Ben Salt
ENG · FIDE ID 343479880 · 11 tournament games since 2026
Standard
–
Unrated
Rapid
1625
#2567 in ENG (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
32%
2 W · 3 D · 6 L
Opp. avg
1645
Last 11 games
Last game
2026-03-15
British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 30%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c6 in 3 of 3 games (Caro-Kann Defense), scoring 17%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 3 of 3 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 50%.
Based on 11 over-the-board games (11 rapid). 5 with White (30%), 6 with Black (33%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 5 | 30% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Defense: Averbakh System | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Variation | 1 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense, Closed Line | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (3 games)
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 3 | 17% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation, Main Line | 1 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 1 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-15 | Aashi Aggarwal (1528) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-03-15 | Monika Mordyl (1654) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | L |
| 2026-03-15 | John Davy British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | L |
| 2026-03-15 | Neil Taylor (1440) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | W |
| 2026-03-14 | Marek Zajaczkowski (1615) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 101+ · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-03-14 | Marshall Redmond (1642) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-03-14 | Dhir Solanki British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 101+ · rapid | W |
| 2026-03-14 | Mark L Bearcroft British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 101+ · rapid | L |
| 2026-03-14 | Craig Platt British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | L |
| 2026-03-14 | Kanyinsola Fapohunda 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.