Paul C Girdlestone
ENG · FIDE ID 408840 · 17 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2047
#339 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2083
#178 in ENG (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
62%
8 W · 5 D · 4 L
Opp. avg
1898
Last 17 games
Last game
2026-08-30
2nd Swindon Chess Congress - Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 80% of games (scores 81%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 2 of 3 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 25%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 2 of 3 games (Indian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Comfort zone: French Defense: Horwitz Attack, Papa-Ticulat Gambit as White, 100% in 3 games.
- By colour: 85% with White, 29% with Black.
Based on 17 over-the-board games (17 classical). 10 with White (85%), 7 with Black (29%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 8 | 81% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 100% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Horwitz Attack, Papa-Ticulat Gambit | 3 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack | 2 | 75% |
| French Defense: Horwitz Attack | 1 | 50% |
| Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Modern Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (3 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 2 | 25% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 2 | 50% |
| 1...c5 Benoni Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense | 2 | 25% |
| King's Indian Attack: Spassky Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Benoni Defense: Knight's Tour Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: London System | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-30 | Alan K Punnett (1959) 2nd Swindon Chess Congress - Open · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-30 | Vincent Sagues (1952) 2nd Swindon Chess Congress - Open · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-29 | Henry Brennan (1876) 2nd Swindon Chess Congress - Open · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-29 | Graham Bolt (1980) 2nd Swindon Chess Congress - Open · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-28 | Richard J Johnson (1874) 2nd Swindon Chess Congress - Open · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Michael-Antony Cook (1913) 1st Swindon Chess Congress 2025 | Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Ted Ronald (1829) 1st Swindon Chess Congress 2025 | Open · classical | L |
| 2025-08 | James Thomas (1882) 1st Swindon Chess Congress 2025 | Open · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Keith C Arkell (2363) 1st Swindon Chess Congress 2025 | Open · classical | L |
| 2025-08 | Vasyl Lopatko (1857) 1st Swindon Chess Congress 2025 | Open · classical | W |
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