Derek Alan Sheppard
ENG · FIDE ID 425974 · 26 tournament games since 2022
Standard
1795
#1261 in ENG (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
31%
3 W · 10 D · 13 L
Opp. avg
1975
Last 26 games
Last game
2026-09-27
Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 - Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 86% of games (scores 25%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 6 of 7 games (French Defense), scoring 33%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...e6 in 2 of 4 games (Horwitz Defense), scoring 50%.
- Drawish: 38% of games end in a draw.
Based on 26 over-the-board games (14 classical). 14 with White (32%), 12 with Black (29%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 12 | 25% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 75% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Yusupov-Rubinstein System | 2 | 25% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Traditional Colle | 1 | 0% |
| East Indian Defense | 1 | 0% |
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 1 | 50% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (7 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 6 | 33% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 2 | 50% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 2 | 25% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack | 1 | 50% |
| French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Mark I Collinson (1958) Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 - Open · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-27 | Joe Varley (2030) Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 - Open · classical | L |
| 2026-09-26 | Jael De Sousa Muachikape (2009) Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 - Open · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-26 | Alex Royle (1958) Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 - Open · classical | L |
| 2025-09-07 | Mark Adams (1851) Hull 4NCL Congress 2025 | Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-09-07 | Stephen C V Prior (2008) Hull 4NCL Congress 2025 | Open · classical | L |
| 2025-09-06 | Daniel Sullivan (1936) Hull 4NCL Congress 2025 | Open · classical | L |
| 2025-09-06 | Noah Bevis (1951) Hull 4NCL Congress 2025 | Open · classical | L |
| 2024-09-08 | Andrei Ciuravin (2067) Hull 4NCL Congress 2024 | Open | L |
| 2024-09-08 | Maksym Larchikov (2053) Hull 4NCL Congress 2024 | Open | ½ |
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