IMAlex Golding
ENG · FIDE ID 427241 · 182 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2350
#41 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2208
#89 in ENG (active)
Blitz
2368
#33 in ENG (active)
Score
61%
80 W · 61 D · 41 L
Opp. avg
2206
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-29
VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 56% of games (scores 67%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 25 of 36 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 48%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 31 of 34 games (Indian Defense), scoring 61%.
- By opponent strength: 44% against higher-rated players, 72% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 69% with White, 52% with Black.
- Drawish: 34% of games end in a draw.
Based on 182 over-the-board games (40 classical · 15 rapid · 6 blitz). 94 with White (69%), 88 with Black (52%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 53 | 67% |
| 1.d4 | 16 | 66% |
| 1.Nf3 | 16 | 75% |
| 1.c4 | 3 | 83% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System | 3 | 33% |
| French Defense: King's Indian Attack | 3 | 100% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation | 3 | 83% |
| King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation | 3 | 83% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (36 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 25 | 48% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 9 | 61% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (34 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 31 | 61% |
| 1...d6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Trompowsky Attack | 3 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | 3 | 83% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | 3 | 17% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-29 | Qixiang Han (2239) VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss · classical | L |
| 2026-08-28 | Evgeny Postny (2498) VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-28 | Trisha Kanyamarala (2296) VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-28 | Sooraj M R (2187) VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss · classical | W |
| 2026-08-28 | Venkata Ananth Akshay Kilambi (2056) VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss · classical | W |
| 2026-08-28 | Qixuan Han (2076) VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-23 | Lion Lebedev (2062) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open · rapid | L |
| 2026-08-23 | Ezra Kirk (2369) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open · rapid | L |
| 2026-08-22 | Vyom Vidyarthi (2398) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-08-22 | Andrew Faller (1954) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Open · rapid | W |
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