Francis Rayner
WLS · FIDE ID 1800132 · 26 tournament games since 2023
Standard
1976
#31 in WLS (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
40%
5 W · 11 D · 10 L
Opp. avg
1958
Last 26 games
Last game
2026-01-02
Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters
Prep summary
- As White: 1.c4 in 83% of games (scores 55%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 7 of 9 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 36%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 2 of 3 games (Indian Defense), scoring 25%.
- By opponent strength: 6% against higher-rated players, 63% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 54% with White, 29% with Black.
- Drawish: 42% of games end in a draw.
Based on 26 over-the-board games (17 classical). 12 with White (54%), 14 with Black (29%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.c4 | 10 | 55% |
| 1.e4 | 1 | 50% |
| 1.Nf3 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation | 1 | 50% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted | 1 | 0% |
| Tarrasch Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Semi-Slav Defense | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (9 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 7 | 36% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 2 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 2 | 25% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack | 1 | 100% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line | 1 | 50% |
| Indian Defense: Accelerated London System | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | Jonathan Rubeck (1909) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | W |
| 2026-01-01 | Advik Saxena (1835) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | ½ |
| 2026-01-01 | Junyan Hu (1860) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | ½ |
| 2025-12-31 | Junyi Zhang (2171) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | L |
| 2025-12-30 | Albert Eldridge (1781) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | ½ |
| 2025-12-30 | Jan Jaap Janse (2170) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | ½ |
| 2025-12-29 | Harry Bryant (2207) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | L |
| 2025-12-29 | Anuj Venkatesh (1825) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | W |
| 2025-12-28 | Sathya Vaidyanathan (1842) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | ½ |
| 2025-01-03 | Andre Nielsen (2276) Caplin Hastings Masters 2024 · classical | L |
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.