IM Alan B Merry Full name Alan B Merry Born 1996 (age 30) Place of birth Federation England Profiles # World Ranking 2403 Classical 2249 Rapid 2340 Blitz Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (14 games) Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation (10 games) Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (9 games) English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Queen's Knight Variation (7 games) Sicilian Defense: French Variation (7 games) Black Pieces French Defense: Winawer, Advance Variation (12 games) Benoni Defense: Hromádka System (11 games) Réti Opening: Queenside Fianchetto Variation (7 games) French Defense: King's Indian Attack (7 games) Old Benoni Defense (5 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Alan B Merry (2400) Simon Williams (2434) 1-0 31 2026 Alan B Merry (2404) Fy Antenaina Rakotomaharo (2431) 0-1 56 2026 Alan B Merry (2409) John M Emms (2410) ½-½ 57 2026 Rajat Makkar (2411) Alan B Merry (2409) 1-0 28 2026 Jude Shearsby (2310) Alan B Merry (2400) 0-1 43 2026 Richard A Bates (2285) Alan B Merry (2404) 0-1 42 2026 Alan B Merry (2407) Adam Bremner (2144) 1-0 35 2025 Alan B Merry (2400) James Merriman (2048) 1-0 38 2025 Alan B Merry (2400) Samuel Marsden (2065) 1-0 48 2025 Alan B Merry (2403) Nigel Birtwistle (2068) 1-0 35 2025 Show All Games