Samuel Marsden
ENG · FIDE ID 343452841 · 19 tournament games since 2024
Standard
2067
#305 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1946
#452 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1980
#305 in ENG (active)
Score
47%
6 W · 6 D · 7 L
Opp. avg
1911
Last 19 games
Last game
2025-07-20
ECF English Championship 2025 | Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 60%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 4 of 4 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 5 of 5 games (Indian Defense), scoring 20%.
- By opponent strength: 17% against higher-rated players, 71% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 60% with White, 33% with Black.
Based on 19 over-the-board games (7 classical · 7 rapid). 10 with White (60%), 9 with Black (33%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 10 | 60% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional | 4 | 50% |
| French Defense: Schlechter Variation | 3 | 50% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (5 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 5 | 20% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Milner-Barry Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Catalan Opening | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-20 | Calum Salmons (2085) ECF English Championship 2025 | Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-07-20 | Shlok Verma (2169) ECF English Championship 2025 | Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-07-19 | Nayan Keats Rastogi (1891) ECF English Championship 2025 | Open · classical | W |
| 2025-07-19 | Alexander Hertog (1950) ECF English Championship 2025 | Open · classical | W |
| 2025-07-18 | Akshath Shivakumar (1822) ECF English Championship 2025 | Open · classical | L |
| 2025-07-18 | Lion Lebedev (2048) ECF English Championship 2025 | Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-07-18 | Alan B Merry (2400) ECF English Championship 2025 | Open · classical | L |
| 2025-03-23 | Jakob Noennig (2030) 12th ChessMates International Tournament | ½ |
| 2025-03-22 | Wouter Terlouw (2092) 12th ChessMates International Tournament | ½ |
| 2025-03-22 | Ramon Magi (1798) 12th ChessMates International Tournament | W |
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.