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Yam, Alex



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Title:	FM
Years:	2004-2023
Number of games:	188
Number of wins:	86
Number of draws:	37
Number of losses:	65
White score:	55½/94 (59.04% - Average Elo: 2174.98)
Black score:	49/94 (52.13% - Average Elo: 2198.37)

Rating progression

Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses

Top wins

Yam, Alex (2299) - Krush, Irina (2484), Edmonton 9th, Edmonton (A08) - 2014

Yam, Alex (2380) - Wang, Richard (2460), Alberta-ch, Calgary (B06) - 2013

Yam, Alex (2285) - Porper, Edward (2431), Alberta-ch, Calgary (C29) - 2015

Wang, Richard (2368) - Yam, Alex (2278), Alberta-ch, Edmonton (A41) - 2014

Chen, Howard (2357) - Yam, Alex (2252), CAN-ch op 49th, Victoria (A43) - 2012

Gardner, Robert (2300) - Yam, Alex (2293), Edmonton Fall Sectional A, Edmonton (A70) - 2011

Yam, Alex - ? (67)

Porper, Edward (2½/5)

Wang, Richard (2/5)

Gardner, Robert (3/4)

Sequillion, Aaron (4/4)

Hughey, Micah (1½/3)

Rekhson, Vladislav (2/3)

Ebrahim Shirazi, Behrooz (1½/2)

Haessel, Dale R (1/2)

Hansen, Eric (1/2)

Karmali, Hafiz (1/2)

Mikhalevski, Victor (0/2)

Nguyen, Kim (2/2)

Pechenkin, Vladimir (1/2)

Shabalov, Alexander (0/2)

Wen, Jean Francois (2/2)

Arruebarrena Rodriguez, Rafael (0/1)

Arzumanyan, Armine (1/1)

De Kerpel, Stijn (0/1)

Dougherty, Michael J (1/1)

Faust, Steven (1/1)

Filipovich, David (1/1)

Findlay, Ian T (0/1)

Gluckie, Jamin (1/1)

Haynes, Nicolas (½/1)

Henson, Joshua (0/1)

Humphreys, Michael (1/1)

Hyseni, Astrit (½/1)

Jayakumar, Adarsh (0/1)

Kaufman, Larry C (0/1)

Kazmaier, Daniel (1/1)

Kiviaho, Bob (1/1)

Komarov, Dimitri (0/1)

Krnan, Tomas (0/1)

Krush, Irina (1/1)

Laceste, Loren Brigham (0/1)

Li, Zhichao (0/1)

Liu, Zachary Hankun (1/1)

MacKinnon, Keith (½/1)

MacLeod, Damon (1/1)

Murali, Dhruv (½/1)

Nakamura, Hikaru (0/1)

Neven, Knut G (½/1)

Ng, Gary (1/1)

Panjwani, Raja (0/1)

Patterson, Roger (1/1)

Perron, Sean (½/1)

Piasetski, L (½/1)

Plotkin, Mark (1/1)

Purewal, Sardul (1/1)

Reeve, Jeff (1/1)

Sasata, Alexander (1/1)

Shirov, Alexei (0/1)

So, Wesley (0/1)

Thomas, Bruce (1/1)

Tolentino, Patrick Angelo (0/1)

Tran Ly, Tristan (1/1)

Ummel, Igor (1/1)

Wang, Yuekai (1/1)

Wu, Jonathan (1/1)

Zierk, Steven C (0/1)

? - Yam, Alex (68)

Nguyen, Kim (3/5)

Porper, Edward (0/5)

Gardner, Robert (3/4)

Pechenkin, Vladimir (1½/4)

Wang, Richard (1/4)

Haessel, Dale R (2½/3)

Kazmaier, Daniel (2½/3)

Cao, Jason (1½/2)

Daniluk, Jim (1½/2)

Haynes, Nicolas (½/2)

Li, Zhichao (1½/2)

Yearwood, Roy (1½/2)

Abdelrhman, Hamid (1/1)

Baser, John (1/1)

Beaudry, Lukas (1/1)

Botez, Alexandra (1/1)

Bradford, Joseph M (0/1)

Calugar, Arthur (½/1)

Chaisson, Terry (1/1)

Chen, Howard (1/1)

Cheng, Louis (1/1)

Collyer, Curt D (1/1)

Day, Lawrence A (0/1)

Doknjas, Joshua (1/1)

Du, Jasmine (1/1)

Fedorowicz, John P (0/1)

Findlay, I (1/1)

Gentes, Kevin (0/1)

Gold, Itohan (0/1)

Gurevich, Dmitry (0/1)

Hambleton, Aman (0/1)

Hansen, Eric (0/1)

Hughey, Micah (0/1)

Ivanchuk, Vassily (0/1)

Jackson, Mateo (1/1)

Jones, Avery (1/1)

Karmali, Hafiz (0/1)

Kostadinov, George (0/1)

Kovalyov, Anton (0/1)

MacKay, Ian D (0/1)

MacKinnon, Keith (½/1)

Nechio, Douglas Egidio Gome (1/1)

Rivas Cabrera, Edgar (1/1)

Robichaud, Martin (1/1)

Roiz, Michael (0/1)

Rozentalis, Eduardas (0/1)

Sambuev, Bator (0/1)

Sembrano, Joshua (½/1)

Sequillion, Aaron (1/1)

Shankland, Samuel L (0/1)

Superceanu, Andi (1/1)

Tam, Eric (1/1)

Van Kampen, Robin (0/1)

Vasic, Maxim (½/1)

Vasilev, Stephan (0/1)

Veneracion, Paolo (½/1)

Vettese, Nicholas (1/1)

Zeggelaar, Mike (1/1)

Zugic, Igor (0/1)

Openings played as White (52)

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 2280.71
Result: 7/16 = 43.75%

C29 Vienna Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4)
Average Elo: 2247.33
Result: 4/6 = 66.67%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 2020.2
Result: 4½/5 = 90%

D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo: 1840.2
Result: 3½/5 = 70%

A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2200.5
Result: 1½/4 = 37.5%

B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo: 2153
Result: 2½/3 = 83.33%

C16 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5)
Average Elo: 2236.67
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo: 2140.33
Result: 2½/3 = 83.33%

E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3)
Average Elo: 2043.5
Result: 2/2 = 100%

C26 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1937
Result: 1/2 = 50%

E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O dxc4 8.Bxc4)
Average Elo: 2481
Result: 0/2 = 0%

B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo: 2146.5
Result: 2/2 = 100%

B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2314.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Qe2)
Average Elo: 1840
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 )
Average Elo: 1886
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo: 2022
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2157
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E90 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2123
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C06 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4)
Average Elo: 2072
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2231
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A35 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2173
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2166
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C33 King's Gambit Accepted (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4)
Average Elo: 2300
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2180
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A90 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2)
Average Elo: 2024
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo: 2154
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C88 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3)
Average Elo: 2095
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 2207
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B03 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4)
Average Elo: 1939
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C14 French, Classical (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7)
Average Elo: 1905
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E57 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...dc and 9...cd (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 dxc4 9.Bxc4)
Average Elo: 2380
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D01 Richter-Veresov Attack (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2163
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo: 2733
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo: 2140
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2101
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2309
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo: 2318
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo: 1562
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2523
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 2522
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2413
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D90 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2445
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo: 2026
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2041
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2012
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo: 2705
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo: 1870
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C17 French, Winawer, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5)
Average Elo: 2365
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo: 2368
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo: 2114
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2083
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C15 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo: 2478
Result: 0/1 = 0%

Openings played as Black (54)

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 2216.6
Result: 6½/11 = 59.09%

A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2327.62
Result: 3/8 = 37.5%

A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1976
Result: 1/4 = 25%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 2183.5
Result: 2½/4 = 62.5%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2184.33
Result: 2½/3 = 83.33%

A60 Benoni Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6)
Average Elo: 2286
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo: 2054.67
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo: 2359.67
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo: 1778.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2047.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4)
Average Elo: 2315.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A77 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.Nd2)
Average Elo: 2252
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo: 2322.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo: 2113
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

A52 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4)
Average Elo: 2165.5
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 2278
Result: ½/2 = 25%

B32 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5)
Average Elo: 1987.5
Result: 2/2 = 100%

B03 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4)
Average Elo: 2125
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo: 2218
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6)
Average Elo: 1867
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C03 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2)
Average Elo: 1815
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A37 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2472
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo: 2409
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo: 2401
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.e4)
Average Elo: 2157
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1780
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.e4 c6 9.h3)
Average Elo: 2339
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O O-O 9.Nb3)
Average Elo: 2208
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+)
Average Elo: 2471
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4)
Average Elo: 2049
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A61 Benoni (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo: 2008
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A81 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.g3)
Average Elo: 2494
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O a6 10.a4 Bg4)
Average Elo: 2082
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A65 Benoni, 6.e4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4)
Average Elo: 2115
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2577
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo: 2081
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E16 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 2438
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo: 2368
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Be2)
Average Elo: 2182
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo: 2301
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 2636
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo: 2168
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D75 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O c5 8.dxc5)
Average Elo: 2216
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 2200
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Ng4)
Average Elo: 2532
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5)
Average Elo: 2361
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4)
Average Elo: 2262
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B37 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7)
Average Elo: 2595
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A24 English, Bremen System with ...g6 (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 g6)
Average Elo: 2318
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo: 2027
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1843
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1742
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 1954
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2009
Result: ½/1 = 50%