Player profile

Richards, Heather S

Standard: 2081 Rapid: 2066 Blitz: 2097 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 408697 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: AUS Sex: F Birth Year: 1983 Age: 43
Title: WIM Women's title: WIM Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 43 Wins: 12 (28%) Draws: 5 (12%) Losses: 26 (60%)
Dossier

41 of 43 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 86.7%
Opened d4: 21/23Opened e4: 2/23
Castled kingside: 18Same-side castling: 15Did not castle: 12Castled queenside: 11Opposite-side castling: 10
Played in the center: 11Played on the kingside: 11Fianchettoed kingside: 10Played on the queenside: 10Fianchettoed queenside: 6
Kept the bishop pair: 27Sacrificed material: 27Isolated pawn: 26Active pieces: 26Backward pawn: 24Initiated exchanges: 22Space advantage: 20Missed tactics: 15Avoided exchanges: 8Played gambits: 2
Openings

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As White 23 games 7W 4D 12L
Rapport-Jobava System 14 games 5W 4D 5L
(unspecified) 14 games 5W 4D 5L
(unspecified) 14 games 5W 4D 5L
Rapport-Jobava System, with e6 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Pirc Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Sicilian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Alapin Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Smith-Morra Declined 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Horwitz Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Chigorin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Alburt Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Standard Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 20 games 5W 1D 14L
Czech Defense 8 games 3W 0D 5L
(unspecified) 8 games 3W 0D 5L
(unspecified) 8 games 3W 0D 5L
Indian Defense 4 games 2W 0D 2L
Wade-Tartakower Defense 4 games 2W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 4 games 2W 0D 2L
Pirc Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Lion Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Lion's Jaw 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rat Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
English Rat 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Larsen Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 218

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

2026.06.20 · 34. Qg6 (−83.1% win chance) 0-1
Megaranto, Susanto
Richards, Heather S
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2026.09.21 · 29... Qc4 (−66.1% win chance) 1-0
Richards, Heather S
Yao, Lan
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2025.01.06 · 30. Qd2 (−48.5% win chance) 0-1
Zhu, Harvey (Hanchen)
Richards, Heather S
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2026.06.19 · 19... Bf6 (−47.5% win chance) 1-0
Richards, Heather S
Oberio, Aglipay
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Games Showing all 43 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves