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Sykes, Chris

Standard: 1871 Rapid: 1897 Blitz: 1876 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 2401649 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: SCO Sex: M Birth Year: 1964 Age: 62
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 41 Wins: 15 (37%) Draws: 10 (24%) Losses: 16 (39%)
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Dossier

33 of 41 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 87.5%
Opened d4: 12/12
Castled kingside: 14Same-side castling: 13Castled queenside: 7Opposite-side castling: 6Did not castle: 5
Played on the kingside: 14Played in the center: 7Fianchettoed kingside: 7Played on the queenside: 3Fianchettoed queenside: 2
Active pieces: 21Initiated exchanges: 21Sacrificed material: 17Backward pawn: 14Isolated pawn: 11Space advantage: 10Missed tactics: 9Kept the bishop pair: 6Played gambits: 4Accepted short draws: 2
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As White 15 games 8W 5D 2L
Queen's Pawn Game 7 games 5W 1D 1L
Accelerated London System 4 games 2W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 4 games 2W 1D 1L
London System 3 games 3W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Rapport-Jobava System 4 games 2W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 4 games 2W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Dutch Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Raphael Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Horwitz Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
As Black 18 games 4W 3D 11L
Caro-Kann Defense 8 games 1W 2D 5L
Advance Variation 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Exchange Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Endgame Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Two Knights Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 4 games 1W 0D 3L
King's English Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anti-Benoni Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Benoni Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Benoni-Indian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Kingside Move Order 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Benko Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fully Accepted Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Benko Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Accelerated London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 173

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

2026.08.06 · 72... Rxe1+ (−47.5% win chance) 1-0
Sykes, Chris
Homer, Stephen J
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2026.08.06 · 71... Rc1 (−44.4% win chance) 1-0
Sykes, Chris
Homer, Stephen J
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2025.11.30 · 35... Rxf6+ (−36.7% win chance) 1-0
Sykes, Chris
Alami, Halim
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2026.08.06 · 48... Ke5 (−34.9% win chance) 1-0
Sykes, Chris
Homer, Stephen J
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Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves