Steve Jones
WLS · FIDE ID 1802216 · 22 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1801
#94 in WLS (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
52%
10 W · 3 D · 9 L
Opp. avg
1756
Last 22 games
Last game
2026-04-06
Welsh Championships 2026 | Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 55%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 4 of 4 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 25%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 3 of 3 games (Indian Defense), scoring 50%.
- By opponent strength: 21% against higher-rated players, 69% against lower-rated.
Based on 22 over-the-board games. 11 with White (55%), 11 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 11 | 55% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rapport-Jobava System | 5 | 60% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense | 2 | 0% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Grünfeld Formation | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov Attack, Dutch System | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 25% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Fajarowicz Defense | 2 | 25% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Duchamp Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Paulsen Formation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 1 | 0% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | Elijah Daniel (1523) Welsh Championships 2026 | Open | W |
| 2026-04-06 | Joshua McKenna (1790) Welsh Championships 2026 | Open | L |
| 2026-04-05 | Simon Blackmore (1708) Welsh Championships 2026 | Open | L |
| 2026-04-04 | John A Williams (1658) Welsh Championships 2026 | Open | W |
| 2026-04-04 | Ondrej Matejovsky (1996) Welsh Championships 2026 | Open | L |
| 2026-04-03 | Peter Watkins (1577) Welsh Championships 2026 | Open | W |
| 2026-04-03 | Mike Stannard (1542) Welsh Championships 2026 | Open | ½ |
| 2025-07-09 | Emma Zihan Kong (1797) 20th South Wales International Chess Tournament | L |
| 2025-07-08 | Roy Thomas (1816) 20th South Wales International Chess Tournament | ½ |
| 2025-07-07 | Alan M Llewellyn (1656) 20th South Wales International Chess Tournament | 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.