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Richards, Simon

Standard: 1794 Rapid: 1650 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-11-02)

FIDE ID: 343458211 (view FIDE profile)

Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1962 Age: 64

Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —

Games: 38 Wins: 7 (18%) Draws: 12 (32%) Losses: 19 (50%)

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As White 15 games 3W 5D 7L

Rapport-Jobava System 6 games 0W 3D 3L

(unspecified) 6 games 0W 3D 3L

Vienna Game 5 games 1W 2D 2L

Vienna Gambit 3 games 0W 2D 1L

Paulsen Attack 3 games 0W 2D 1L

Max Lange Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Falkbeer Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Sicilian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L

Closed 2 games 1W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L

Lion Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Van Geet Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

As Black 16 games 3W 4D 9L

French Defense 10 games 2W 4D 4L

Advance Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L

Extended Bishop Swap 3 games 1W 1D 1L

Normal Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L

(unspecified) 3 games 1W 1D 1L

Tarrasch Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L

Guimard Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Guimard Defense, Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Steinitz Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Knight Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

English Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Nimzowitsch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Williams Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

English Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Horwitz Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Blunders Top 4 of 165

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2026.08.06 · 36... a1=Q (−47.5% win chance) 1/2-1/2

Richards, Simon

Brett, Andrew R

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2026.02.05 · 64. Qc3 (−47.5% win chance) 1/2-1/2

Katzwinkel, Marius

Richards, Simon

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2026.10.27 · 30. Ne4 (−44.4% win chance) 0-1

James, Russell A

Richards, Simon

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2026.10.27 · 34. d6 (−42.5% win chance) 0-1

James, Russell A

Richards, Simon

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Games Showing all 38 games

Date	Event	Round	Opponent	Result	Accuracy %	First moves
2026.10.29	English Over 50 Chess Championship 2026	6.7	2026.10.29 Jones, Graeme (343409083) (1736)	0	88.00%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6
2026.10.29	English Over 50 Chess Championship 2026	5.6	2026.10.29 Bowers, Francis J (438383) (1786)	0	81.10%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6
2026.10.27	English Over 50 Chess Championship 2026	4.3	2026.10.27 James, Russell A (407070) (2109)	0	75.60%	1. Nc3 Nf6 2. d4 d6 3. e4 Nbd7
2026.10.27	English Over 50 Chess Championship 2026	3.7	2026.10.27 Clarke, Duncan (343410049) (1624)	1	92.70%	1. Nc3 e5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bb4
2026.10.26	English Over 50 Chess Championship 2026	2.5	2026.10.26 Henderson, David (430021) (2000)	0	86.40%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bd7
2026.10.26	English Over 50 Chess Championship 2026	1.2	2026.10.26 Rasalingam, Haran (451959) (2101)	½	97.40%	1. Nc3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5
2026.08.09	Round 7: Nelson, Abiodun - Richards, Simon	7.16	2026.08.09 Nelson, Abiodun (7400098) (2019)	½	90.60%	1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 b6 3. d4 Bb7
2026.08.08	Round 6: Richards, Simon - Ledger, Dave J	6.12	2026.08.08 Ledger, Dave J (401986) (2101)	0	85.30%	1. Nc3 e5 2. e4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4
2026.08.07	Round 5: Ledger, Stephen C - Richards, Simon	5.15	2026.08.07 Ledger, Stephen C (404470) (2047)	1	93.70%	1. b3 d5 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e3 e6
2026.08.06	Round 4: Brett, Andrew R - Richards, Simon	4.17	2026.08.06 Brett, Andrew R (416460) (2026)	½	82.20%	1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6
2026.08.05	Round 3: Richards, Simon - Minnican, Alan	3.17	2026.08.05 Minnican, Alan (2400987) (2045)	½	95.20%	1. Nc3 e5 2. e4 Nf6 3. f4 d5
2026.08.04	Round 2: Quraishi, Shahab - Richards, Simon	2.28	2026.08.04 Quraishi, Shahab (455199) (1887)	1	97.20%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bd7
2026.08.03	Round 1: Richards, Simon - Regan, Natasha K	1.7	2026.08.03 Regan, Natasha K (403067) (2041)	0	78.80%	1. Nc3 e5 2. e4 Nf6 3. f4 d5
2026.02.05	Round 6: Sullivan, Daniel - Richards, Simon	6.13	2026.02.05 Sullivan, Daniel (433934) (1930)	0	88.90%	1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6
2026.02.05	Round 5: Richards, Simon - Katzwinkel, Marius	5.13	2026.02.05 Katzwinkel, Marius (533012504) (1749)	½	81.90%	1. Nc3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6
2026.02.04	Round 4: Matthews, Adrian M S - Richards, Simon	4.15	2026.02.04 Matthews, Adrian M S (413631) (1772)	½	86.80%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bd7
2026.02.04	Round 3: Richards, Simon - Nicholas C Flaherty	3.16	2026.02.04 Nicholas C Flaherty	½	81.60%	1. Nc3 e5 2. e4 Nf6 3. f4 d5
2026.02.03	Round 2: Bahtiyorova, Nodirabegim - Richards, Simon	2.13	2026.02.03 Bahtiyorova, Nodirabegim (14223716) (1861)	0	88.60%	1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6
2026.02.03	Round 1: Richards, Simon - Han, Qixuan	1.12	2026.02.03 Han, Qixuan (496944) (1938)	0	82.90%	1. Nc3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5
2025.04.28	Round 7: Richards, Simon - Gelder, Stephanie	7.11	2025.04.28 Gelder, Stephanie (343110896)	1	94.20%	1. Nc3 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bf4 a6
2025.04.27	Round 6: Homer, Neil S - Richards, Simon	6.9	2025.04.27 Homer, Neil S (418676) (1691)	1	90.10%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Bd3 Bb7
2025.04.27	Round 5: Richards, Simon - Matthews, Adrian M S	5.9	2025.04.27 Matthews, Adrian M S (413631) (1830)	0	80.20%	1. Nc3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6
2025.04.25	Round 3: Alldritt, Nigel R E - Richards, Simon	3.12	2025.04.25 Alldritt, Nigel R E (404543) (1952)	0	74.80%	1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6
2025.04.25	Round 2: Richards, Simon - Gardiner, Eric D	2.12	2025.04.25 Gardiner, Eric D (435880) (1879)	½	97.70%	1. Nc3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5
2025.04.24	Round 1: Homer, Stephen J - Richards, Simon	1.11	2025.04.24 Homer, Stephen J (410322) (2011)	0	80.70%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Bd3 Bb7
2025.02.06	1st Cheadle FIDE Open	6.11	2025.02.06 Doherty, Paul (451126) (1835)	1	85.20%	1. Nc3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. f4 Ne7
2025.02.06	1st Cheadle FIDE Open	5.11	2025.02.06 Alamri, Abdulaziz (343464963)	0	87.80%	1. c4 b6 2. d4 e6 3. a3 Bb7
2025.02.05	1st Cheadle FIDE Open	4.10	2025.02.05 Bamford, Paul (449032) (1704)	0	87.20%	1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. e3 Nf6
2025.02.05	1st Cheadle FIDE Open	3.9	2025.02.05 Banerjee, Sanjoy K (462799) (1750)	0	81.00%	1. Nc3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 e6
2025.02.04	1st Cheadle FIDE Open	2.11	2025.02.04 French, Barry (343464980)	½	95.40%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Be3 Bb7
2025.02.03	1st Cheadle FIDE Open	1.10	2025.02.03 Newton, Robert A (406775) (1872)	0	76.60%	1. Nc3 c5 2. e4 g6 3. f4 Bg7
	Round 7: Betts, Richard - Richards, Simon	7.22	Betts, Richard (445118) (1808)	½	94.60%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bd7
	Round 6: Richards, Simon - Wilson, Matthew R	6.24	Wilson, Matthew R (423459) (1784)	½	-	1. Nc3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. f4 d5
	Round 5: Richard Kelly - Richards, Simon	5.24	Richard Kelly	0	81.00%	1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6
	Round 4: Richards, Simon - Graff, Ben	4.25	Graff, Ben (424170) (1809)	½	96.70%	1. Nc3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5
	Round 3: Jaszkiwskyj, Peter - Richards, Simon	3.20	Jaszkiwskyj, Peter (416304) (1889)	0	74.30%	1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6
	Round 2: Richards, Simon - Faulkner, Martin J	2.27	Faulkner, Martin J (437891) (1818)	1	93.50%	1. Nc3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5
	Round 1: Baer, Bruce L - Richards, Simon	1.24	Baer, Bruce L (488801) (1938)	0	84.70%	1. g3 e6 2. Bg2 d5 3. d3 Bd6