Kyle Pelling
ENG · FIDE ID 462942 · 44 tournament games since 2021
Standard
1981
FIDE rating
Rapid
1832
#903 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1856
#700 in ENG (active)
Score
47%
15 W · 11 D · 18 L
Opp. avg
1941
Last 44 games
Last game
2026-02-22
British Universities Chess Association Championships 2026 | Championships
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 57%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...g6 in 10 of 15 games (Modern Defense), scoring 55%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...g6 in 4 of 4 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 13%.
- Weak spot: Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Pteranodon as Black, only 13% in 4 games.
- By opponent strength: 33% against higher-rated players, 70% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 57% with White, 37% with Black.
Based on 44 over-the-board games (20 rapid · 1 classical). 21 with White (57%), 23 with Black (37%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 21 | 57% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | 4 | 38% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (15 games)
| 1...g6 Modern Defense | 10 | 55% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 5 | 40% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 4 | 13% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Pteranodon | 4 | 13% |
| Modern Defense | 2 | 25% |
| Pterodactyl Defense: Western, Rhamphorhynchus | 2 | 25% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-22 | Connor Clarke (2070) British Universities Chess Association Championships 2026 | Championships · rapid | L |
| 2026-02-22 | David Tran (2224) British Universities Chess Association Championships 2026 | Championships · rapid | L |
| 2026-02-22 | Jacob D Yoon (2051) British Universities Chess Association Championships 2026 | Championships · rapid | L |
| 2026-02-22 | Mei-En Emmanuelle Hng (2030) British Universities Chess Association Championships 2026 | Championships · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-02-21 | Adrian Lorenzo Munoz British Universities Chess Association Championships 2026 | Blitz | ½ |
| 2026-02-21 | Dimitar Dinev (1834) British Universities Chess Association Championships 2026 | Blitz | L |
| 2026-02-21 | Emily Maton (1878) British Universities Chess Association Championships 2026 | Blitz | W |
| 2026-02-21 | Toghrul Asadli (1934) British Universities Chess Association Championships 2026 | Blitz | L |
| 2026-02-21 | Nicolas Pacetti Terra (1835) British Universities Chess Association Championships 2026 | Blitz | W |
| 2026-02-21 | Ewan Fewell (1931) British Universities Chess Association Championships 2026 | Blitz | L |
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