FMMatt Pon
RSA · FIDE ID 14301644 · 14 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2178
#18 in RSA (active)
Rapid
2186
FIDE rating
Blitz
2185
FIDE rating
Score
54%
6 W · 3 D · 5 L
Opp. avg
2073
Last 14 games
Last game
2024-02-21
Commonwealth Chess Championship 2024
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 63% of games (scores 80%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (25%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 3 of 4 games (French Defense), scoring 17%.
- By opponent strength: 33% against higher-rated players, 69% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 75% with White, 25% with Black.
Based on 14 over-the-board games. 8 with White (75%), 6 with Black (25%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 5 | 80% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 100% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: King's Indian Attack | 2 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations | 2 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 1 | 100% |
| King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation | 1 | 100% |
| King's Indian Attack: Spassky Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 3 | 17% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (1 game)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line | 1 | 0% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Kavalek Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, Schönemann Attack | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-21 | Lalit Babu M R (2506) Commonwealth Chess Championship 2024 | L |
| 2024-02-20 | G P Y Wijesuriya (1628) Commonwealth Chess Championship 2024 | L |
| 2024-02-20 | Kavin Mohan (1878) Commonwealth Chess Championship 2024 | ½ |
| 2024-02-20 | Mary Ann Gomes (2322) Commonwealth Chess Championship 2024 | W |
| 2024-02-20 | Muhd Faqih Aminuddin (1753) Commonwealth Chess Championship 2024 | W |
| 2024-02-20 | Satvik Kapoor (1791) Commonwealth Chess Championship 2024 | ½ |
| 2023-11-27 | Das Abhishek (2258) Reguengos de Monsaraz Open | W |
| 2023-11-27 | Ishvi Aggarwal (1765) Reguengos de Monsaraz Open | W |
| 2023-11-24 | Evgeny Zanan (2486) Reguengos de Monsaraz Open | L |
| 2023-11-24 | Martin Daneri (2004) Reguengos de Monsaraz Open | W |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.