FM John Merriman Full name John Merriman Born 1974 (age 52) Place of birth Federation England Profiles # World Ranking 2242 Classical 2189 Rapid 2187 Blitz Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation (10 games) Slav Defense (10 games) King's Indian Defense: Alekhine Anti-Grünfeld Variation (7 games) King's Indian Defense: Sämisch, Steiner Attack (4 games) Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg, Fischer Variation (3 games) Black Pieces Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line (7 games) French Defense: Tarrasch, Morozevich Variation (6 games) French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Main Line (5 games) French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (5 games) Queen's Pawn Opening: Horwitz Defense (5 games) Games Players Result Moves Year John Merriman (2244) Andreea-Cristiana Navrotescu (2249) 1-0 57 2026 John Merriman (2247) Edward Jackson (2154) 1-0 45 2026 Roman Kovalskyi (2195) John Merriman (2244) 1-0 25 2026 Ifan Rathbone-Jones (2162) John Merriman (2247) 1-0 29 2026 John Merriman (2377) Michal Walentukiewicz (2509) 1-0 38 2025 John Merriman (2371) Alexandr Baranciuc (2600) 1-0 40 2025 John Merriman (2358) Daniel Taboas Rodriguez (2619) 1-0 34 2025 John Merriman (2360) Padmini Rout (2537) 1-0 33 2025 John Merriman (2351) Nicolo Napoli (2548) 1-0 73 2025 John Merriman (2413) Mario Gavilan Diaz (2582) 1-0 64 2025 Show All Games