Ian Paul Stephens
ENG · FIDE ID 429821 · 9 tournament games since 2025
Standard
1757
#1471 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1902
#593 in ENG (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
22%
1 W · 2 D · 6 L
Opp. avg
1921
Last 9 games
Last game
2025-08
2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 13%).
Based on 9 over-the-board games (1 classical). 4 with White (13%), 5 with Black (30%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 4 | 13% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Exchange Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Godiva Variation | 1 | 0% |
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (1 game)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (2 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 75% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line | 1 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hungarian Variation | 1 | 0% |
| King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08 | Julian Clissold 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Joe W Butterworth 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | L |
| 2025-08 | Geoffrey R Moore (1996) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | L |
| 2025-08 | Bernie Tedd (1740) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | L |
| 2025-08 | Chris Fegan (1994) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | L |
| 2025-08 | Sheila Jackson (2046) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Roy Lawrence (1693) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | W |
| 2025-08 | Andrew Philip Smith (2104) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | L |
| 2025-06-27 | Mark Thomas (1876) 8th Crewe Congress 2025 | Major · classical | L |
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