Matthew J Harborne
ENG · FIDE ID 411531 · 25 tournament games since 2024
Standard
2054
#323 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2068
#198 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1982
#301 in ENG (active)
Score
54%
11 W · 5 D · 9 L
Opp. avg
2037
Last 25 games
Last game
2026-08-09
2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 58%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c6 in 10 of 10 games (Caro-Kann Defense), scoring 60%.
- By opponent strength: 11% against higher-rated players, 81% against lower-rated.
Based on 25 over-the-board games. 13 with White (58%), 12 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 13 | 58% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | 1 | 0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, Berlin Wall Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (10 games)
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 10 | 60% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line | 2 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Flohr Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Max Pert (2183) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-08 | Aden Kennedy (1866) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-07 | Tianyi (Jack) Liu (2147) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-06 | Adam Faulkner (1880) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-05 | Nathanael Lancelot 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-08-04 | Ashwin Gopikrishna (1891) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-03 | Fenu Agbota (1851) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2025-08 | Declan Shafi (2183) 2025 British Chess Championships | Championship | L |
| 2025-08 | Arita Strade (1971) 2025 British Chess Championships | Championship | W |
| 2025-08 | Edward Jackson (2194) 2025 British Chess Championships | Championship | L |
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.