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ENG · FIDE ID 401986 · 87 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2115
#214 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2221
#82 in ENG (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
44%
30 W · 16 D · 41 L
Opp. avg
2212
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-09
2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 96% of games (scores 46%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 20 of 20 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 40%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 7 of 13 games (Indian Defense), scoring 29%.
- Weak spot: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense as White, only 17% in 3 games.
- Comfort zone: Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation as Black, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 20% against higher-rated players, 71% against lower-rated.
Based on 87 over-the-board games (24 classical). 48 with White (47%), 39 with Black (40%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 46 | 46% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 50% |
| 1.Nf3 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation | 4 | 63% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 3 | 17% |
| Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Delayed Keres Attack | 2 | 50% |
| French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack | 2 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (20 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 20 | 40% |
Against 1.d4 (13 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 7 | 29% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 6 | 17% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | 3 | 67% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation | 2 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | John Pitcher (2142) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50 | W |
| 2026-08-08 | Simon Richards (1725) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50 | W |
| 2026-08-07 | Stephen J Homer (2019) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50 | W |
| 2026-08-06 | Philip Cook (1955) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50 | L |
| 2026-08-04 | Alan Minnican (2045) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50 | W |
| 2026-08-03 | Shahab Quraishi (1887) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50 | W |
| 2026-07-17 | Stephen Dishman (2258) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50 | L |
| 2026-05-03 | Elis Denele Dicen (2139) 4NCL Division 1 2025-2026 | L |
| 2026-04-28 | Rolando Kutirov (2256) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 50+ | ½ |
| 2026-04-27 | Igor Novikov (2477) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 50+ | 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.