Steve R Hodge
ENG · FIDE ID 455954 · 16 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2013
#414 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1977
#358 in ENG (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
63%
6 W · 8 D · 2 L
Opp. avg
2032
Last 16 games
Last game
2025-08
2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 78%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 3 of 4 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 50%.
- By opponent strength: 50% against higher-rated players, 90% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 78% with White, 43% with Black.
- Drawish: 50% of games end in a draw.
Based on 16 over-the-board games. 9 with White (78%), 7 with Black (43%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 9 | 78% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line | 1 | 50% |
| Modern Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Venice System | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 3 | 50% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (2 games)
| 1...f5 Dutch Defense | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Schlechter Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line | 1 | 0% |
| Dutch Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08 | Charles W Kennaugh (2203) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Andrew Philip Smith (2104) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | W |
| 2025-08 | Mike J Surtees (2055) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | W |
| 2025-08 | Philip M Giulian (2075) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Brian Stevens (1833) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | W |
| 2025-08 | Russell G Granat (2164) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | L |
| 2025-08 | David Barnes (1758) 2025 British Chess Championships | Over 65 | W |
| 2024-08-04 | Mark I Collinson (1876) British Chess Championships 2024 | Over 65 | ½ |
| 2024-08-03 | Brian W R Hewson (2052) British Chess Championships 2024 | Over 65 | ½ |
| 2024-08-02 | Gerald Moore (2057) British Chess Championships 2024 | Over 65 | ½ |
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.