Martin J Faulkner
ENG · FIDE ID 437891 · 68 tournament games since 2021
Standard
1870
#906 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1767
#1276 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1830
#822 in ENG (active)
Score
49%
29 W · 9 D · 30 L
Opp. avg
1903
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-09
2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.c4 in 76% of games (scores 52%), otherwise 1.e4 (24%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 15 of 18 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 57%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 9 of 10 games (Indian Defense), scoring 39%.
- Comfort zone: French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation as White, 83% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 33% against higher-rated players, 55% against lower-rated.
Based on 68 over-the-board games (22 classical). 33 with White (50%), 35 with Black (49%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.c4 | 25 | 52% |
| 1.e4 | 8 | 44% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation | 3 | 83% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 3 | 67% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 2 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation | 2 | 100% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack | 2 | 75% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (18 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 15 | 57% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 3 | 33% |
Against 1.d4 (10 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 9 | 39% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense | 5 | 60% |
| Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid | 2 | 50% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 2 | 50% |
| Trompowsky Attack | 2 | 0% |
| Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Naavya Parikh (1840) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-08 | Sathya Vaidyanathan (1853) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-07 | Theodore Caira (1766) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-06 | Anuj Venkatesh (1828) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-05 | Arav Ajaykumar (1737) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-03 | Ayan Pradhan (1803) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-02 | Joshua Burnton (1807) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-01 | Ryan Colclough (1750) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-07-12 | Matthew Helsby (1786) Silvertown (London City Airport Docklands) FIDE Congress - Under 2400 · classical | L |
| 2026-07-11 | Savas Marin Stoica (2149) Silvertown (London City Airport Docklands) FIDE Congress - Under 2400 · classical | L |
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