Stephen Pickles
AUS · FIDE ID 3200442 · 11 tournament games since 2025
Standard
2149
#54 in AUS (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
45%
3 W · 4 D · 4 L
Opp. avg
1985
Last 11 games
Last game
2026-02-15
Blackpool Chess Congress 2026 FIDE Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 50%).
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 3 of 3 games (Indian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Drawish: 36% of games end in a draw.
Based on 11 over-the-board games. 6 with White (50%), 5 with Black (40%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 6 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Göring Gambit Declined | 2 | 25% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Classical Variation, Shirov-Anand Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 1 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (2 games)
| 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense | 2 | 25% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense | 2 | 25% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 1 | 50% |
| Trompowsky Attack: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Trompowsky Attack | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-15 | Carmel Barwick (1902) Blackpool Chess Congress 2026 FIDE Open | ½ |
| 2026-02-15 | Ilia Malinovskii (2101) Blackpool Chess Congress 2026 FIDE Open | L |
| 2026-02-14 | Sooraj M R (2077) Blackpool Chess Congress 2026 FIDE Open | L |
| 2026-02-14 | John Merriman (2243) Blackpool Chess Congress 2026 FIDE Open | W |
| 2025-08 | Colin A Costello (1876) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | L |
| 2025-08 | Paul A Hutchinson (2019) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Gerald Moore (1928) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | W |
| 2025-08 | John Fletcher (1981) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | L |
| 2025-08 | Tim R Spanton (1982) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Hassan Erdogan (1792) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | 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.