James Fawcett
ENG · FIDE ID 343448097 · 27 tournament games since 2025
Standard
1977
#504 in ENG (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
1861
#678 in ENG (active)
Score
50%
12 W · 3 D · 12 L
Opp. avg
1875
Last 27 games
Last game
2026-07-23
Sussex University Masters Blitz-1
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 87% of games (scores 50%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 8 of 8 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 63%.
- Comfort zone: French Defense: King's Indian Attack as White, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 14% against higher-rated players, 56% against lower-rated.
Based on 27 over-the-board games (18 blitz · 9 classical). 15 with White (50%), 12 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 13 | 50% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 100% |
| 1.Nf3 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: King's Indian Attack | 3 | 67% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 2 | 0% |
| Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (8 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 8 | 63% |
Against 1.d4 (1 game)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 2 | 25% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6 | 1 | 100% |
| Saragossa Opening | 1 | 0% |
| Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | Keatan Patel (1862) Sussex University Masters Blitz-1 · blitz | W |
| 2026-07-23 | Emma Medeea Cojocaru (1502) Sussex University Masters Blitz-1 · blitz | W |
| 2026-07-23 | Yiming Wang (1684) Sussex University Masters Blitz-1 · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-23 | David Gluckman (2240) Sussex University Masters Blitz-1 · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-23 | Maharnab Choudhury (1663) Sussex University Masters Blitz-1 · blitz | ½ |
| 2026-07-23 | Ben Crosby (1614) Sussex University Masters Blitz-1 · blitz | W |
| 2026-07-23 | Cosmin Daniel Cojocaru (1812) Sussex University Masters Blitz-1 · blitz | W |
| 2026-07-23 | Matthew Reynolds (1594) Sussex University Masters Blitz-1 · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-21 | Sedrani Ammar (2238) Sussex University Masters · classical | L |
| 2026-06-12 | Stanley Badacsonyi (2476) Sussex University Masters Blitz-1 · blitz | L |
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