James Golding
ENG · FIDE ID 427250 · 57 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2169
#154 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2022
FIDE rating
Blitz
2086
#165 in ENG (active)
Score
51%
26 W · 6 D · 25 L
Opp. avg
2185
Last 50 games
Last game
2025-12-07
2025 London Chess Classic | Super Rapidplay
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 96% of games (scores 56%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 13 of 16 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 46%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 7 of 7 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 21%.
- Weak spot: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation as Black, only 10% in 5 games.
- By opponent strength: 37% against higher-rated players, 76% against lower-rated.
Based on 57 over-the-board games (32 classical · 6 rapid). 28 with White (57%), 29 with Black (45%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 27 | 56% |
| 1.f4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | 2 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Sämisch Gambit | 2 | 0% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Wade-Smyslov Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation | 2 | 25% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (16 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 13 | 46% |
| 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense | 2 | 100% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (7 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 7 | 21% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation | 5 | 10% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 2 | 75% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | 2 | 25% |
| Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-07 | Oleg Verbytski (2172) 2025 London Chess Classic | Super Rapidplay · rapid | W |
| 2025-12-07 | John Cawdery (1833) 2025 London Chess Classic | Super Rapidplay · rapid | W |
| 2025-12-07 | Yiwen Ding (1720) 2025 London Chess Classic | Super Rapidplay · rapid | L |
| 2025-12-06 | Harriet V Hunt (2297) 2025 London Chess Classic | Super Rapidplay · rapid | L |
| 2025-12-06 | Livio Cancedda-Dupuis (2319) 2025 London Chess Classic | Super Rapidplay · rapid | L |
| 2025-12-06 | Miragha Aghayev (2424) 2025 London Chess Classic | Super Rapidplay · rapid | W |
| 2025-08 | Alexandr Pereslavtsev (2079) 2025 British Chess Championships | Championship | L |
| 2025-08 | Simon K Williams (2444) 2025 British Chess Championships | Championship | L |
| 2025-08 | Yang-Fan Zhou (2406) 2025 British Chess Championships | Championship | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Zain Patel (2048) 2025 British Chess Championships | Championship | W |
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.