James M Wheeler
ENG · FIDE ID 463396 · 22 tournament games since 2022
Standard
1827
#1109 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1869
#721 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1871
#637 in ENG (active)
Score
48%
5 W · 11 D · 6 L
Opp. avg
1753
Last 22 games
Last game
2026-01-03
Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Weekend Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 46% of games (scores 75%), otherwise 1.d4 (46%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 1 of 3 games (French Defense), scoring 0%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 2 of 4 games (Indian Defense), scoring 0%.
- By colour: 69% with White, 17% with Black.
- Drawish: 50% of games end in a draw.
Based on 22 over-the-board games (11 classical). 13 with White (69%), 9 with Black (17%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 6 | 75% |
| 1.d4 | 6 | 58% |
| 1.b4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Four Knights Game: Glek System | 1 | 100% |
| Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit | 1 | 50% |
| Yusupov-Rubinstein System | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (3 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 1 | 0% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 1 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 2 | 0% |
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
| 1...c5 Benoni Defense | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Benoni Defense | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Horwitz Attack, Papa-Ticulat Gambit | 1 | 0% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 1 | 0% |
| Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-03 | Krish V (1521) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Weekend Open | W |
| 2026-01-01 | Kim Aleksander Halas (1729) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | ½ |
| 2025-12-31 | Laurence Butt (1790) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | ½ |
| 2025-12-29 | Siddhartha Shankar Srivastava (1589) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | W |
| 2025-01-03 | Daniel Miller (1789) Caplin Hastings Masters 2024 · classical | L |
| 2024-12-31 | Matthew R Wilson (1766) Caplin Hastings Masters 2024 · classical | W |
| 2024-08-04 | Ioan-Euzeb Strugar (1664) British Chess Championships 2024 | Over 50 | ½ |
| 2024-08-03 | Aram Swiatkowski (1782) British Chess Championships 2024 | Over 50 | L |
| 2024-08-02 | Tim M Turner (1837) British Chess Championships 2024 | Over 50 | ½ |
| 2024-08-01 | Martin J Faulkner (1815) British Chess Championships 2024 | Over 50 | L |
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