Mark Lim
ENG · FIDE ID 417734 · 23 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1859
#954 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1823
#942 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1794
#1036 in ENG (active)
Score
30%
4 W · 6 D · 13 L
Opp. avg
1932
Last 23 games
Last game
2026-03-15
Pall Mall FIDE Congress 13th-15th March 2026 - Major Under 2000
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 50% of games (scores 40%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (50%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 3 of 5 games (French Defense), scoring 33%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...c5 in 4 of 8 games (Benoni Defense), scoring 50%.
- By opponent strength: 13% against higher-rated players, 63% against lower-rated.
Based on 23 over-the-board games (10 rapid · 1 classical). 10 with White (35%), 13 with Black (27%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 5 | 40% |
| 1.Nf3 | 5 | 30% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Trifunovic Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 3 | 33% |
| 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense | 1 | 0% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (8 games)
| 1...c5 Benoni Defense | 4 | 50% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 0% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Benoni Defense: Old Benoni | 4 | 50% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense | 2 | 0% |
| Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-15 | Lorenzo Pasqualetto (1853) Pall Mall FIDE Congress 13th-15th March 2026 - Major Under 2000 · classical | L |
| 2024-06-23 | Pengxiao Zhu (2033) English Championships 2024 | Open | L |
| 2024-06-22 | Mark Waterfield (1839) English Championships 2024 | Open | W |
| 2024-06-22 | Nigel R E Alldritt (1974) English Championships 2024 | Open | L |
| 2024-06-21 | Golam S Ali (1877) English Championships 2024 | Open | ½ |
| 2024-06-21 | Zain Patel (1972) English Championships 2024 | Open | ½ |
| 2024-06-20 | Savin Dias (1983) English Championships 2024 | Open | L |
| 2024-06-20 | Chino C Atako (2003) English Championships 2024 | Open | L |
| 2024-05-06 | Chris C W Shephard (2155) 4NCL 2023 - 2024 | Division 2 | L |
| 2024-05-05 | Martin G Walker (2034) 4NCL 2023 - 2024 | Division 2 | L |
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