Simon Blackmore
WLS · FIDE ID 1803808 · 12 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1710
#147 in WLS (active)
Rapid
1835
#60 in WLS (active)
Blitz
1739
#104 in WLS (active)
Score
42%
4 W · 2 D · 6 L
Opp. avg
1731
Last 12 games
Last game
2026-04-06
Welsh Championships 2026 | Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 42%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 3 of 3 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 33%.
- By opponent strength: 40% against higher-rated players, 50% against lower-rated.
Based on 12 over-the-board games. 6 with White (42%), 6 with Black (42%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 6 | 42% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred | 2 | 75% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Kupreichik Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Paulsen Formation | 1 | 100% |
| Scandinavian Defense: Classical Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Tartakower | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (3 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 3 | 33% |
Against 1.d4 (2 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 75% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Modern Line | 1 | 100% |
| Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with h6 | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | Jai Hrithvik Adithya Are (1454) Welsh Championships 2026 | Open | L |
| 2026-04-06 | Ondrej Matejovsky (1996) Welsh Championships 2026 | Open | L |
| 2026-04-05 | Steve Jones (1776) Welsh Championships 2026 | Open | W |
| 2026-04-04 | Henry Burton (1580) Welsh Championships 2026 | Open | ½ |
| 2026-04-04 | Callum A Smith (1846) Welsh Championships 2026 | Open | L |
| 2026-04-03 | Derek Jones (1926) Welsh Championships 2026 | Open | W |
| 2026-04-03 | Hasini Pamuditha Liyanage (1456) Welsh Championships 2026 | Open | W |
| 2024-04-01 | Vismith Prabhu (1605) 2024 Welsh Chess Championship | Open | ½ |
| 2024-04-01 | Lucas Zheng 2024 Welsh Chess Championship | Open | L |
| 2024-03-31 | Steve Jones 2024 Welsh Chess Championship | Open | 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.