Ben Carpenter-Friend
ENG · FIDE ID 343413099 · 17 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1879
#871 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1694
#1887 in ENG (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
35%
4 W · 4 D · 9 L
Opp. avg
1892
Last 17 games
Last game
2025-02-23
British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Championship
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 33%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 5 of 5 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 60%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 3 of 3 games (Indian Defense), scoring 0%.
Based on 17 over-the-board games (9 rapid). 9 with White (33%), 8 with Black (38%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 9 | 33% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan | 1 | 50% |
| Indian Defense: Knights Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 5 | 60% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Byrne Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | 1 | 100% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Makogonov Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Scandinavian Formation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-23 | Ewan Fewell (1936) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Championship · rapid | ½ |
| 2025-02-23 | Viktor Stoyanov (2165) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Championship · rapid | L |
| 2025-02-22 | Alexander Iskauskas (1745) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Championship · rapid | ½ |
| 2025-02-22 | David Ye (1764) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Championship · rapid | ½ |
| 2025-02-22 | Jacob D Yoon (1955) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Championship · rapid | L |
| 2025-02-22 | Alex Leslie (1942) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Championship · rapid | ½ |
| 2025-02-22 | Owen Tompkins-Coll (2012) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Championship · rapid | W |
| 2025-02 | Jun Wei Lee (2138) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Championship · rapid | L |
| 2025-02 | Mei-En Emmanuelle Hng (1994) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Championship · rapid | W |
| 2024-02-25 | Federico Rocco (2098) 2024 BUCA British Universities Championship | Championship | L |
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