Max Bennett
ENG · FIDE ID 464163 · 37 tournament games since 2023
Standard
1878
#875 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1760
#1324 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1878
#607 in ENG (active)
Score
49%
16 W · 4 D · 17 L
Opp. avg
1880
Last 37 games
Last game
2025-08
2025 British Chess Championships | Major Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 90% of games (scores 44%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 9 of 10 games (French Defense), scoring 72%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...e6 in 4 of 5 games (Horwitz Defense), scoring 13%.
- Weak spot: French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation as Black, only 17% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 32% against higher-rated players, 83% against lower-rated.
Based on 37 over-the-board games (9 rapid · 9 blitz · 1 classical). 20 with White (43%), 17 with Black (56%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 18 | 44% |
| 1.f4 | 1 | 50% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Steinitz Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined | 2 | 50% |
| Bird Opening | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Scheveningen Formation | 1 | 0% |
| Benoni Defense | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (10 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 9 | 72% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (5 games)
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 4 | 13% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation | 3 | 17% |
| Horwitz Defense | 2 | 25% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | 2 | 50% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08 | Josh Sharma (1925) 2025 British Chess Championships | Major Open | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Nicolas Skettos (1968) 2025 British Chess Championships | Major Open | W |
| 2025-08 | Amoako Philip Selikem Yao (1948) 2025 British Chess Championships | Major Open | L |
| 2025-08 | Julien Buffard (1732) 2025 British Chess Championships | Major Open | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Jonathan P Nelson (2114) 2025 British Chess Championships | Major Open | L |
| 2025-02-23 | Kabir Singh Ahuja (1821) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Plate · rapid | L |
| 2025-02-23 | Archie Flavell (1522) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Plate · rapid | W |
| 2025-02-23 | Aron Saunders (1990) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Plate · rapid | ½ |
| 2025-02-22 | Daniel GH Gallagher (2081) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2025-02-22 | Khai Jie Ryan Pang (1767) British Universities Chess Association 2025 | Blitz · blitz | W |
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