Simon J Roe
ENG · FIDE ID 401471 · 67 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2179
#142 in ENG (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
45%
24 W · 12 D · 31 L
Opp. avg
2173
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-27
Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 - Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.c4 in 55% of games (scores 35%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (39%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 8 of 17 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 25%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 8 of 15 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 63%.
- Weak spot: Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation as Black, only 33% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 21% against higher-rated players, 70% against lower-rated.
Based on 67 over-the-board games (9 classical). 31 with White (44%), 36 with Black (46%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.c4 | 17 | 35% |
| 1.Nf3 | 12 | 46% |
| 1.d4 | 2 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | 2 | 25% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation | 2 | 50% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation | 2 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | 2 | 50% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | 2 | 25% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (17 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 8 | 25% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 50% |
| 1...Nf6 Alekhine Defense | 3 | 67% |
Against 1.d4 (15 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 8 | 63% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 6 | 67% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation | 3 | 33% |
| Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack | 2 | 25% |
| Tarrasch Defense: Dubov Tarrasch | 2 | 100% |
| Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Joe Varley (2030) Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 - Open · classical | L |
| 2026-09-27 | Maksym Larchikov (2247) Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 - Open · classical | L |
| 2026-09-26 | Nigel Birtwistle (2050) Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 - Open · classical | W |
| 2026-09-25 | Mark I Collinson (1958) Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 - Open · classical | W |
| 2026-09-10 | Marcus R Harvey (2464) Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 - Open · classical | L |
| 2026-05-04 | Dildarav Lishoy Gengis Paratazham (2180) 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | ½ |
| 2026-05-03 | Hamish Olson (2258) 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | L |
| 2026-05-02 | Ian D Thompson (2005) 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | W |
| 2026-03-22 | Mahin Rughani (2073) 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | ½ |
| 2026-03-21 | Sheng Liang Bernard Chan (2083) 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | 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.