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Merry, Alan B

Standard: 2400 Rapid: 2222 Blitz: 2340 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 418811 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1996 Age: 30
Title: IM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 75 Wins: 34 (45%) Draws: 19 (25%) Losses: 21 (28%) Other: 1
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Dossier

73 of 75 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 90.6%
Opened d4: 35/35
Castled kingside: 65Same-side castling: 60Did not castle: 7Opposite-side castling: 3Castled queenside: 1
Fianchettoed kingside: 38Played in the center: 31Played on the queenside: 22Fianchettoed queenside: 18Played on the kingside: 12
Initiated exchanges: 52Sacrificed material: 51Active pieces: 51Space advantage: 46Backward pawn: 41Kept the bishop pair: 39Isolated pawn: 38Missed tactics: 8Avoided exchanges: 7Played gambits: 4
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Openings

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As White 35 games 19W 8D 8L
Catalan Opening 16 games 10W 3D 3L
Open Defense 10 games 5W 2D 3L
(unspecified) 6 games 3W 1D 2L
Classical Line 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Closed 4 games 3W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 4 games 3W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 6 games 4W 1D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 6 games 4W 1D 1L
Immediate Fianchetto 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Uhlmann-Szabo System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Debrecen Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Carlsbad Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Yugoslav Variation, Rare Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Stoltz Variation 3 games 0W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Dutch Defense 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Queen's Knight Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Benoni Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Hromádka System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Retreat Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Pirc Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 40 games 15W 11D 13L
Caro-Kann Defense 20 games 8W 3D 8L
Advance Variation 7 games 3W 0D 4L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 0D 3L
Tal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Short Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bayonet Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Van der Wiel Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 1D 1L
Panov Attack 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Endgame Offer 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Classical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Spassky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Two Knights Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 5 games 1W 2D 2L
Normal Variation 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Gligoric System, Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Botvinnik System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kmoch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Pseudo-Catalan 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
London System 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 4 games 1W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 4 games 1W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 4 games 1W 2D 1L
English Opening 2 games 1W 1D 0L
King's English Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Vienna Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Quiet Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Three Knights 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Vienna Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Trompowsky Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Réti Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 237

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2025.01.26 · 38... Ng6 (−68.5% win chance) 1-0
Merry, Alan B
Badacsonyi, Stanley
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2026.03.21 · 34. Qe4 (−61% win chance) 0-1
Rakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina
Merry, Alan B
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2024.08.04 · 47... Qe6 (−57% win chance) 1-0
Merry, Alan B
McShane, Luke J
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2026.10.24 · 9. Rd1 (−52.1% win chance) 1-0
Gomez, Daniel
Merry, Alan B
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