Mark Waterfield
ENG · FIDE ID 464910 · 139 tournament games since 2022
Standard
1917
#704 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1841
#863 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1829
#829 in ENG (active)
Score
47%
54 W · 22 D · 63 L
Opp. avg
1909
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-09
2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 99% of games (scores 52%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 38 of 38 games (French Defense), scoring 38%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 16 of 21 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 41%.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack as White, 79% in 7 games.
- By opponent strength: 28% against higher-rated players, 89% against lower-rated.
Based on 139 over-the-board games (47 classical · 20 rapid). 72 with White (51%), 67 with Black (42%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 71 | 52% |
| 1.f3 | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 7 | 79% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | 3 | 50% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line | 3 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid | 2 | 25% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (38 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 38 | 38% |
Against 1.d4 (21 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 16 | 41% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 4 | 63% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack | 6 | 42% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | 4 | 38% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line | 4 | 63% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | 3 | 33% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation | 3 | 17% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Cory S Hazlehurst (1981) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-08-08 | Arthur Kendall (2078) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-07 | Chris Davison (1988) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-06 | Richard Zhu (2059) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-05 | Advait Keerthi Kumar (1995) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-04 | Alistair Compton (2026) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | L |
| 2026-08-03 | Trevor D Coote (1978) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-02 | Diah Patel (1622) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | W |
| 2026-08-01 | Max Pert (2145) 2026 British Chess Championships: Major Open | ½ |
| 2026-04-06 | Matthew A Holmes (1823) 6th 4NCL Easter Congress and Norm 2026 | Congress - U2000 · classical | W |
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