GMGawain C B Maroroa Jones
ENG · FIDE ID 409561 · 189 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2630
#3 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2609
#5 in ENG (active)
Blitz
2616
#2 in ENG (active)
Score
67%
95 W · 65 D · 29 L
Opp. avg
2372
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-27
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12
Prep summary
- As White: 1.Nf3 in 41% of games (scores 72%), otherwise 1.e4 (38%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 36 of 51 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 58%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 30 of 35 games (Indian Defense), scoring 63%.
- Comfort zone: English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined as White, 88% in 8 games.
- By opponent strength: 47% against higher-rated players, 76% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 34% of games end in a draw.
Based on 189 over-the-board games (40 rapid · 17 blitz · 16 classical). 95 with White (71%), 94 with Black (64%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.Nf3 | 39 | 72% |
| 1.e4 | 36 | 67% |
| 1.c4 | 18 | 75% |
| 1.d4 | 2 | 75% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | 8 | 88% |
| King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense | 4 | 75% |
| King's Indian Attack | 4 | 75% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | 4 | 63% |
| Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Advance Variation | 3 | 67% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (51 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 36 | 58% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 9 | 67% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 6 | 92% |
Against 1.d4 (35 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 30 | 63% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 4 | 63% |
| 1...d6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | 10 | 65% |
| Philidor Defense: Lion Variation | 5 | 90% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation | 4 | 75% |
| Trompowsky Attack | 4 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 4 | 38% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Francesco Sonis (2539) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | W |
| 2026-09-26 | Mihail Nikitenko (2415) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | W |
| 2026-09-25 | Steven Rojas Salas (2387) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-09-24 | Abdimalik Abdisalimov (2548) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | ½ |
| 2026-09-21 | MarcAndria Maurizzi (2612) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | L |
| 2026-09-20 | Baadur Jobava (2576) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | ½ |
| 2026-09-18 | Paulius Pultinevicius (2542) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | L |
| 2026-09-17 | Mekhriddin Sharifov (2419) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | W |
| 2026-09-16 | Alexis Cahen (2078) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | W |
| 2026-05-04 | Michael Adams (2629) 4NCL Division 1 2025-2026 | ½ |
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