in the center: 23Played on the queenside: 11Played on the kingside: 9Fianchettoed queenside: 6Fianchettoed kingside: 5
Active pieces: 31Sacrificed material: 27Initiated exchanges: 26Space advantage: 23Kept the bishop pair: 17Backward pawn: 13Missed tactics: 12Avoided exchanges: 11Isolated pawn: 10Played gambits: 7
Openings
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As White 25 games 9W 9D 7L
Sicilian Defense 9 games 4W 4D 1L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Fianchetto Variation
2 games
1W
1D
0L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
0D
1L
French Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Westerinen Attack
2 games
1W
1D
0L
Moscow Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Sokolsky Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Hyperaccelerated Dragon 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
French Defense 5 games 1W 3D 1L
Tarrasch Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Open System
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Eliskases Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Exchange Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
2D
0L
Caro-Kann Defense 4 games 3W 0D 1L
Tartakower Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
2 games
2W
0D
0L
Karpov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Panov Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Defense
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Italian Game 3 games 0W 0D 3L
Scotch Gambit 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Anderssen Attack
2 games
0W
0D
2L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Greco Gambit, Moeller-Therkatz Attack
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Three Knights Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Scandinavian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Scotch Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scotch Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Standard Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
As Black 24 games 9W 8D 7L
Queen's Gambit Declined 7 games 2W 2D 3L
Exchange Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Positional Variation
2 games
0W
0D
2L
Harrwitz Attack 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Two Knights Defense
2 games
2W
0D
0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
1D
1L
Orthodox Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Swiss, Carlsbad Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
French Defense 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Exchange Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified)
3 games
1W
1D
1L
Horwitz Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Papa-Ticulat Gambit
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Ruy Lopez 4 games 1W 1D 2L
Closed 4 games 1W 1D 2L
Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid
2 games
0W
1D
1L
Bogoljubow Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Italian Game 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Classical Variation 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Giuoco Pianissimo
2 games
1W
1D
0L
Greco Gambit, Anderssen Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Greco Gambit, Moeller-Therkatz Attack
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Zukertort Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Bird Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Dutch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
English Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Hedgehog System
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Blunders Top 4 of 270
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Games Showing all 67 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.08.08 | Round 8: Coote, Trevor D - Shah, Samuel | 8.12 | 2026.08.08 Coote, Trevor D (410039) (1978) | ½ | 82.70% | 1. e4 e6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 dxe4 | |
| 2026.08.08 | Round 7: Shah, Samuel - Chandrashekhar, Druha | 7.6 | 2026.08.08 Chandrashekhar, Druha (495930) (1818) | ½ | 96.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 | |
| 2026.08.07 | Round 7: Shah, Samuel - Walker, Elmira | 7.31 | 2026.08.07 Walker, Elmira (343434169) (1737) | 1 | 96.40% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 | |
| 2026.08.07 | Round 6: Pasupulety, Shreyas - Shah, Samuel | 6.9 | 2026.08.07 Pasupulety, Shreyas (343466796) (1701) | 1 | 87.80% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 | |
| 2026.08.06 | Round 6: Moore, John - Shah, Samuel | 6.32 | 2026.08.06 Moore, John (343428797) (1577) | ½ | 90.60% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | |
| 2026.08.06 | Round 5: Shah, Samuel - Wang, Hantin | 5.12 | 2026.08.06 Wang, Hantin (343406980) (1612) | 1 | 85.40% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 a6 | |
| 2026.08.05 | Round 5: Shah, Samuel - Borissow, Magnus | 5.11 | 2026.08.05 Borissow, Magnus (498084) (2015) | 0 | 87.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 | |
| 2026.08.05 | Round 4: Shiva, Shrishti - Shah, Samuel | 4.12 | 2026.08.05 Shiva, Shrishti (496731) (1670) | ½ | 91.40% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| 2026.08.04 | Round 4: Sahoo, Shivam - Shah, Samuel | 4.1 | 2026.08.04 Sahoo, Shivam (343419194) (1969) | 0 | 84.30% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.08.04 | Round 3: Shah, Samuel - Purle, David | 3.9 | 2026.08.04 Purle, David (343109750) (1594) | ½ | 91.20% | 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Nc3 Bc5 | |
| 2026.08.03 | Round 3: Shah, Samuel - Foster, Timothy | 3.4 | 2026.08.03 Foster, Timothy (423769) (1937) | ½ | 95.20% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 | |
| 2026.08.03 | Round 2: Saxena, Reyansh - Shah, Samuel | 2.8 | 2026.08.03 Saxena, Reyansh (343423884) (1782) | 0 | 72.30% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | |
| 2026.08.02 | Round 2: Eru, Hugo - Shah, Samuel | 2.17 | 2026.08.02 Eru, Hugo (343427880) | 1 | 93.00% | 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| 2026.08.02 | Round 1: Shah, Samuel - Pay, Jasper | 1.9 | 2026.08.02 Pay, Jasper (343424333) (1629) | 1 | 87.00% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 | |
| 2026.08.01 | Round 1: Shah, Samuel - Freeland, Alex | 1.9 | 2026.08.01 Freeland, Alex (1802062) (2100) | ½ | 73.50% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 h6 | |
| 2026.02.04 | South of England U13 | 4.2 | 2026.02.04 Saxena, Reyansh (343423884) (1857) | 0 | - | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 | |
| 2026.02.04 | South of England U13 | 6.2 | 2026.02.04 Gomez, Hal (343432980) (1797) | 1 | - | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 | |
| 2026.02.04 | South of England U13 | 5.3 | 2026.02.04 Sinkevich, Iaroslav (343439209) | 1 | - | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.01.31 | South of England U13 | 3.4 | 2026.01.31 Blin, Eliza (343412394) (1512) | 1 | 91.80% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.01.04 | Round 5: Shah, Samuel - Pellatt, Zoe | 5.12 | 2026.01.04 Pellatt, Zoe (343461816) (1944) | 1 | 97.00% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 | |
| 2026.01.04 | Round 4: Brown, John - Shah, Samuel | 4.12 | 2026.01.04 Brown, John (343425100) (1821) | 0 | 83.30% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| 2026.01.03 | Round 3: Shah, Samuel - Yu, Rock | 3.5 | 2026.01.03 Yu, Rock (489000) (1951) | 0 | 91.70% | 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 | |
| 2026.01.03 | Round 2: Razhnou, Lev - Shah, Samuel | 2.10 | 2026.01.03 Razhnou, Lev (13530119) (1810) | 1 | 94.30% | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 | |
| 2026.01.02 | Round 5: Shah, Samuel - Han, Yongsu | 5.1 | 2026.01.02 Han, Yongsu (13225308) (1691) | 0 | 92.00% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 | |
| 2025.07.31 | Round 9: De Boer, Lara - Shah, Samuel | 9.10 | 2025.07.31 De Boer, Lara (343410766) | 1 | 94.40% | 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 | |
| 2025.07.31 | Round 8: Shah, Samuel - Fyson, Max | 8.8 | 2025.07.31 Fyson, Max (343458807) | 0 | 94.70% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 | |
| 2025.07.31 | Round 7: Shah, Samuel - Bhatia, Jai | 7.10 | 2025.07.31 Bhatia, Jai (343407129) (1660) | 1 | 91.10% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 | |
| 2025.07.31 | Round 6: Horwood, Torrey - Shah, Samuel | 6.8 | 2025.07.31 Horwood, Torrey (343405193) (1740) | 0 | 61.80% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 | |
| 2025.07.31 | Round 5: Vaidyanathan, Adithya - Shah, Samuel | 5.5 | 2025.07.31 Vaidyanathan, Adithya (495450) (2011) | 0 | 86.80% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.07.31 | Round 4: Shah, Samuel - Kendall, Arthur | 4.6 | 2025.07.31 Kendall, Arthur (343410960) (1809) | ½ | - | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| 2025.07.31 | Round 3: Saxena, Samidh - Shah, Samuel | 3.7 | 2025.07.31 Saxena, Samidh (343420800) (1525) | 1 | 81.40% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 | |
| 2025.07.29 | Round 2: Shah, Samuel - Steiners, Emils | 2.1 | 2025.07.29 Steiners, Emils (11629991) (2175) | 1 | - | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 | |
| 2025.02.21 | Round 6: De Silva, Sithun - Shah, Samuel | 6.11 | 2025.02.21 De Silva, Sithun (343419925) (1794) | 0 | 85.30% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.02.20 | Round 5: Shah, Samuel - Meulenkolk, Jan-Geert | 5.15 | 2025.02.20 Meulenkolk, Jan-Geert (1092685) (1811) | 1 | 80.80% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 | |
| 2025.02.20 | Round 4: Jyothika U R - Shah, Samuel | 4.13 | 2025.02.20 Jyothika U R (35054791) (1755) | 0 | 82.80% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 | |
| 2025.02.19 | Round 3: Shah, Samuel - Michael J Alderson | 3.8 | 2025.02.19 Michael J Alderson | ½ | 90.50% | 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 | |
| 2025.02.18 | Round 2: Ishaan Modak - Shah, Samuel | 2.20 | 2025.02.18 Ishaan Modak | 1 | - | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | |
| 2025.02.18 | Round 1: Shah, Samuel - Best, Francis P | 1.9 | 2025.02.18 Best, Francis P (432571) (1767) | ½ | 84.40% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2025.01.05 | 98th Caplin Hastings Weekend Inter 2025 | 5.6 | 2025.01.05 Fleischer, Jeff H (430900) | ½ | 96.00% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.01.05 | 98th Caplin Hastings Weekend Inter 2025 | 4.8 | 2025.01.05 Park, Hyunjun (13226193) (1588) | ½ | 89.20% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 d5 | |
| 2025.01.04 | 98th Caplin Hastings Weekend Inter 2025 | 3.10 | 2025.01.04 Bloom, Paul (454311) (1706) | 1 | 93.50% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | |
| 2025.01.04 | 98th Caplin Hastings Weekend Inter 2025 | 2.9 | 2025.01.04 Jackson, Paul G (468614) (1720) | ½ | 88.20% | 1. f4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 | |
| 2024.08.03 | Round 7: Ren, Jason - Shah, Samuel | 7.11 | 2024.08.03 Ren, Jason (343401040) | ½ | 77.10% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2024.08.02 | Round 6: Shan, Raphael - Shah, Samuel | 6.17 | 2024.08.02 Shan, Raphael (343452523) | 1 | 93.30% | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e3 d5 | |
| 2024.08.01 | Round 5: Shah, Samuel - Shi, Shaoting | 5.15 | 2024.08.01 Shi, Shaoting (343406653) (1545) | 0 | 84.00% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 | |
| 2024.07.31 | Round 4: Sarwar, Adam - Shah, Samuel | 4.12 | 2024.07.31 Sarwar, Adam (1806890) (1439) | ½ | 93.00% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 | |
| 2024.07.30 | Round 3: Shah, Samuel - Rughani, Mahin | 3.7 | 2024.07.30 Rughani, Mahin (343417060) (1857) | 0 | 88.90% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | |
| 2024.07.29 | Round 2: Saxena, Samidh - Shah, Samuel | 2.11 | 2024.07.29 Saxena, Samidh (343420800) (1494) | ½ | 90.10% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 | |
| 2024.07.28 | Round 1: Shah, Samuel - Rami,Talab | 1.2 | 2024.07.28 Rami,Talab (7609787) (2033) | ½ | 91.40% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| Round 7: Patel, Diah - Shah, Samuel | 7.18 | Patel, Diah (496677) (1596) | 1 | 94.40% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | ||
| Round 6: Shah, Samuel - Linton, Alexander | 6.13 | Linton, Alexander (343120177) | 0 | 78.20% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 d5 | ||
| Round 5: Purle, David - Shah, Samuel | 5.16 | Purle, David (343109750) (1573) | ½ | 89.00% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | ||
| Round 4: Shah, Samuel - Gandhi, Preesh | 4.19 | Gandhi, Preesh (495573) (1713) | 1 | 96.90% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | ||
| Round 3: Poliakov, Andrii - Shah, Samuel | 3.16 | Poliakov, Andrii (34174710) (1633) | 0 | 73.10% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | ||
| Round 2: Shah, Samuel - Misquita Rodrigues, Raul | 2.15 | Misquita Rodrigues, Raul (343461948) (1596) | ½ | 88.50% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | ||
| Round 2: Shah, Samuel - Arnott, Jonathan W | 2.42 | Arnott, Jonathan W (408077) (2079) | 0 | 89.70% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | ||
| Round 1: Steiners, Emils - Shah, Samuel | 1.4 | Steiners, Emils (11629991) (1933) | 0 | 85.10% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | ||
| Round 1: Sugden, John N - Shah, Samuel | 1.12 | Sugden, John N (402001) (1920) | ½ | 91.20% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | ||
| Round 9: Bartlett-Davis, Otto - Shah, Samuel | 9.12 | Bartlett-Davis, Otto (1808320) (1438) | ½ | 94.60% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | ||
| Round 8: Shah, Samuel - Chernyy, Daniel | 8.13 | Chernyy, Daniel (343418635) (1525) | 1 | 93.20% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | ||
| Round 7: De Boer, Lara - Shah, Samuel | 7.14 | De Boer, Lara (343410766) (1588) | ½ | 74.10% | 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 | ||
| Round 6: Shah, Samuel - Sui, Yueyue | 6.10 | Sui, Yueyue (343411924) (1717) | 0 | 80.50% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 d5 | ||
| Round 5: Blin, Henri - Shah, Samuel | 5.13 | Blin, Henri (498076) (1486) | ½ | 79.00% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 | ||
| Round 4: Shah, Samuel - Boganadham, Ved Sudeep | 4.8 | Boganadham, Ved Sudeep (343436048) (1745) | 0 | 78.60% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 | ||
| Round 3: Van Neerven, Yvon - Shah, Samuel | 3.12 | Van Neerven, Yvon (343415881) (1472) | 1 | 85.20% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 | ||
| Round 2: Shah, Samuel - Steiners, Emils | 2.5 | Steiners, Emils (11629991) (1957) | 0 | 89.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 | ||
| Round 1: Chun Lok Cheng - Shah, Samuel | 1.20 | Chun Lok Cheng | 1 | 92.20% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 |