Luke Freeman
ENG · FIDE ID 343411959 · 138 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2000
#444 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1981
#347 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1981
#303 in ENG (active)
Score
55%
53 W · 47 D · 38 L
Opp. avg
1944
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-09
2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 93% of games (scores 59%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 27 of 28 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 52%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 27 of 28 games (Indian Defense), scoring 48%.
- By opponent strength: 40% against higher-rated players, 69% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 34% of games end in a draw.
Based on 138 over-the-board games (21 classical · 20 rapid · 16 blitz). 70 with White (61%), 68 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 65 | 59% |
| 1.g3 | 3 | 83% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 50% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Paulsen Attack | 7 | 64% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | 3 | 83% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Sokolsky Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined | 3 | 50% |
| Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit | 3 | 67% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (28 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 27 | 52% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 1 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (28 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 27 | 48% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon | 9 | 61% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Gurgenidze Variation | 3 | 33% |
| Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation | 3 | 50% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 | 3 | 33% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | 3 | 33% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Ethan Lynch (1857) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-08-08 | Yicheng Ding (1883) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-07 | Dale Westcott (1828) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-06 | Jonathan Pires (1761) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-08-05 | Yiming Wang (1860) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-04 | Benjamin Fearnhead (1848) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-08-03 | Jonadab Oki (1847) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-08-02 | Peter Hazell (1820) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-01 | Hugo Melling (1842) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-07-22 | Hubert Zieba (2315) 42nd Andorra Open 2026 · classical | L |
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