Meng, Yihan

CHN CHN·Born 2009·FIDE #8631891·784 Games

Classical2478702 Games

Rapid244750 Games

Blitz244256 Games

Statistics

784

Total

372

Wins

187

Draws

221

Losses

47%24%28%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.5% average

Solid conversion: 85%

Very consistent (84%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (79% in 29 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 42%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 265 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.8%

Middlegame93.4%

Endgame95.0%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)93%

112 Games

Equal position94%

92 Games

Losing (-2 or more)89%

61 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

23%

66 errors

♞

17%

50 errors

♕

17%

49 errors

♙

16%

48 errors

♗

14%

40 errors

♔

13%

38 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 46average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

50% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

c412 err

e411 err

f211 err

e510 err

d59 err

c4/e4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Orozbaev, Eldiyar2382

Asian Individual 2026 · 1 Jun 2026

½-½

Dumanuly, Sultanbeibarys2257

Asian Individual 2026 · 31 May 2026

1-0

Ganbaatar, Ishdagva2051

Asian Individual 2026 · 30 May 2026

0-1

Tleukhanov, Yerlan2208

Asian Individual 2026 · 29 May 2026

0-1

Zhao, Yuanhe2454

ch-CHN 2026 · 18 May 2026

½-½

Zhang, Zhi2267

ch-CHN 2026 · 17 May 2026

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

French: Winawer

50.0%

8 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4

Italian: Giuoco Piano

44.0%

25 Games·Loses

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

Italian: Two Knights

55.3%

38 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

Black

French: Classical

80.0%

15 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

Petroff: Classical

60.0%

10 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#51Kf2??

Endgame

vs Tsydypov

OTB·2026

▶

#40Qf2??

Tactics

vs Shabalov

OTB·2026

▶

#27Qg4??

Tactics

vs Drygalov

Blitz·2025

▶

#63Kg3??

Endgame

vs Hakobyan

Blitz·2025

▶

#25Ne5??

Tactics

vs Samunenkov

Blitz·2025

▶

#50Nd5??

Endgame

vs Motylev

Blitz·2025

▶

#22Rd2??

Tactics

vs Nguyen

Blitz·2025

▶

#58Kd7??

Endgame

vs Dau Khuong Duy

OTB·2025

▶

#79Ke2??

Endgame

vs Vasquez Schroeder

OTB·2025

▶

#28cxd5??

Tactics

vs Pham

OTB·2025

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

☰ All

♟ Classical

⚡ Rapid

🔥 Blitz

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Starting Position

399 Games

50%21%29%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	306	59%
1.c4 Strong	29	79%
1.d4	26	54%
1.g3	17	65%
1.b3	5	60%
1.f4 Strong	5	80%
1.Nf3	5	60%
1.a3	2	50%
1.d3 Weak	2	0%
1.b4 Strong	2	100%

1.e4

59%

306

1.c4

79%

1.d4

54%

1.g3

65%

1.b3

60%

1.f4

80%

1.Nf3

60%

1.a3

50%

1.d3

1.b4

100%

Meng, Yihan

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Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

French: Winawer

Italian: Giuoco Piano

Strengths

Italian: Two Knights

French: Classical

Petroff: Classical

Critical Blunders