Paul Butterworth
ENG · FIDE ID 343419917 · 26 tournament games since 2023
Standard
1723
#1664 in ENG (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
33%
5 W · 7 D · 14 L
Opp. avg
1736
Last 26 games
Last game
2025-10-26
Scarborough Chess Congress 2025: Challengers
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 75% of games (scores 56%), otherwise 1.c4 (25%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 5 of 9 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 40%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...e6 in 2 of 3 games (Horwitz Defense), scoring 25%.
- By colour: 42% with White, 25% with Black.
Based on 26 over-the-board games (12 classical). 12 with White (42%), 14 with Black (25%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 9 | 56% |
| 1.c4 | 3 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Benko Gambit Accepted: Pawn Return Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Slav Defense: Modern Line | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (9 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 5 | 40% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 4 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 2 | 25% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation | 2 | 25% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | 1 | 0% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack | 1 | 0% |
| Horwitz Defense | 1 | 0% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-26 | Damian McCarthy (1899) Scarborough Chess Congress 2025: Challengers | L |
| 2025-10-26 | Paul Brencher (1873) Scarborough Chess Congress 2025: Challengers | W |
| 2025-10-25 | Paul Evans Scarborough Chess Congress 2025: Challengers | ½ |
| 2025-10-24 | Francis Batchelor (1813) Scarborough Chess Congress 2025: Challengers | L |
| 2025-08 | Artur Mencfel (1752) Adolf Anderssen Festival 2025 | Wrocław Open B | L |
| 2025-08 | Monika Owczarek (1727) Adolf Anderssen Festival 2025 | Wrocław Open B | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Luis Alvarado (1766) Adolf Anderssen Festival 2025 | Wrocław Open B | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Piotr Rynkiewicz (1795) Adolf Anderssen Festival 2025 | Wrocław Open B | L |
| 2025-08 | Bartosz Wozniak (1743) Adolf Anderssen Festival 2025 | Wrocław Open B | L |
| 2025-08 | Slawomir Graff (1840) Adolf Anderssen Festival 2025 | Wrocław Open B | L |
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