William J Taylor
ENG · FIDE ID 423130 · 29 tournament games since 2024
Standard
2000
#444 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1940
#472 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1843
#751 in ENG (active)
Score
50%
7 W · 15 D · 7 L
Opp. avg
2049
Last 29 games
Last game
2026-05-04
4NCL Division 2 2025-2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 90% of games (scores 39%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 6 of 9 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 67%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 5 of 5 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 30%.
- Weak spot: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation as Black, only 33% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 34% against higher-rated players, 75% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 40% with White, 55% with Black.
Based on 29 over-the-board games. 10 with White (40%), 19 with Black (55%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 9 | 39% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Sokolsky Variation | 2 | 50% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Main Line | 1 | 50% |
| Slav Defense | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (9 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 6 | 67% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 3 | 83% |
Against 1.d4 (5 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 5 | 30% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 3 | 33% |
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-04 | Yaoyao Zhu (1974) 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | W |
| 2026-05-03 | Simon Wilks (2077) 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | L |
| 2026-05-02 | Zoe Veselow (1764) 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | W |
| 2026-01-11 | Ali Roy (1938) 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | W |
| 2026-01-10 | Maksym Kryshtopenko 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | W |
| 2025-11-02 | Eoin Moore (1925) 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | ½ |
| 2025-11-01 | Luke Anthony Honey (2028) 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | ½ |
| 2025-05-05 | Nadia Jaufarally (1939) 4NCL 2024 - 2025 | Division 2 | W |
| 2025-05-04 | Thu Giang Nguyen (2062) 4NCL 2024 - 2025 | Division 2 | L |
| 2025-05-03 | Keith R Ingram (1931) 4NCL 2024 - 2025 | Division 2 | ½ |
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