Player profile
Merriman, James
Dossier
66 of 73 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 90.1%
Opened d4: 22/22
Castled kingside: 33Same-side castling: 29Did not castle: 10Castled queenside: 2Opposite-side castling: 2
Played on the kingside: 15Played in the center: 14Played on the queenside: 12Fianchettoed kingside: 10Fianchettoed queenside: 8
Active pieces: 34Space advantage: 31Backward pawn: 28Initiated exchanges: 28Sacrificed material: 27Kept the bishop pair: 24Isolated pawn: 14Avoided exchanges: 9Missed tactics: 8Accepted short draws: 3
Openings
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As White 25 games 9W 12D 4L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 6 games 1W 4D 1L
Classical Variation 4 games 1W 3D 0L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
2D
0L
Keres Defense
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Noa Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Kmoch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
St. Petersburg Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Exchange Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Positional Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Reshevsky Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Janowski Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Charousek Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
King's Indian Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Kramer Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
1D
1L
Steiner Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Benoni Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
King's Pawn Line 3 games 1W 1D 1L
with Bg5
3 games
1W
1D
1L
Slav Defense 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Czech Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Dutch Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Classical System, Main Line
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Chebanenko Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Semi-Slav Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Stoltz Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Averbakh System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Benko Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fully Accepted Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Benko Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sosonko Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Central Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
McDonnell Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
As Black 26 games 6W 6D 14L
French Defense 10 games 3W 2D 5L
Winawer Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Advance Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Delayed Exchange Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
1D
1L
Advance Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Main Line
1 game
1W
0D
0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
McCutcheon Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bernstein Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Paulsen Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Schlechter Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Benoni Defense 6 games 2W 1D 3L
Fianchetto Variation 4 games 1W 1D 2L
(unspecified)
3 games
1W
0D
2L
Hastings Defense, Main Line
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
New York Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Knight's Tour Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
English Opening 4 games 0W 1D 3L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
1D
1L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bogoljubow Defense
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Mecking Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Indian Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Spielmann-Indian 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Ragozin Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Larsen Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Trompowsky Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Spassky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Blunders Top 4 of 281
This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?
Games Showing all 73 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.08.23 | Round 10: Liu,Tianyi (Jack) - Merriman, James | 10.29 | 2026.08.23 Liu,Tianyi (Jack) (8627894) (2033) | 0 | 57.50% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2026.08.23 | Round 9: Zhao, George - Merriman, James | 9.34 | 2026.08.23 Zhao, George (494607) (2000) | 1 | 97.00% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 | |
| 2026.08.23 | Round 8: Merriman, James - Kowalski Rubiales, Nicholas | 8.35 | 2026.08.23 Kowalski Rubiales, Nicholas (54592763) (2115) | ½ | 89.40% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 | |
| 2026.08.23 | Round 7: Hng, Mei-En Emmanuelle - Merriman, James | 7.36 | 2026.08.23 Hng, Mei-En Emmanuelle (5804566) (2024) | ½ | 92.30% | 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Qe2 dxe4 | |
| 2026.08.23 | Round 6: Merriman, James - Rattray, Ross B | 6.45 | 2026.08.23 Rattray, Ross B (409464) (2012) | 1 | 85.70% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.08.22 | Round 5: Sagues, Vincent - Merriman, James | 5.46 | 2026.08.22 Sagues, Vincent (625680) (1952) | ½ | 89.60% | 1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. e4 e6 | |
| 2026.08.22 | Round 4: Merriman, James - Sooraj M R | 4.39 | 2026.08.22 Sooraj M R (35014730) (1994) | 0 | 88.40% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 | |
| 2026.08.22 | Round 3: Stojanas, Justinas - Merriman, James | 3.48 | 2026.08.22 Stojanas, Justinas (12802328) (2037) | 1 | 97.30% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | |
| 2026.08.22 | Round 2: Merriman, James - Brewer, Callum D | 2.45 | 2026.08.22 Brewer, Callum D (435309) (1992) | 0 | 74.30% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2026.08.22 | Round 1: Turner, Max N - Merriman, James | 1.41 | 2026.08.22 Turner, Max N (447722) (2184) | 0 | 84.70% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 | |
| 2026.07.23 | Round 5: Merriman, James - Sahoo, Shivam | 5.27 | 2026.07.23 Sahoo, Shivam (343419194) (1913) | ½ | 93.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 | |
| 2026.07.23 | Round 4: Verma, Shlok - Merriman, James | 4.22 | 2026.07.23 Verma, Shlok (441228) (1970) | 0 | 91.20% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 | |
| 2026.07.22 | Round 3: Merriman, James - Kumar, Sachin | 3.13 | 2026.07.22 Kumar, Sachin (498971) (1922) | ½ | 84.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 | |
| 2026.07.22 | Round 2: Kjartansson, Gudmundur - Merriman, James | 2.17 | 2026.07.22 Kjartansson, Gudmundur (2301318) (2395) | 0 | 91.90% | 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 | |
| 2026.07.21 | Round 1: Merriman, James - Fava, Lorenzo | 1.8 | 2026.07.21 Fava, Lorenzo (2837434) (2343) | ½ | 95.90% | 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 | |
| 2025.11.02 | Round 2: Jones, Steven A - Merriman, James | 2.12 | 2025.11.02 Jones, Steven A (419630) (2230) | 0 | 82.60% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.11.01 | Round 1: Merriman, James - Nakara Husain | 1.44 | 2025.11.01 Nakara Husain (25636111) (1801) | 1 | 69.40% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.07.20 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 7.9 | 2025.07.20 Merry, Alan B (418811) (2400) | 0 | 89.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 | |
| 2025.07.20 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 6.15 | 2025.07.20 Norris, Zack (343431216) (2032) | 1 | 96.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 | |
| 2025.07.19 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 5.9 | 2025.07.19 Badacsonyi, Stanley (486973) (2318) | 0 | 93.10% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 | |
| 2025.07.19 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 4.5 | 2025.07.19 Emms, John M (400254) (2417) | ½ | 94.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.07.18 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 3.14 | 2025.07.18 Watson, Jacob (445037) (1918) | 1 | 94.30% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 e6 | |
| 2025.07.18 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 2.21 | 2025.07.18 Salmons, Calum (437280) (2085) | 1 | 99.40% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.07.18 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 1.28 | 2025.07.18 Hertog, Alexander (488453) (1950) | ½ | 95.20% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 | |
| 2025.06.26 | Round 6: Pert, Max - Merriman, James | 6.49 | 2025.06.26 Pert, Max (456845) (2277) | ½ | - | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 Ne4 | |
| 2025.06.26 | Round 5: Merriman, James - Rastogi, Nayan Keats | 5.37 | 2025.06.26 Rastogi, Nayan Keats (343407579) (1891) | ½ | - | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.06.25 | Round 4: Merriman, James - Clery, Liam | 4.31 | 2025.06.25 Clery, Liam (343402879) (1768) | ½ | - | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.06.25 | Round 3: Mesropyan, Hayk - Merriman, James | 3.49 | 2025.06.25 Mesropyan, Hayk (499455) (1866) | 1 | - | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 h6 | |
| 2025.06.25 | Round 2: Vaidyanathan, Adithya - Merriman, James | 2.55 | 2025.06.25 Vaidyanathan, Adithya (495450) (2111) | 1 | - | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 | |
| 2025.06.25 | Round 1: Merriman, James - Dasgupta, Avyukt | 1.31 | 2025.06.25 Dasgupta, Avyukt (480630) (2125) | ½ | - | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.05.05 | Round 11: Baker, Chris W - Merriman, James | 11.22 | 2025.05.05 Baker, Chris W (401676) (2161) | ½ | 97.70% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 | |
| 2025.05.04 | Round 10: Merriman, James - Saunders, Aron | 10.22 | 2025.05.04 Saunders, Aron (469343) (2131) | ½ | 95.20% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.02.16 | Round 6: Merriman, James - Zakarian, Dimitrios Levon | 6.7 | 2025.02.16 Zakarian, Dimitrios Levon (453080) (2068) | ½ | 98.30% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.02.08 | Blackpool Open 2025 | 2.7 | 2025.02.08 McAtear, Jacob B (343454739) (1892) | 0 | 89.70% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 | |
| 2025.02.07 | Blackpool Open 2025 | 1.12 | 2025.02.07 Bakhtiyarov, Kamronbek (14223724) (1657) | 1 | 91.60% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 | |
| 2024.11.30 | Round 3: Merriman, James - Balaji, Aaravamudhan | 3.29 | 2024.11.30 Balaji, Aaravamudhan (436224) (2377) | 0 | 84.80% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 | |
| 2024.11.29 | Round 1: Thorfinnsson, Bjorn - Merriman, James | 1.25 | 2024.11.29 Thorfinnsson, Bjorn (2300982) (2370) | 0 | 87.90% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 g6 | |
| 2024.08.04 | Round 9: Merriman, James - Verma, Aditya | 9.36 | 2024.08.04 Verma, Aditya (426202) (2114) | ½ | 94.60% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2024.08.03 | Round 8: Hryshchenko, Kamila - Merriman, James | 8.36 | 2024.08.03 Hryshchenko, Kamila (14147491) (2181) | 0 | 81.80% | 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Be2 Nf6 | |
| 2024.08.02 | Round 7: Merriman, James - Arnott, Jonathan W | 7.40 | 2024.08.02 Arnott, Jonathan W (408077) (2089) | 1 | 96.00% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 | |
| 2024.08.01 | Round 6: Lentzos, Ioanis - Merriman, James | 6.40 | 2024.08.01 Lentzos, Ioanis (4255470) (2119) | 0 | 89.40% | 1. c4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 | |
| 2024.07.31 | Round 5: Merriman, James - Pal, Rohan | 5.41 | 2024.07.31 Pal, Rohan (462489) (2046) | ½ | 97.90% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 | |
| 2024.07.30 | Round 4: Merriman, James - Beaumont, Chris R | 4.43 | 2024.07.30 Beaumont, Chris R (400424) (2198) | 1 | 93.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 | |
| 2024.07.29 | Round 3: Kalaiyalahan, Akshaya - Merriman, James | 3.43 | 2024.07.29 Kalaiyalahan, Akshaya (422894) (2137) | 0 | 87.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 | |
| 2024.07.28 | Round 2: Banerjee, Supratit - Merriman, James | 2.42 | 2024.07.28 Banerjee, Supratit (2410079) (2161) | 0 | 89.60% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | |
| 2024.07.27 | Round 1: Merriman, James - Kalavannan, Koby | 1.39 | 2024.07.27 Kalavannan, Koby (425753) (2265) | 0 | 87.30% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 | |
| 2024.07.25 | Round 5: Szakmany, Bence - Merriman, James | 5.2 | 2024.07.25 Szakmany, Bence (1804480) (1881) | 1 | 95.90% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| 2024.07.24 | Round 4: Merriman, James - Vadalia, Jainill | 4.12 | 2024.07.24 Vadalia, Jainill (2409399) (1917) | 1 | 97.20% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2024.07.24 | Round 3: Barnes, Oliver - Merriman, James | 3.7 | 2024.07.24 Barnes, Oliver (2517604) (1932) | ½ | 92.00% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2024.07.23 | Round 2: Merriman, James - Kovalskyi, Roman | 2.7 | 2024.07.23 Kovalskyi, Roman (14184214) (1989) | 1 | 95.60% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 | |
| 2024.07.23 | Round 1: Evans, Ruben - Merriman, James | 1.12 | 2024.07.23 Evans, Ruben (472018) (1954) | 0 | 84.00% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 | |
| 2023.07.30 | British Chess Championships 2023: Championship | 9.24 | 2023.07.30 Alldritt, Nigel R E (404543) (1962) | 0 | 90.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 | |
| 2023.07.28 | British Chess Championships 2023: Championship | 7.16 | 2023.07.28 Eggleston, David J (412120) (2358) | 0 | 88.40% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2023.07.26 | British Chess Championships 2023: Championship | 5.25 | 2023.07.26 Weersing, Abigail Riis (460036) (1919) | 1 | 87.30% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2023.07.25 | British Chess Championships 2023: Championship | 4.17 | 2023.07.25 Rudd, Jack (405736) (2276) | 0 | 91.00% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2023.07.24 | British Chess Championships 2023: Championship | 3.15 | 2023.07.24 Pigott, John C (400459) (2347) | ½ | 68.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2023.07.23 | British Chess Championships 2023: Championship | 2.22 | 2023.07.23 Kolbus, Dietmar (4610628) (2270) | 1 | 89.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2023.07.22 | British Chess Championships 2023: Championship | 1.17 | 2023.07.22 Derakhshani, Borna (12518450) (2341) | 0 | 86.50% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2023.05.29 | English Open Championships 2023 | 7.18 | 2023.05.29 Liu,Tianyi (Jack) (8627894) (1915) | ½ | 98.20% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 | |
| 2023.05.28 | English Open Championships 2023 | 6.20 | 2023.05.28 Pal, Rohan (462489) (1955) | ½ | 88.70% | 1. c4 b6 2. g3 Bb7 3. Nf3 Bxf3 | |
| 2023.05.28 | English Open Championships 2023 | 5.16 | 2023.05.28 Murawski, Jan (21009287) (1896) | ½ | 81.30% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 | |
| 2023.05.27 | English Open Championships 2023 | 4.19 | 2023.05.27 Gordon, Sean (498793) (1791) | ½ | 98.20% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 | |
| 2023.05.27 | English Open Championships 2023 | 3.20 | 2023.05.27 Fellowes, Billy (483540) (1824) | ½ | 88.50% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| ????.??.?? | British Chess Championships 2023: Championship | 6.16 | ????.??.?? Kanyamarala, Trisha (45004722) (2344) | ½ | 86.90% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| Round 3: Merriman, James - Feuerstack, Aljoscha | 3.14 | Feuerstack, Aljoscha (4681932) (2449) | 0 | 85.70% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | ||
| Round 2: Willow, Jonah B - Merriman, James | 2.7 | Willow, Jonah B (438804) (2459) | ½ | 89.70% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | ||
| Round 1: Merriman, James - Richards, Alexander | 1.12 | Richards, Alexander (462500) (1860) | 1 | - | |||
| 2023.07.29 | Round 8: James Merriman - Oscar Pollack | 2023.07.29 Oscar Pollack | 0 | 88.30% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 | ||
| 2023.06.18 | Round 5: James Merriman - Javier Valdepenas Octavio | 2023.06.18 Javier Valdepenas Octavio | 1 | 93.80% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 | ||
| 2023.06.18 | Round 4: Sooraj Menothuparambil Raju - James Merriman | 2023.06.18 Sooraj Menothuparambil Raju | 1 | 93.50% | 1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 Be7 3. Nf3 d5 | ||
| 2023.06.17 | Round 3: James Merriman - Nigel R Davies | 2023.06.17 Nigel R Davies | ½ | 98.60% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 h6 | ||
| 2023.06.17 | Round 2: Joshua McKenna - James Merriman | 2023.06.17 Joshua McKenna | 1 | 96.40% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | ||
| 2023.06.16 | Round 1: James Merriman - Okwose Marc Obi | 2023.06.16 Okwose Marc Obi | 1 | 89.00% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 f5 |