FMKenneth Hobson
ENG · FIDE ID 480819 · 248 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2275
#78 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2106
#153 in ENG (active)
Blitz
2102
#147 in ENG (active)
Score
60%
119 W · 59 D · 70 L
Opp. avg
2191
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-09
2026 British Chess Championships: Championship
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 97% of games (scores 61%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 57 of 62 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 67%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 38 of 39 games (Indian Defense), scoring 64%.
- Comfort zone: Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening as Black, 80% in 10 games.
- By opponent strength: 32% against higher-rated players, 73% against lower-rated.
Based on 248 over-the-board games (56 rapid · 29 classical · 9 blitz). 121 with White (61%), 127 with Black (59%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 117 | 61% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 75% |
| 1.d4 | 2 | 75% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 7 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Apocalypse Attack | 7 | 71% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 6 | 83% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 6 | 42% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line | 6 | 75% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (62 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 57 | 67% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 3 | 83% |
| 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (39 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 38 | 64% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 10 | 80% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation | 10 | 50% |
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 6 | 67% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | 5 | 50% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation | 4 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Bodhana Sivanandan (2338) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | ½ |
| 2026-08-08 | Neil McDonald (2399) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-07 | Stanley Badacsonyi (2320) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | ½ |
| 2026-08-06 | Kanishka Bhatia (2073) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-05 | Supratit Banerjee (2357) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | L |
| 2026-08-04 | Lorenzo Fava (2314) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | ½ |
| 2026-08-03 | Svyatoslav Bazakutsa (2488) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | L |
| 2026-08-02 | Tarun Kanyamarala (2435) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-08-01 | Gerda Nevska (1860) 2026 British Chess Championships: Championship | W |
| 2026-07-11 | Jacob Liu (1817) 5th Milton Keynes FIDE Rapid Tournament · rapid | W |
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.