Ian G Matthew
ENG · FIDE ID 423165 · 19 tournament games since 2022
Standard
1717
#1699 in ENG (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
32%
5 W · 2 D · 12 L
Opp. avg
1848
Last 19 games
Last game
2025-08
Manchester Congress 2025 | Major
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 39%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 3 of 4 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 33%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 3 of 4 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 0%.
Based on 19 over-the-board games (19 classical). 9 with White (39%), 10 with Black (25%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 9 | 39% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Löwenthal Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Pin Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Pirc Defense | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Morozevich Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 3 | 33% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 1 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 0% |
| 1...f5 Dutch Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: French Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08 | Robert Kane (1834) Manchester Congress 2025 | Major · classical | L |
| 2025-08 | Ben Barton (1857) Manchester Congress 2025 | Major · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Tyler Sweeney Manchester Congress 2025 | Major · classical | W |
| 2025-08 | Thomas Rampling Manchester Congress 2025 | Major · classical | W |
| 2025-07-13 | Kei Kikkawa Scottish Championship Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-07-12 | Stephen Pimentil Scottish Championship Open · classical | L |
| 2025-07-11 | Rahul Arun (1652) Scottish Championship Open · classical | L |
| 2025-07-10 | Tavish Railwani (1700) Scottish Championship Open · classical | L |
| 2025-07-09 | Duncan McClymont (1731) Scottish Championship Open · classical | L |
| 2025-07-08 | Angus McDonald (1742) Scottish Championship 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.