GMMatthew J Wadsworth
ENG · FIDE ID 415804 · 471 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2516
#9 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2369
#34 in ENG (active)
Blitz
2252
#58 in ENG (active)
Score
63%
203 W · 183 D · 85 L
Opp. avg
2327
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-23
2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 37% of games (scores 62%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (33%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 52 of 100 games (French Defense), scoring 64%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 47 of 84 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 60%.
- Comfort zone: King's Indian Attack as White, 67% in 12 games.
- By opponent strength: 37% against higher-rated players, 78% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 39% of games end in a draw.
Based on 471 over-the-board games (142 classical · 26 blitz · 22 rapid). 242 with White (66%), 229 with Black (59%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 89 | 62% |
| 1.Nf3 | 80 | 76% |
| 1.c4 | 72 | 60% |
| 1.e4 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Attack | 12 | 67% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | 11 | 68% |
| Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 | 9 | 89% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | 9 | 61% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | 8 | 81% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (100 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 52 | 64% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 24 | 75% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 17 | 44% |
Against 1.d4 (84 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 47 | 60% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 37 | 61% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense | 11 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack | 8 | 38% |
| Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation | 7 | 71% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Morozevich Variation | 7 | 64% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation | 6 | 75% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-23 | Cecile Haussernot (2252) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open · rapid | W |
| 2026-08-23 | Tom Balmond (1945) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open · rapid | W |
| 2026-08-23 | Vyom Vidyarthi (2398) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open · rapid | L |
| 2026-08-23 | Livio Cancedda-Dupuis (2330) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open · rapid | L |
| 2026-08-23 | Lion Lebedev (2062) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open · rapid | W |
| 2026-08-22 | Jonathan Pein (2169) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | L |
| 2026-08-22 | John Cawdery (2068) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | W |
| 2026-08-22 | Maxime Lagarde (2599) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | L |
| 2026-08-22 | Praveen Balakrishnan (2443) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | ½ |
| 2026-08-22 | Eldar Alizada (2011) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | W |
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