Player profile

Sowray, Peter J

Standard: 2144 Rapid: 2107 Blitz: 2101 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 400971 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1959 Age: 67
Title: FM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 98 Wins: 40 (41%) Draws: 29 (30%) Losses: 29 (30%)
Dossier

96 of 98 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 91.2%
Opened d4: 23/49Opened c4: 15/49Opened e4: 9/49Opened Nf3: 2/49
Castled kingside: 80Same-side castling: 71Opposite-side castling: 11Castled queenside: 9Did not castle: 7
Fianchettoed kingside: 42Played on the queenside: 25Played in the center: 24Played on the kingside: 22Fianchettoed queenside: 19
Active pieces: 67Initiated exchanges: 65Sacrificed material: 62Kept the bishop pair: 58Space advantage: 57Backward pawn: 47Isolated pawn: 45Avoided exchanges: 19Missed tactics: 19Played gambits: 11
Openings

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As White 49 games 21W 12D 16L
English Opening 14 games 6W 3D 5L
Anglo-Indian Defense 3 games 2W 0D 1L
King's Indian Formation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
King's Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Agincourt Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Neo-Catalan Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Catalan Defense Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's English Variation 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Adhiban Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Four Knights Variation, Flexible Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Neo-Catalan 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sicilian Defense 5 games 1W 2D 2L
Richter-Rauzer Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Cobra Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Delayed Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
with e6 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Moscow Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Colle System 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Accelerated London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Lesser Simagin (Spassky) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Uhlmann-Szabo System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Larsen Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rapport-Jobava System 4 games 2W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 4 games 2W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Réti Opening 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
with g3 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Indian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Accelerated London System 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Reshevsky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Morphy Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Anderssen Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Rubinstein Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Torre Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Petrosian Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
East Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Trompowsky Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Schara Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Kmoch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 49 games 19W 17D 13L
Queen's Gambit Declined 7 games 3W 4D 0L
Exchange Variation 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Reshevsky Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Positional Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pseudo-Tarrasch 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 6 games 4W 1D 1L
Moscow Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Velimirovic Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Najdorf Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Smith-Morra Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Variations 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pirc Defense 6 games 1W 3D 2L
Classical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Schlechter Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Austrian Attack 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Caro-Kann Defense 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Advance Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 4 games 2W 0D 2L
Morphy Defense 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Mackenzie Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Steinitz Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Steinitz Defense, Siesta Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Great Snake Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bogoljubow Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Duchamp Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Defense 4 games 1W 2D 1L
McCutcheon Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Wolf Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Lasker Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alapin Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Steinitz Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Boleslavsky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Defense 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Standard Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Two Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pseudo-Austrian Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Game 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Schmidt Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Modern Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Mieses Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bird Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dutch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Torre Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Euwe Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Open Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Yugoslav Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Larsen Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 367

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

2025.02.16 · 37... Qa7+ (−43.8% win chance) 0-1
Sowray, Peter J
Ledger, Dave J
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2025.02.16 · 34... Qe7 (−42.8% win chance) 0-1
Sowray, Peter J
Ledger, Dave J
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2025.09.05 · 54. Ra8 (−40.7% win chance) 0-1
Burke, Alex
Sowray, Peter J
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2026.08.20 · 29... Qc4 (−38.9% win chance) 1-0
Sowray, Peter J
Buckley, Graeme N
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