Joe Fathallah
WLS · FIDE ID 1801899 · 94 tournament games since 2021
Standard
1964
#33 in WLS (active)
Rapid
2012
#19 in WLS (active)
Blitz
1967
#22 in WLS (active)
Score
48%
36 W · 18 D · 40 L
Opp. avg
1964
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-07-12
South Wales International 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 96% of games (scores 51%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 24 of 24 games (French Defense), scoring 42%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...f5 in 9 of 15 games (Dutch Defense), scoring 50%.
- Weak spot: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line as Black, only 0% in 6 games.
- Comfort zone: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation as White, 83% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 15% against higher-rated players, 70% against lower-rated.
Based on 94 over-the-board games (15 classical · 10 blitz · 6 rapid). 48 with White (51%), 46 with Black (45%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 46 | 51% |
| 1.b3 | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 3 | 83% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense | 3 | 33% |
| Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Stummer Gambit | 2 | 100% |
| King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (24 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 24 | 42% |
Against 1.d4 (15 games)
| 1...f5 Dutch Defense | 9 | 50% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 4 | 88% |
| 1...b6 English Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line | 6 | 0% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | 3 | 17% |
| French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack | 2 | 0% |
| Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack | 2 | 0% |
| French Defense: Two Knights Variation | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | Lorenzo Fava (2343) South Wales International 2026 | L |
| 2026-07-11 | Rudy Van Kemenade (1929) South Wales International 2026 | W |
| 2026-07-11 | Jack Rudd (2253) South Wales International 2026 | L |
| 2026-07-10 | Grzegorz Toczek (2184) South Wales International 2026 | W |
| 2026-07-09 | Roy Thomas (1782) South Wales International 2026 | W |
| 2026-07-09 | Iwan Cave (2097) South Wales International 2026 | L |
| 2026-07-08 | Guy Wagner (1738) South Wales International 2026 | W |
| 2026-07-07 | Alex Bullen (2095) South Wales International 2026 | L |
| 2026-07-07 | Robert AJ Hurn (1640) South Wales International 2026 | W |
| 2026-04-06 | Danylo Shevchenko Welsh Championships 2026 | Closed | W |
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