GMSimon K Williams
ENG · FIDE ID 404454 · 129 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2449
#21 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2467
#14 in ENG (active)
Blitz
2389
#26 in ENG (active)
Score
60%
57 W · 40 D · 32 L
Opp. avg
2309
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-09
2026 British Chess Championships: Championship
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 69% of games (scores 61%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 14 of 28 games (French Defense), scoring 54%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...e6 in 23 of 30 games (Horwitz Defense), scoring 65%.
- Weak spot: Rapport-Jobava System as White, only 30% in 5 games.
- Comfort zone: Dutch Defense: Classical Variation as Black, 81% in 13 games.
- By opponent strength: 17% against higher-rated players, 71% against lower-rated.
Based on 129 over-the-board games (37 classical · 11 rapid · 6 blitz). 61 with White (61%), 68 with Black (58%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 42 | 61% |
| 1.Nf3 | 8 | 63% |
| 1.e4 | 4 | 50% |
| 1.c4 | 4 | 63% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rapport-Jobava System | 5 | 30% |
| Trompowsky Attack | 3 | 100% |
| Zukertort Opening | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Russian Gambit | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (28 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 14 | 54% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 8 | 56% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 2 | 75% |
Against 1.d4 (30 games)
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 23 | 65% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 67% |
| 1...f5 Dutch Defense | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | 13 | 81% |
| Horwitz Defense | 4 | 75% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line | 3 | 67% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 3 | 50% |
| Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation | 3 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Luke J McShane (2597) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | L |
| 2026-08-08 | Svyatoslav Bazakutsa (2488) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-07 | Maciej Czopor (2455) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-06 | Tom Junde He (2266) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-05 | Andrew J Ledger (2312) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | ½ |
| 2026-08-04 | Frederick Waldhausen Gordon (2455) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | ½ |
| 2026-08-03 | Qixiang Han (2239) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | ½ |
| 2026-08-02 | Roland Bezuidenhout (2284) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-01 | Tim Elgar (2166) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-07-23 | Arjun Kolani (2137) Sussex University Masters · classical | ½ |
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.