Martin P Burrows
ENG · FIDE ID 409057 · 184 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2138
#185 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2038
#233 in ENG (active)
Blitz
2097
#152 in ENG (active)
Score
53%
65 W · 64 D · 55 L
Opp. avg
2075
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-03
European Senior Team Championships 2026 | Senior 50+
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 98% of games (scores 54%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 36 of 43 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 63%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 25 of 29 games (Indian Defense), scoring 44%.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation as Black, 83% in 6 games.
- By opponent strength: 29% against higher-rated players, 73% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 35% of games end in a draw.
Based on 184 over-the-board games (87 classical · 11 rapid). 92 with White (53%), 92 with Black (52%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 90 | 54% |
| 1.c4 | 2 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 8 | 63% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation | 7 | 50% |
| French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation | 6 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack | 4 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation | 3 | 33% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (43 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 36 | 63% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 4 | 100% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 3 | 33% |
Against 1.d4 (29 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 25 | 44% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 4 | 38% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | 6 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation | 6 | 83% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 5 | 60% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional | 4 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6 | 2 | 75% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | Manfred Kindt (2050) European Senior Team Championships 2026 | Senior 50+ | ½ |
| 2026-09-02 | Werner Wandl (1951) European Senior Team Championships 2026 | Senior 50+ | W |
| 2026-09-01 | Christophe Keller (1994) European Senior Team Championships 2026 | Senior 50+ | ½ |
| 2026-08-30 | Karol Motuz (2243) European Senior Team Championships 2026 | Senior 50+ | L |
| 2026-08-29 | Petra Fink-Nunn (1971) European Senior Team Championships 2026 | Senior 50+ | ½ |
| 2026-08-28 | Carlo D'Amore (2356) European Senior Team Championships 2026 | Senior 50+ | L |
| 2026-08-27 | Loukas Papadimitriou (1961) European Senior Team Championships 2026 | Senior 50+ | ½ |
| 2026-08-09 | Patrick C M Duncan (2054) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50 | W |
| 2026-08-08 | Haran Rasalingam (2087) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50 | W |
| 2026-08-07 | Russell A James (2075) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50 | ½ |
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