Laurence Butt
ENG · FIDE ID 440884 · 50 tournament games since 2022
Standard
1756
#1477 in ENG (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
27%
10 W · 7 D · 33 L
Opp. avg
1867
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-01-04
Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Weekend Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 96% of games (scores 34%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 10 of 18 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 5%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 3 of 3 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 33%.
- Weak spot: Queen's Pawn Game: Mason Attack as White, only 0% in 4 games.
- By opponent strength: 18% against higher-rated players, 50% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 37% with White, 17% with Black.
Based on 50 over-the-board games (32 classical). 26 with White (37%), 24 with Black (17%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 25 | 34% |
| 1.e4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Richter-Veresov Attack | 5 | 60% |
| Canard Opening | 4 | 38% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Mason Attack | 4 | 0% |
| Trompowsky Attack | 3 | 0% |
| Trompowsky Attack: Classical Defense, Big Center Variation | 2 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (18 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 10 | 5% |
| 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense | 8 | 31% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 33% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 2 | 25% |
| Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation | 2 | 0% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense | 2 | 0% |
| Nimzowitsch Defense: Colorado Countergambit | 2 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | Eva Megias (1676) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Weekend Open | W |
| 2026-01-04 | Reyansh Saxena (1638) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Weekend Open | L |
| 2026-01-03 | Lev Razhnou (1810) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Weekend Open | W |
| 2026-01-03 | Luke Chapman (1976) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Weekend Open | L |
| 2026-01-02 | Alan R Prince (1807) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | L |
| 2026-01-01 | Siddhartha Shankar Srivastava (1599) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | ½ |
| 2026-01-01 | Christopher A Gibson (1887) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | L |
| 2025-12-31 | James M Wheeler (1847) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | ½ |
| 2025-12-30 | James Ratcliffe (1845) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | L |
| 2025-12-30 | Changhoon Kim (1874) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | L |
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