Craig Thurtell
SCO · FIDE ID 2418410 · 10 tournament games since 2025
Standard
1774
#233 in SCO (active)
Rapid
1863
#109 in SCO (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
60%
3 W · 6 D · 1 L
Opp. avg
1705
Last 10 games
Last game
2026-09-13
Ayr Congress 2026 | Major
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 38%).
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 3 of 3 games (Indian Defense), scoring 83%.
- Drawish: 60% of games end in a draw.
Based on 10 over-the-board games (10 classical). 4 with White (38%), 6 with Black (75%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 4 | 38% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Rubinstein Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (1 game)
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 83% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: London System | 1 | 50% |
| King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 1 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | Robert Taylor (1836) Ayr Congress 2026 | Major · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-13 | Alan Tankel (1698) Ayr Congress 2026 | Major · classical | L |
| 2026-09-12 | Daniil Kovalevskij (1526) Ayr Congress 2026 | Major · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-12 | Bernard Cassidy (1716) Ayr Congress 2026 | Major · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-11 | Maurice Richards (1530) Ayr Congress 2026 | Major · classical | ½ |
| 2025-09-14 | David Galbraith (1723) Ayr Congress | Major · classical | W |
| 2025-09-14 | Joe Galbraith (1881) Ayr Congress | Major · classical | ½ |
| 2025-09-13 | Vladyslav Shopynskyi (1660) Ayr Congress | Major · classical | W |
| 2025-09-13 | Stuart Marchbank (1789) Ayr Congress | Major · classical | ½ |
| 2025-09-12 | Robert A Gibb (1689) Ayr Congress | Major · classical | 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.