CMJohn Stark
NZL · FIDE ID 4300963 · 62 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2027
FIDE rating
Rapid
2011
#28 in NZL (active)
Blitz
2045
FIDE rating
Score
51%
26 W · 11 D · 25 L
Opp. avg
1961
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-30
2026 NZ South Island Championship
Prep summary
- As White: 1.c4 in 32% of games (scores 40%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (23%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c6 in 6 of 12 games (Caro-Kann Defense), scoring 75%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 8 of 13 games (Indian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Weak spot: Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation as White, only 13% in 4 games.
- Comfort zone: English Defense as Black, 83% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 32% against higher-rated players, 72% against lower-rated.
Based on 62 over-the-board games (27 classical · 4 rapid · 1 blitz). 31 with White (48%), 31 with Black (53%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.c4 | 10 | 40% |
| 1.Nf3 | 7 | 64% |
| 1.d4 | 6 | 67% |
| 1.b3 | 5 | 10% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation | 4 | 13% |
| King's Indian Attack | 2 | 100% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System | 2 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Accelerated Averbakh Variation | 2 | 100% |
| King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation | 2 | 25% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (12 games)
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 6 | 75% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 6 | 33% |
Against 1.d4 (13 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 8 | 50% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 4 | 63% |
| 1...c6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Defense | 3 | 83% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation | 2 | 100% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack | 2 | 75% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation | 2 | 75% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | Sriram Muthukumaran (1769) 2026 NZ South Island Championship · classical | W |
| 2026-09-30 | Keenan Taylor 2026 NZ South Island Championship · classical | W |
| 2026-09-29 | Cyrus Wang (1495) 2026 NZ South Island Championship · classical | ½ |
| 2026-04-24 | Hernan Perelman (2271) BA CHESS BLITZ DGT GRAND PRIX | Abril 2026 · blitz | L |
| 2025-09-28 | Isabelle Yixuan Ning (1828) South Island Chess Championships 2025 | Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2025-09-27 | Olefsandr Nedyhalov (1831) South Island Chess Championships 2025 | Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2025-09-27 | Richard Jingjie Liu (1905) South Island Chess Championships 2025 | Rapid · rapid | ½ |
| 2025-09-27 | Zachary Yu (1937) South Island Chess Championships 2025 | Rapid | W |
| 2025-09-27 | Jadhav Pratik (1596) South Island Chess Championships 2025 | Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2025-09-27 | Cory Broad (1564) South Island Chess Championships 2025 | Standard · classical | 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.