Matheson McEwen
NZL · FIDE ID 4314743 · 17 tournament games since 2025
Standard
1763
#156 in NZL (active)
Rapid
1760
#194 in NZL (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
59%
9 W · 2 D · 6 L
Opp. avg
1876
Last 17 games
Last game
2026-07-19
Auckland Rapid 19 July 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 56%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 3 of 3 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 100%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 3 of 3 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 33%.
- Weak spot: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation as Black, only 33% in 3 games.
Based on 17 over-the-board games (5 classical). 9 with White (56%), 8 with Black (63%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 9 | 56% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Variation | 1 | 100% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with h4 | 1 | 0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (3 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 3 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 33% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 3 | 33% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | 2 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | 1 | 100% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 1 | 100% |
| Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-19 | Cohen Young (1991) Auckland Rapid 19 July 2026 | L |
| 2026-06-14 | Tilden Wang (1646) Auckland Rapid 14 June 2026 | W |
| 2026-06-14 | Ishan Wiratunga (1861) Auckland Rapid 14 June 2026 | W |
| 2026-06-13 | Bruce Wheeler (1917) Auckland Rapid 14 June 2026 | L |
| 2026-06-13 | Lohitashva Rajkumar (1558) Auckland Rapid 14 June 2026 | W |
| 2026-06-13 | Trevanesh Nunna Anandan Auckland Rapid 14 June 2026 | W |
| 2026-06-08 | Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang (2301) Auckland Rapid 14 June 2026 | L |
| 2026-05-31 | Caleb Wright (1777) Auckland Weekenders 2026 | King's Birthday | ½ |
| 2026-05-30 | Roger Luo Auckland Weekenders 2026 | King's Birthday | W |
| 2026-05-29 | Pragyan Shashidhara (1163) Auckland Weekenders 2026 | King's Birthday · 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.