Phil J Brooks
ENG · FIDE ID 405540 · 18 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2134
#194 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2193
FIDE rating
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
53%
6 W · 7 D · 5 L
Opp. avg
2034
Last 18 games
Last game
2025-08
2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 89% of games (scores 69%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 3 of 3 games (French Defense), scoring 33%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 2 of 4 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 75%.
- By colour: 61% with White, 44% with Black.
- Drawish: 39% of games end in a draw.
Based on 18 over-the-board games (2 classical). 9 with White (61%), 9 with Black (44%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 8 | 69% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 1 | 50% |
| Indian Defense: Normal Variation | 1 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Modern Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Slav Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (3 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 3 | 33% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 75% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Schlechter Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Traditional Colle | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Veresov Attack, Classical Defense | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08 | Andrew P Lewis (2242) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | L |
| 2025-08 | M Paul Townsend (2167) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Jeff R Dawson (2024) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | W |
| 2025-08 | Simon Johnson 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | ½ |
| 2025-08 | David Bray (1950) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Roger D De Coverly (1969) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | W |
| 2025-08 | Michael Binks (1894) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | W |
| 2025-04-06 | Kenneth G Coates (1934) 4NCL 2024 - 2025 | Division 2 | W |
| 2025-04-05 | Nevil Chan (1980) 4NCL 2024 - 2025 | Division 2 | W |
| 2025-02-16 | William J Taylor (1985) 4NCL 2024 - 2025 | Division 2 | 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.