Nick Waterman
ENG · FIDE ID 443123 · 18 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1714
#1721 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1599
#2871 in ENG (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
28%
3 W · 4 D · 11 L
Opp. avg
1759
Last 18 games
Last game
2026-08-06
2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.Nf3 in 67% of games (scores 50%), otherwise 1.c4 (33%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 5 of 5 games (French Defense), scoring 30%.
- By opponent strength: 23% against higher-rated players, 25% against lower-rated.
Based on 18 over-the-board games (10 rapid · 4 classical). 9 with White (33%), 9 with Black (22%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.Nf3 | 6 | 50% |
| 1.c4 | 3 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: King's English Variation | 2 | 0% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 | 1 | 50% |
| Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3 | 1 | 100% |
| Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld | 1 | 0% |
| Réti Opening: Advance Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 5 | 30% |
Against 1.d4 (2 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense | 2 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | 1 | 0% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Bird Opening | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: King's Indian Attack | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Ashwin Anjulan (1917) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-08-05 | Alex Freeland (2100) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-04 | Joseph Stringer (1891) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-03 | Peter J Mulleady (1917) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2025-04-20 | Nicholas E White (1730) 4NCL Easter Congress 2025 - U2000 · classical | L |
| 2025-04-19 | Mark Waterfield (1913) 4NCL Easter Congress 2025 - U2000 · classical | L |
| 2025-04-19 | Hambel M Willow (1830) 4NCL Easter Congress 2025 - U2000 · classical | L |
| 2025-04-18 | Tim Wheeler (1850) 4NCL Easter Congress 2025 - U2000 · classical | ½ |
| 2024-03-03 | Robin Yu (1554) British Rapidplay Championship 2024 · rapid | L |
| 2024-03-03 | Freddie Bennet British Rapidplay Championship 2024 · rapid | 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.