Daniel J Wells
ENG · FIDE ID 414581 · 14 tournament games since 2024
Standard
2040
#352 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1998
#300 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1994
#279 in ENG (active)
Score
68%
8 W · 3 D · 3 L
Opp. avg
1892
Last 14 games
Last game
2026-04-20
Armed Forces Chess Championship 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 86% of games (scores 58%).
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 4 of 4 games (Indian Defense), scoring 100%.
Based on 14 over-the-board games. 7 with White (64%), 7 with Black (71%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 6 | 58% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 2 | 75% |
| Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Graz Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Traditional Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 4 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses | 1 | 50% |
| Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: von Popiel Gambit | 1 | 100% |
| Trompowsky Attack: Raptor Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Bird Opening | 1 | 50% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | Edwin Podolski (1849) Armed Forces Chess Championship 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-04-19 | Richard Millener (1930) Armed Forces Chess Championship 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-04-18 | Gary Hogan (1825) Armed Forces Chess Championship 2026 | W |
| 2026-04-18 | Paul A Martin (1763) Armed Forces Chess Championship 2026 | W |
| 2026-04-18 | Gareth Gardner (1705) Armed Forces Chess Championship 2026 | W |
| 2026-04-17 | Matthew Britain (1574) Armed Forces Chess Championship 2026 | W |
| 2026-04-08 | David E Onley (2062) Armed Forces Chess Championship 2026 | ½ |
| 2024-10-25 | Patrick Dowd (1885) 34th NATO Chess Championship | W |
| 2024-10-24 | Andrew Peraino (1965) 34th NATO Chess Championship | L |
| 2024-10-24 | Kimball Rosseel (1896) 34th NATO Chess Championship | W |
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.