Michael Lay
ENG · FIDE ID 343457339 · 7 tournament games since 2025
Standard
–
Unrated
Rapid
1496
#3941 in ENG (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
43%
2 W · 2 D · 3 L
Opp. avg
1556
Last 7 games
Last game
2026-08-31
2nd Swindon Chess Congress - Minor
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 67% of games (scores 75%), otherwise 1.d4 (33%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 3 of 4 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 50%.
Based on 7 over-the-board games (7 classical). 3 with White (50%), 4 with Black (38%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 2 | 75% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 3 | 50% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted | 1 | 100% |
| Scotch Game: Classical Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line | 1 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | Tim Robinson 2nd Swindon Chess Congress - Minor · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-30 | Charlie Higenbottam 2nd Swindon Chess Congress - Minor · classical | W |
| 2026-08-30 | Robert Hawkins (1676) 2nd Swindon Chess Congress - Minor · classical | W |
| 2026-08-29 | Yuqi Liu 2nd Swindon Chess Congress - Minor · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-28 | Yile Wang (1425) 2nd Swindon Chess Congress - Minor · classical | L |
| 2025-08 | Aarav Ghanshala 1st Swindon Chess Congress 2025 | U1600 · classical | L |
| 2025-08 | Carolus Tang (1567) 1st Swindon Chess Congress 2025 | U1600 · classical | L |
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