James Boyd-Norman
AUS · FIDE ID 3239128 · 41 tournament games since 2024
Standard
2031
#123 in AUS (active)
Rapid
1814
#352 in AUS (active)
Blitz
2035
#75 in AUS (active)
Score
73%
25 W · 10 D · 6 L
Opp. avg
1838
Last 41 games
Last game
2025-09-16
City of Adelaide 2025
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 72% of games (scores 77%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 5 of 12 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 40%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 6 of 6 games (Indian Defense), scoring 83%.
Based on 41 over-the-board games (35 classical). 18 with White (72%), 23 with Black (74%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 13 | 77% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 100% |
| 1.d4 | 2 | 25% |
| 1.f4 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 2 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Bird Opening | 1 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (12 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 5 | 40% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 2 | 75% |
| 1...g6 Modern Defense | 2 | 75% |
Against 1.d4 (6 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 6 | 83% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Scotch Game: Mieses Variation | 2 | 0% |
| French Defense: Classical Variation, Shirov-Anand Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation | 1 | 100% |
| King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development | 1 | 100% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Byrne Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-16 | James Bayliss (1793) City of Adelaide 2025 · classical | W |
| 2025-09-09 | Ayman Almutawa (1870) City of Adelaide 2025 · classical | L |
| 2025-08 | Ethan Retnaraja (1884) City of Adelaide 2025 · classical | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Bhanav Shyam Sunitha (1665) City of Adelaide 2025 · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Tarush Jindal (2007) City of Adelaide 2025 · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Jack Willoughby (1790) City of Adelaide 2025 · classical | W |
| 2025-07-23 | Andrew Phillips (1829) City of Adelaide 2025 · classical | L |
| 2025-07-22 | Dino Cinco (1698) City of Adelaide 2025 · classical | W |
| 2025-07-22 | Emmanuel Schiavone (1655) City of Adelaide 2025 · classical | W |
| 2025-07-13 | William Jordan (2063) Roland Eime Memorial Checkmate | Open · classical | 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.