Alex Coates
NZL · FIDE ID 4311540 · 32 tournament games since 2021
Standard
1739
#172 in NZL (active)
Rapid
1738
#220 in NZL (active)
Blitz
1734
FIDE rating
Score
28%
6 W · 6 D · 20 L
Opp. avg
1906
Last 32 games
Last game
2026-06-28
Auckland Rapid 28 June 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 37%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 4 of 8 games (French Defense), scoring 25%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 6 of 7 games (Indian Defense), scoring 25%.
- By colour: 37% with White, 21% with Black.
Based on 32 over-the-board games (9 rapid). 15 with White (37%), 17 with Black (21%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 15 | 37% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Benoni Defense: Classical Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (8 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 4 | 25% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 4 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (7 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 6 | 25% |
| 1...c6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation | 2 | 0% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack | 1 | 50% |
| King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | Yanbo Jin (2136) Auckland Rapid 28 June 2026 | L |
| 2026-06-28 | Maximilian Fang (1908) Auckland Rapid 28 June 2026 | L |
| 2026-06-27 | Timothy Huy Minh Ha (1708) Auckland Rapid 28 June 2026 | W |
| 2026-06-27 | Bruce Wheeler (1917) Auckland Rapid 28 June 2026 | ½ |
| 2026-01-01 | Michael D Sole (1856) ACC Chess Festival 2026 | Blitz | L |
| 2026-01-01 | Patrick Di Jiang (1724) ACC Chess Festival 2026 | Blitz | L |
| 2026-01-01 | David Junyang Zhu (1913) ACC Chess Festival 2026 | Blitz | L |
| 2026-01-01 | Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang (2229) ACC Chess Festival 2026 | Blitz | L |
| 2025-06-21 | Russell J Dive Upper Hutt Rapid 2025 | L |
| 2025-06-21 | Ryan Winter (2052) Upper Hutt Rapid 2025 | L |
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.