Candidate Master

Xu, Zhihan (samuel)

FIDE ID 2654261

Games

Wins

Draws

Losses

48%

Score

Peak rating2146

Latest rating2026

First seenNov 15, 2024

Last seenJun 27, 2026

Recent games

Date	White	Result	Black	Event	Opening
Jun 27, 2026	Lan	1–0	Xu	Round 11: Lan, Kai Zhou - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Ruy Lopez: Closed, Anti-Marshall
Jun 26, 2026	Xu	1–0	Bondarev	Round 10: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Bondarev, Fedor	Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation
Jun 25, 2026	Zhanabayev	0–1	Xu	Round 9: Zhanabayev, Arystan - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Ruy Lopez: Closed, Anti-Marshall
Jun 24, 2026	Xu	1–0	Ma	Round 8: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Ma, Yuzhi	Sicilian Defense: Godiva Variation
Jun 23, 2026	Pala	1–0	Xu	FIDE World Cadets Cup, O10 / B1-54	Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian
Jun 21, 2026	Xu	1–0	Kavish Palaniappan K	Round 6: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Kavish Palaniappan K	Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid
Jun 20, 2026	Shroff	½–½	Xu	Round 5: Shroff, Dhairya Amit - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Advance Variation
Jun 19, 2026	Xu	0–1	Petrosyan	Round 4: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Petrosyan, Hakob H.	Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation
Jun 18, 2026	Yilanli	½–½	Xu	Round 3: Yilanli, Mehmet - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Queen's Pawn Game: London System
Jun 17, 2026	Xu	1–0	Bhaduri	Round 2: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Bhaduri, Aviraj	French Defense: Chigorin Variation
Jun 16, 2026	Sahin	0–1	Xu	Round 1: Sahin, Kerem - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line
May 17, 2026	Xu	0–1	Suresh	Round 9: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Suresh, Barath Subramanian	Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
May 16, 2026	Li	½–½	Xu	Round 8: Li, Aiden Linyuan - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Fianchetto Defense Deferred
May 16, 2026	Xu	½–½	Cortes Medina	Round 7: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Cortes Medina, Fernando	French Defense: Winawer Variation, Alekhine-Maróczy Gambit
May 15, 2026	Castillo Romero	0–1	Xu	Round 6: Castillo Romero, Jasmany Shallom - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Ruy Lopez: Closed, Anti-Marshall
May 14, 2026	Xu	1–0	Najera Herrera	Round 5: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Najera Herrera, Gilberto	Sicilian Defense: French Variation
May 14, 2026	Loayza Rivera	½–½	Xu	Round 4: Loayza Rivera, Bryan James - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
May 12, 2026	Xu	1–0	Cardenas Uribe	Round 2: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Cardenas Uribe, Mateo	Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
May 12, 2026	Ladino Hernandez	0–1	Xu	Round 1: Ladino Hernandez, Angel Joel - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line
Apr 22, 2026	Xu	½–½	Wang	Round 3: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Wang, Rocky	Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation
Apr 5, 2026	Ling	1–0	Xu	The Atlantic City Open	Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation
Apr 4, 2026	Gaw	1–0	Xu	The Atlantic City Open	Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System
Mar 21, 2026	Cherukuri	1–0	Xu	Round 7: Cherukuri, Nitesh - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal
Mar 21, 2026	Xu	0–1	Horobetz	Round 6: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Horobetz, Graham	Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation
Mar 20, 2026	Jasinski	1–0	Xu	Round 5: Jasinski, Alexander - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Ruy Lopez: Closed, Anti-Marshall
Mar 20, 2026	Xu	0–1	Pyrih	Round 4: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Pyrih, Roman	Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Mar 19, 2026	Lee	1–0	Xu	Round 3: Lee, Megan - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation
Mar 19, 2026	Xu	½–½	Eckert	Round 2: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Eckert, Doug	Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
Mar 18, 2026	De Silva	1–0	Xu	Round 1: De Silva, L M S T - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation
Mar 15, 2026	Xu	0–1	Kao	Round 9: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Kao, Jamison Edrich	Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern Variation
Mar 15, 2026	Juksta	½–½	Xu	Round 8: Juksta, Karolis - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense
Feb 16, 2026	Xu	1–0	Moses	2026 Hart House Reading Week Open	Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation
Feb 15, 2026	Xu	1–0	Qian	2026 Hart House Reading Week Open	Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal
Feb 15, 2026	Wang	1–0	Xu	2026 Hart House Reading Week Open	Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense
Dec 21, 2025	Ho	1–0	Xu	Round 6: Ho, Carter - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
Dec 20, 2025	Xu	½–½	Ling	Round 5: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Ling, Chenxuan	French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation
Oct 3, 2025	Sarkar	1–0	Xu	Round 1: Sarkar, Justin - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Queen's Gambit Declined: Capablanca Variation
Jun 29, 2025	Xu	*	Raitzin	18th Annual Philadephia International	?
Jun 28, 2025	Cherukuri	*	Xu	18th Annual Philadephia International	?
May 2, 2025	Xu	0–1	Jean Marco Cruz	Round 1: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Jean Marco Cruz	Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation
Jul 2, 2024	Xu	1–0	Wee	Game 2: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Wee, Yu Heng Lucas John	Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack
Jul 1, 2024	Wee	½–½	Xu	Game 1: Wee, Yu Heng Lucas John - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System
Jun 29, 2024	Nayanakheshan	0–1	Xu	Round 7: Nayanakheshan, Venukanan - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line
Jun 28, 2024	Xu	½–½	Osmanov	Round 6: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Osmanov, Ilya Tim	Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack
Jun 27, 2024	Kapelinsky	1–0	Xu	Round 5: Kapelinsky, Amos - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Ruy Lopez: Closed
Jun 26, 2024	Xu	0–1	McCallum	Round 4: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - McCallum, Elliot	Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Venice System
Jun 25, 2024	Xu	0–1	Wang	Round 3: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Wang, Ziqian	Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack
Jun 24, 2024	Mankovich	0–1	Xu	Round 2: Mankovich, Yoav - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit
Jun 23, 2024	Xu	1–0	Dzelnik	Round 1: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Dzelnik, Robert	Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening
Nov 26, 2024	Xu	0–1	Kavish Palaniappan K	Round 11: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Kavish Palaniappan K	Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
Nov 25, 2024	Huzela	0–1	Xu	Round 10: Huzela, Lukyan - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack
Nov 24, 2024	Xu	0–1	Divith Reddy Adulla	Round 9: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Divith Reddy Adulla	Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line
Nov 23, 2024	Czachurski	0–1	Xu	Round 8: Czachurski, Ignacy - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Scotch Game: Potter Variation
Nov 22, 2024	Xu	1–0	Batbileg	Round 7: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Batbileg, Boldbaatar	Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening
Nov 20, 2024	Li	1–0	Xu	Round 6: Li, Aiden Linyuan - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Modern Defense
Nov 19, 2024	Xu	1–0	Mudriievskyi	Round 5: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Mudriievskyi, Jan	Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Old Line
Nov 18, 2024	Cherem	0–1	Xu	Round 4: Cherem, Yoseph - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Variation
Nov 17, 2024	Xu	1–0	Agar	Round 3: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Agar, Garig	French Defense: Advance Variation, Lputian Variation
Nov 16, 2024	Adilbek	1–0	Xu	Round 2: Adilbek, Adinur - Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan
Nov 15, 2024	Xu	1–0	Wang	Round 1: Xu, Zhihan (samuel) - Wang, Yihan(AH)	Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation