David A Tidmarsh
ENG · FIDE ID 413801 · 20 tournament games since 2022
Standard
1753
#1498 in ENG (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
1854
#707 in ENG (active)
Score
20%
0 W · 8 D · 12 L
Opp. avg
1816
Last 20 games
Last game
2025-08
2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 22%).
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 7 of 7 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 14%.
- By opponent strength: 6% against higher-rated players, 30% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 40% of games end in a draw.
Based on 20 over-the-board games (7 classical). 9 with White (22%), 11 with Black (18%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 9 | 22% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Fort Knox Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, English Attack, with Qd2 | 1 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Philidor Defense | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (1 game)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (7 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 7 | 14% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System | 2 | 25% |
| Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined: Vienna Defense | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08 | James N H Hawkins (1908) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Julian Clissold 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Roy Lawrence (1693) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | ½ |
| 2025-08 | David Barnes (1759) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Adam Walkowiak (1657) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | L |
| 2025-08 | Norman A Hutchinson (1914) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | L |
| 2025-08 | John Fletcher (1981) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | L |
| 2024-08-04 | Derek Alan Sheppard (1785) British Chess Championships 2024 | Over 65 | L |
| 2024-08-03 | Martin J Clancy (1815) British Chess Championships 2024 | Over 65 | L |
| 2024-08-02 | Nigel Collins (1618) British Chess Championships 2024 | Over 65 | ½ |
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