Steven A Jones
ENG · FIDE ID 419630 · 168 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2209
#115 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2156
#120 in ENG (active)
Blitz
2061
#189 in ENG (active)
Score
59%
79 W · 39 D · 50 L
Opp. avg
2114
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-09
2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 93% of games (scores 59%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 31 of 40 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 55%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 23 of 24 games (Indian Defense), scoring 57%.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack as White, 71% in 7 games.
- By opponent strength: 40% against higher-rated players, 71% against lower-rated.
Based on 168 over-the-board games (79 classical · 11 rapid). 86 with White (61%), 82 with Black (56%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 80 | 59% |
| 1.d4 | 6 | 83% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 7 | 71% |
| Philidor Defense: Lion Variation | 4 | 75% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 4 | 63% |
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation | 3 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation | 3 | 67% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (40 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 31 | 55% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 7 | 86% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (24 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 23 | 57% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation | 6 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 6 | 58% |
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation | 3 | 100% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation | 3 | 33% |
| Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian | 3 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Kimingi Kimani (1917) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-08 | Chirag Hosdurga (1900) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-07 | Walter Burnett (1916) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-06 | Shivam Sahoo (1969) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-08-05 | Senith Thenula Gunarathne (1952) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-04 | Yuk Hei Lee (1977) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-03 | Ashwin Anjulan (1917) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-02 | Jonathan Pires (1737) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-05-29 | Roger D De Coverly (1878) Frome Chess Congress 2026 - Open · classical | W |
| 2026-05-17 | Jan Murawski (2186) Frome Chess Congress 2026 - Open · classical | L |
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.