Graham E Borrowdale
ENG · FIDE ID 416673 · 25 tournament games since 2021
Standard
1902
#765 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1850
#821 in ENG (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
30%
5 W · 5 D · 15 L
Opp. avg
2027
Last 25 games
Last game
2026-08-09
2026 British Chess Championships: Over 65
Prep summary
- As White: 1.c4 in 100% of games (scores 42%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 6 of 6 games (French Defense), scoring 17%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 5 of 7 games (Indian Defense), scoring 30%.
- Weak spot: Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation as Black, only 17% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 16% against higher-rated players, 70% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 42% with White, 19% with Black.
Based on 25 over-the-board games (10 rapid · 6 classical). 12 with White (42%), 13 with Black (19%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.c4 | 12 | 42% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | 2 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation | 1 | 50% |
| English Opening | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (6 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 6 | 17% |
Against 1.d4 (7 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 5 | 30% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 2 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack | 3 | 33% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | 3 | 17% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation | 2 | 0% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: King's Indian Attack | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Lee Davis (1816) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 65 | L |
| 2026-08-08 | Stephen L A Orton (2092) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 65 | L |
| 2026-08-07 | Graham P Alcock (1818) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 65 | W |
| 2026-08-06 | Mark E Page (2050) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 65 | L |
| 2026-08-05 | Brian Stevens (1819) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 65 | W |
| 2026-08-04 | David Barnes (1739) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 65 | ½ |
| 2026-08-03 | John G Cooper (2194) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 65 | L |
| 2024-05-06 | John Pitcher (2182) 4NCL 2023 - 2024 | Division 2 | ½ |
| 2024-03-16 | Koichi B Nicholas (2149) 4NCL 2023 - 2024 | Division 2 | L |
| 2024-03-03 | Alan Harvey (1996) British Rapidplay Championship 2024 · rapid | ½ |
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.