Player profile

Varley, Peter

Standard: 2129 Rapid: 2116 Blitz: 2119 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 1800159 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: WLS Sex: M Birth Year: 1957 Age: 69
Title: FM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 35 Wins: 15 (43%) Draws: 10 (29%) Losses: 10 (29%)
Dossier

34 of 35 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 91.1%
Opened d4: 6/11Opened e4: 2/11Opened Nf3: 1/11Opened c4: 1/11Opened f4: 1/11
Castled kingside: 18Same-side castling: 16Did not castle: 3Opposite-side castling: 2Castled queenside: 1
Played on the kingside: 9Played in the center: 8Fianchettoed kingside: 4Fianchettoed queenside: 4Played on the queenside: 3
Initiated exchanges: 14Kept the bishop pair: 13Active pieces: 13Sacrificed material: 13Space advantage: 13Isolated pawn: 12Backward pawn: 10Missed tactics: 5Avoided exchanges: 4Accepted short draws: 2
Openings

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As White 11 games 6W 4D 1L
French Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Winawer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Poisoned Pawn Variation, Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Reshevsky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Positional Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Réti Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Gurevich System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kmoch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Accelerated Panov Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bird Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Mannheim Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Benoni Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Budapest Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 12 games 3W 4D 5L
English Opening 3 games 1W 2D 0L
King's English Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Variation, Reversed Dragon 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Neo-Catalan Declined 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Orthodox Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Réti Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bled Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ruy Lopez 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Berlin Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
l'Hermet Variation, Berlin Wall Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Benoni Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Old Benoni 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Reversed Grünfeld 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 112

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2026.08.08 · 26. Bxe6 (−41.2% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Phillips, Owen S
Varley, Peter
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2026.08.08 · 34. Ke4 (−37.4% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Phillips, Owen S
Varley, Peter
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2026.08.09 · 55... Kd1 (−33% win chance) 0-1
Varley, Peter
Wager, John D
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2026.08.09 · 57... Ra8 (−32.1% win chance) 0-1
Varley, Peter
Wager, John D
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Games Showing all 35 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves