Player profile

Turner, Matthew J

Standard: 2460 Rapid: 2491 Blitz: 2419 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 402893 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: SCO Sex: M Birth Year: 1975 Age: 51
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: NA FOA title: —
Games: 131 Wins: 60 (46%) Draws: 53 (40%) Losses: 18 (14%)
Dossier

126 of 131 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 94.1%
Opened d4: 32/41Opened e4: 4/41Opened Nf3: 4/41Opened c4: 1/41
Castled kingside: 76Same-side castling: 61Did not castle: 10Opposite-side castling: 6Castled queenside: 5
Played in the center: 39Played on the queenside: 27Played on the kingside: 26Fianchettoed kingside: 21Fianchettoed queenside: 19
Active pieces: 63Kept the bishop pair: 52Initiated exchanges: 52Sacrificed material: 50Space advantage: 42Backward pawn: 41Isolated pawn: 30Avoided exchanges: 26Accepted short draws: 17Played gambits: 13
Openings

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As White 44 games 25W 14D 5L
Queen's Pawn Game 7 games 3W 3D 1L
London System 2 games 0W 1D 1L
with e6 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Torre Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zukertort Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Levitsky Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 4 games 3W 0D 1L
Knights Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Przepiorka Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Spielmann-Indian 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Catalan Opening 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Open Defense 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Classical Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Trompowsky Attack 3 games 3W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 3W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 3W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Yugoslav Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Keres Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rapport-Jobava System 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Torre Attack 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Classical Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Nimzowitsch Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
French Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blackburne Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Gunsberg Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Hungarian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Accelerated Panov Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Barmen Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Slav Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Quiet Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Schallopp Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Indian Formation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Semi-Leningrad Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
St. Petersburg Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fischer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rapport-Jobava System, with e6 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Schlechter Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Philidor Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Hanham Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Schlechter Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 52 games 17W 28D 7L
Ruy Lopez 14 games 3W 9D 2L
Closed 11 games 3W 6D 2L
Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Breyer Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Flohr System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Breyer Defense, Quiet Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Morphy Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kholmov Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Morphy Defense 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Anderssen Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Slav Defense 6 games 2W 4D 0L
Exchange Variation 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Quiet Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pin Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Schlechter Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Chebanenko Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Italian Game 4 games 3W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Anglo-Indian Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Nimzo-English 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Hedgehog System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Nimzowitsch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Check Variation, Intermezzo Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kasparov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Grünfeld Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scotch Game 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Romanishin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Malaniuk Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Catalan Opening 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Open Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Botvinnik Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sicilian Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Accelerated Dragon 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Modern Bc4 Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Orthodox Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Knights Game 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Scotch Variation Accepted 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Trompowsky Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Yugoslav Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Vienna Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Stanley Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Reversed Spanish 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Breyer Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Semi-Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Hollywood Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Delayed Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rapport-Jobava System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 277

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

2025.06.14 · 28. Ng3 (−45.7% win chance) 0-1
Gallana, Marco
Turner, Matthew J
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2025.06.12 · 30. Re3 (−42.6% win chance) 0-1
Momunaliev, Ruslan
Turner, Matthew J
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2025.06.14 · 16... gxf6 (−40.9% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Turner, Matthew J
Madan, Augustin
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2023.07.16 · 35. Re2 (−39.5% win chance) 0-1
Ameet K Ghasi
Matthew J Turner
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