CMNick Faulks
BER · FIDE ID 8800103 · 19 tournament games since 2022
Standard
1863
#8 in BER (active)
Rapid
1908
#7 in BER (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
39%
7 W · 1 D · 11 L
Opp. avg
1919
Last 19 games
Last game
2023-01-06
Caplin Hastings Masters
Prep summary
- As White: 1.c4 in 75% of games (scores 42%), otherwise 1.e4 (25%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 6 of 6 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 33%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 4 of 4 games (Indian Defense), scoring 25%.
- By opponent strength: 18% against higher-rated players, 75% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 56% with White, 27% with Black.
Based on 19 over-the-board games (9 classical). 8 with White (56%), 11 with Black (27%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.c4 | 6 | 42% |
| 1.e4 | 2 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Modern Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Sicilian Defense: Flohr Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening | 1 | 0% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (6 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 6 | 33% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 4 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 1 | 100% |
| Trompowsky Attack: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Grob Opening | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-06 | Ethan Bingxuan Li (1889) Caplin Hastings Masters · classical | W |
| 2023-01-05 | Calum Salmons (1989) Caplin Hastings Masters · classical | L |
| 2023-01-04 | Rasa Norinkeviciute (1969) Caplin Hastings Masters · classical | W |
| 2023-01-03 | Kevin Winter (1708) Caplin Hastings Masters | W |
| 2023-01-02 | Petr Marusenko (2041) Caplin Hastings Masters · classical | L |
| 2023-01-01 | Laurence Butt (1740) Caplin Hastings Masters · classical | W |
| 2022-12-31 | Dale Westcott (1610) Caplin Hastings Masters · classical | ½ |
| 2022-12-30 | Stellio Jerome (1501) Caplin Hastings Masters · classical | L |
| 2022-12-29 | Mei-En Emmanuelle Hng (2057) Caplin Hastings Masters · classical | L |
| 2022-12-28 | Timothy J Kett (2184) Caplin Hastings Masters · classical | L |
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