Player profile
Yap, Kim Steven
Dossier
27 of 31 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 90.2%
Opened e4: 15/15
Castled kingside: 18Same-side castling: 18Castled queenside: 6Did not castle: 3Opposite-side castling: 1
Played on the queenside: 10Fianchettoed queenside: 7Played in the center: 6Played on the kingside: 6Fianchettoed kingside: 5
Sacrificed material: 18Active pieces: 18Initiated exchanges: 17Space advantage: 16Kept the bishop pair: 15Isolated pawn: 14Backward pawn: 13Missed tactics: 10Played gambits: 6Avoided exchanges: 5
Openings
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As White 18 games 9W 1D 8L
Sicilian Defense 6 games 4W 0D 2L
Najdorf Variation 3 games 1W 0D 2L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
0D
1L
Main Line
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Kalashnikov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Czerniak Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Alapin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Barmen Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
French Defense 4 games 0W 1D 3L
Advance Variation 3 games 0W 0D 3L
Euwe Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Wade Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Lputian Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Italian Game 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Classical Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Greco Gambit, Modern Line
2 games
1W
0D
1L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
De Bruycker Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Short Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Scandinavian Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Bronstein Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Alekhine Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sämisch Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
As Black 13 games 2W 3D 8L
Sicilian Defense 4 games 0W 0D 4L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 3 games 0W 0D 3L
(unspecified)
3 games
0W
0D
3L
Four Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
English Opening 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Grünfeld Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Catalan Declined
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Russian Gambit
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Old Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Rapport-Jobava System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Slav Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Schlechter Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Grünfeld Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Exchange Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Geller's System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Blunders Top 4 of 99
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Games Showing all 31 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.06.20 | Round 11: Atlas, Valery - Yap, Kim Steven | 11.25 | 2026.06.20 Atlas, Valery (12000035) (2421) | 0 | 87.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 | |
| 2026.06.20 | Round 10: Yap, Kim Steven - Niemann, Hans Moke | 10.7 | 2026.06.20 Niemann, Hans Moke (2093596) (2709) | 0 | 90.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.06.20 | Round 9: Shirov, Alexei - Yap, Kim Steven | 9.19 | 2026.06.20 Shirov, Alexei (2209390) (2616) | 0 | 80.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 | |
| 2026.06.20 | Round 8: Yap, Kim Steven - Megaranto, Susanto | 8.19 | 2026.06.20 Megaranto, Susanto (7101384) (2560) | ½ | - | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 | |
| 2026.06.20 | Round 7: Richards, Heather S - Yap, Kim Steven | 7.25 | 2026.06.20 Richards, Heather S (408697) (2142) | 1 | 81.30% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 g6 | |
| 2026.06.20 | Round 6: Yap, Kim Steven - Pang, Tao | 6.25 | 2026.06.20 Pang, Tao (8609950) (2319) | 0 | 90.50% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | |
| 2026.06.20 | Round 5: Praggnanandhaa R - Yap, Kim Steven | 5.13 | 2026.06.20 Praggnanandhaa R (25059530) (2698) | 0 | 99.40% | 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.06.20 | Round 4: Yap, Kim Steven - Bortnyk, Olexandr | 4.31 | 2026.06.20 Bortnyk, Olexandr (14120828) (2711) | 0 | 83.20% | 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nc3 Nxc3 | |
| 2026.06.20 | Round 3: Yap, Kim Steven - Srihari L R | 3.25 | 2026.06.20 Srihari L R (46617116) (2321) | 0 | 98.10% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 | |
| 2026.06.20 | Round 1: Yap, Kim Steven - Bilguun, Sumiya | 1.7 | 2026.06.20 Bilguun, Sumiya (4901541) (2409) | 0 | 91.50% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.06.19 | Round 11: Rathanvel, V S - Yap, Kim Steven | 11.1 | 2026.06.19 Rathanvel, V S (25002112) (2316) | 0 | 82.50% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 | |
| 2026.06.19 | Round 9: Yap, Kim Steven - Press, Harry | 9.31 | 2026.06.19 Press, Harry (3215539) (2130) | 1 | 96.90% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.06.18 | Round 7: Yap, Kim Steven - Ipatov, Alexander | 7.31 | 2026.06.18 Ipatov, Alexander (14116731) (2584) | 1 | 95.00% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 Na6 3. Nf3 g6 | |
| 2026.06.18 | Round 6: Yeoh, Li Tian - Yap, Kim Steven | 6.1 | 2026.06.18 Yeoh, Li Tian (5702895) (2421) | 0 | 81.30% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 c6 | |
| 2026.06.18 | Round 5: Yap, Kim Steven - Kurochkin, Victor | 5.19 | 2026.06.18 Kurochkin, Victor (4105168) (2247) | 1 | 95.40% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.06.17 | Round 3: Xu, Huahua - Yap, Kim Steven | 3.49 | 2026.06.17 Xu, Huahua (8604096) (2211) | 1 | 94.10% | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 | |
| 2026.06.11 | Round 2: Ding, Liren - Yap, Kim Steven | 2.1 | 2026.06.11 Ding, Liren (8603677) (2757) | 0 | 84.90% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 | |
| 2026.06.11 | Round 12: Yap, Kim Steven - Bao, Qilin | 12.25 | 2026.06.11 Bao, Qilin (8605750) (2404) | 0 | 83.80% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | |
| 2026.02.25 | Manny Pacquiao International Open - 87th Kalilangan Chess Festival 2026 [Open] | 5 | 2026.02.25 Galperin, Platon (14165414) (2502) | 0 | 86.20% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | |
| 2026.02.25 | Manny Pacquiao International Open - 87th Kalilangan Chess Festival 2026 [Open] | 4 | 2026.02.25 Iniyan, Pa (25002767) (2590) | 0 | 87.60% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.02.24 | Manny Pacquiao International Open - 87th Kalilangan Chess Festival 2026 [Open] | 3 | 2026.02.24 Gareyev, Timur (14200937) (2558) | 1 | - | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 | |
| 2026.02.24 | Manny Pacquaio International Open - 87th Kalilangan Chess Festival 2026 [Open] | 1.19 | 2026.02.24 Lorenzo, Kimuel Aaron O. (5214572) (2023) | 1 | - | 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 | |
| 2025.12.20 | Round 9: Baker, Ilias Angelo (Leo) - Yap, Kim Steven | 9.2 | 2025.12.20 Baker, Ilias Angelo (Leo) (4311116) (2127) | ½ | 86.40% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 | |
| 2025.12.17 | Round 6: Wallis, Christopher - Yap, Kim Steven | 6.5 | 2025.12.17 Wallis, Christopher (3204839) (2217) | ½ | 94.60% | 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 | |
| 2025.12.16 | Round 5: Yap, Kim Steven - Hernandez Sanchez, Jairo Andres | 5.2 | 2025.12.16 Hernandez Sanchez, Jairo Andres (4404017) (2349) | 1 | 95.30% | 1. e4 c5 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Nf6 | |
| 2025.12.15 | Round 4: Winkelman, Albert - Yap, Kim Steven | 4.4 | 2025.12.15 Winkelman, Albert (3219941) (2346) | 0 | 91.50% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.12.14 | Round 3: Yap, Kim Steven - Levi, Eddy L | 3.3 | 2025.12.14 Levi, Eddy L (3200183) (2147) | 1 | 95.80% | 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 | |
| 2025.12.14 | Round 2: Soo, Kai Jie - Yap, Kim Steven | 2.3 | 2025.12.14 Soo, Kai Jie (5803454) (2277) | ½ | - | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 | |
| 2025.12.12 | Round 1: Yap, Kim Steven - Khamatgaleev, Alexej | 1.4 | 2025.12.12 Khamatgaleev, Alexej (4123549) (2301) | 0 | 85.10% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 | |
| 2025.12.09 | Round 8: Yap, Kim Steven - Bayaca, Sterling | 8.1 | 2025.12.09 Bayaca, Sterling (3227790) (2247) | 1 | 97.00% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2025.12.09 | Round 7: Yap, Kim Steven - Goh, Jinghan Cameron | 7.1 | 2025.12.09 Goh, Jinghan Cameron (5804540) (2154) | 1 | 98.30% | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 |