David P Holmes
ENG · FIDE ID 499714 · 12 tournament games since 2025
Standard
1659
#1995 in ENG (active)
Rapid
1516
#3752 in ENG (active)
Blitz
1647
#1950 in ENG (active)
Score
29%
3 W · 1 D · 8 L
Opp. avg
1785
Last 12 games
Last game
2026-03-15
British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100
Prep summary
- As White: 1.b4 in 100% of games (scores 42%).
- Comfort zone: Polish Opening as White, 67% in 3 games.
- By colour: 42% with White, 17% with Black.
Based on 12 over-the-board games (12 rapid). 6 with White (42%), 6 with Black (17%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.b4 | 6 | 42% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Polish Opening | 3 | 67% |
| Polish Opening: Czech Defense | 2 | 25% |
| Polish Opening, with d5 | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (2 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 2 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (1 game)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Dunne Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation | 1 | 0% |
| King's Indian Defense | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-15 | Neil Milson (1696) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-03-15 | Ben Barton (1667) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | L |
| 2026-03-14 | Gautam Sriram (1747) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | L |
| 2026-03-14 | Ekramul Basher (1687) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | W |
| 2026-03-14 | Dhir Solanki British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 101+ · rapid | W |
| 2026-03-14 | Frederick Fairhurst (1789) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | L |
| 2026-03-14 | Dominik Swiatkowski (1739) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | L |
| 2026-03-14 | Jason M Dilley (2026) British Rapidplay Championship 2026 | Boards 1-100 · rapid | L |
| 2025-03-01 | Paul Bisnar (1854) British Rapidplay Championship 2025 | Boards 1-80 · rapid | L |
| 2025-03-01 | Neal Fisher (1662) British Rapidplay Championship 2025 | Boards 81+ · 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.