Tom Middleton
ENG · FIDE ID 402834 · 17 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1976
#511 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1881
#672 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1992
#284 in ENG (active)
Score
53%
6 W · 6 D · 5 L
Opp. avg
1759
Last 17 games
Last game
2025-03-01
British Rapidplay Championship 2025 | Boards 1-80
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 81%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 5 of 5 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 30%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 4 of 4 games (Indian Defense), scoring 25%.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 as White, 100% in 3 games.
- By colour: 81% with White, 28% with Black.
- Drawish: 35% of games end in a draw.
Based on 17 over-the-board games (13 rapid). 8 with White (81%), 9 with Black (28%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 8 | 81% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 | 3 | 100% |
| Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit | 2 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 5 | 30% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 4 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Paulsen Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted | 1 | 0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack | 1 | 50% |
| Danish Gambit | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-01 | Jack Pilley (2011) British Rapidplay Championship 2025 | Boards 1-80 · rapid | L |
| 2025-03-01 | Nodirabegim Bahtiyorova (1621) British Rapidplay Championship 2025 | Boards 1-80 · rapid | W |
| 2025-03-01 | Bodhana Sivanandan (1981) British Rapidplay Championship 2025 | Boards 1-80 · rapid | L |
| 2024-03-03 | Xiaofan Li (1771) British Rapidplay Championship 2024 · rapid | ½ |
| 2024-03-03 | Senith Thenula Gunarathne (1591) British Rapidplay Championship 2024 · rapid | W |
| 2024-03-03 | Ben Barton (1671) British Rapidplay Championship 2024 · rapid | ½ |
| 2024-03-03 | Alan Brookbanks British Rapidplay Championship 2024 · rapid | W |
| 2024-03-03 | Daniel Dupuis (1542) British Rapidplay Championship 2024 · rapid | ½ |
| 2024-03-02 | Sanket Markan British Rapidplay Championship 2024 · rapid | L |
| 2024-03-02 | Charles Pickard British Rapidplay Championship 2024 · rapid | L |
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