Ben Ashcroft
ENG · FIDE ID 343440916 · 19 tournament games since 2024
Standard
–
Unrated
Rapid
1567
#3224 in ENG (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
29%
5 W · 1 D · 13 L
Opp. avg
1731
Last 19 games
Last game
2026-03-15
British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 35%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 3 of 5 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 0%.
- Weak spot: Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted as White, only 0% in 3 games.
Based on 19 over-the-board games (19 rapid). 10 with White (35%), 9 with Black (22%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 10 | 35% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted | 3 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl | 2 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | 1 | 100% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 3 | 0% |
| 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense | 2 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (2 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Scotch Game | 2 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack, Main Line | 1 | 0% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation, Bg4 Line | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Normal Line | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-15 | Diah Patel (1482) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | L |
| 2026-03-15 | Sathsara Dissanayake (1736) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | L |
| 2026-03-15 | Tom Diethe British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | W |
| 2026-03-15 | Volodymyr Mylovanov (1781) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | L |
| 2026-03-15 | Lev Razhnou (1853) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | L |
| 2026-03-14 | Danylo Peresenchuk (1807) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | W |
| 2026-03-14 | Sivaprakash Machireddy British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 101+ · rapid | W |
| 2026-03-14 | Shivam Sahoo (1772) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | L |
| 2026-03-14 | Nathan Godfrey British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | W |
| 2026-03-14 | Sathya Vaidyanathan (1858) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | 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.