Michael R Handley
ENG · FIDE ID 450740 · 54 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2002
#439 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1998
#300 in ENG (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
50%
16 W · 22 D · 16 L
Opp. avg
1952
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-09
2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 56%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 10 of 10 games (French Defense), scoring 55%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 8 of 11 games (Indian Defense), scoring 38%.
- By opponent strength: 25% against higher-rated players, 68% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 41% of games end in a draw.
Based on 54 over-the-board games (16 classical). 25 with White (56%), 29 with Black (45%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 25 | 56% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Slav Defense: Exchange Variation | 6 | 42% |
| Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense | 1 | 0% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation | 1 | 100% |
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, .. a6 Sideline | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (10 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 10 | 55% |
Against 1.d4 (11 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 8 | 38% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 3 | 67% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation | 2 | 75% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line | 1 | 50% |
| Réti Opening: Advance Variation | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Schlechter Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Tim Wheeler (1813) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50 | ½ |
| 2026-08-08 | Philip J Briggs (2119) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50 | L |
| 2026-08-07 | Jonathan Rubeck (1777) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50 | W |
| 2026-08-06 | Russell A James (2075) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50 | L |
| 2026-08-05 | Mark A Drugan (1679) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50 | W |
| 2026-08-04 | Saket Singhal (1635) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50 | W |
| 2026-07-17 | Stephen Dishman (2258) 2026 British Chess Championships: Over 50 | L |
| 2026-03-21 | Evie Kirton 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | L |
| 2026-02-08 | Alannah Ashton (1978) 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | W |
| 2026-02-07 | Peter K Tart (1888) 4NCL Division 2 2025-2026 | 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.