Daniel P Johns
NZL · FIDE ID 4303296 · 50 tournament games since 2025
Standard
1712
#200 in NZL (active)
Rapid
1728
#232 in NZL (active)
Blitz
1659
#178 in NZL (active)
Score
56%
17 W · 22 D · 11 L
Opp. avg
1670
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-27
NSCC 2026 | Spring Tournament
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 62%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 10 of 10 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 60%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 11 of 11 games (Indian Defense), scoring 41%.
- Weak spot: Catalan Opening: Closed Variation, Traditional Variation as Black, only 40% in 5 games.
- Comfort zone: Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation as White, 75% in 4 games.
- By opponent strength: 38% against higher-rated players, 67% against lower-rated.
Based on 50 over-the-board games (44 classical). 26 with White (62%), 24 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 26 | 62% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation | 4 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Open | 2 | 100% |
| Pirc Defense | 2 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (10 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 10 | 60% |
Against 1.d4 (11 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 11 | 41% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Opening: Closed Variation, Traditional Variation | 5 | 40% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 2 | 25% |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal | 2 | 75% |
| Scotch Game: Modern Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Fiona Chenxi Li (1467) NSCC 2026 | Spring Tournament · classical | W |
| 2026-08-28 | Patrick Di Jiang (1935) NSCC 2026 | Club Championship · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-22 | Neil J Gunn (1783) NSCC 2026 | Club Championship · classical | L |
| 2026-08-15 | Dylan Shepherd (1489) NSCC 2026 | Club Championship · classical | W |
| 2026-07-24 | Aryan Saxena (1573) NSCC 2026 | Club Championship · classical | ½ |
| 2026-07-18 | John Pakenham (1539) NSCC 2026 | Club Championship · classical | W |
| 2026-07-12 | Gregory Familton (1746) Peter Stuart Memorial Open 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-07-11 | Srirama Vikhyath Nimmakayala (1799) Peter Stuart Memorial Open 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-07-11 | Caleb Wright (1777) Peter Stuart Memorial Open 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-07-10 | Rex Xiaoyu Chen (1756) Peter Stuart Memorial Open 2026 | ½ |
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.