Player profile

Dennis, Nigel W

Standard: 1799 Rapid: 1763 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 408913 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1944 Age: 82
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 36 Wins: 13 (36%) Draws: 8 (22%) Losses: 15 (42%)
Dossier

36 of 36 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 87.9%
Opened e4: 14/14
Castled kingside: 26Same-side castling: 23Opposite-side castling: 2Did not castle: 2Castled queenside: 1
Fianchettoed kingside: 12Played on the queenside: 10Played on the kingside: 8Played in the center: 8Fianchettoed queenside: 4
Active pieces: 20Sacrificed material: 18Initiated exchanges: 17Kept the bishop pair: 15Space advantage: 15Backward pawn: 15Isolated pawn: 14Missed tactics: 10Avoided exchanges: 8Played gambits: 3
Openings

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As White 14 games 6W 5D 3L
Sicilian Defense 5 games 3W 2D 0L
Najdorf Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
O'Kelly Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Maróczy Bind 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Dragon Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
McCutcheon Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Lasker Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Winawer Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Portisch-Hook Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Burn Variation, Morozevich Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Panov Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Panov-Botvinnik 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Herzog Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Averbakh System 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Nimzowitsch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kennedy Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Linksspringer Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ruy Lopez 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 15 games 5W 2D 8L
Sicilian Defense 7 games 4W 1D 2L
Wing Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Marshall Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scheveningen Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Vitolins Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Delayed Alapin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
with d6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Moscow Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Haag Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Defense 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Yugoslav Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Petrosian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pirc Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Accelerated London System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bird Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dutch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Paulsen Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 178

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

? · 34... Rf2+ (−47.1% win chance) 1-0
Dennis, Nigel W
Walkowiak, Adam
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2026.08.08 · 37. Rxf4 (−34.6% win chance) 0-1
Morris, Charles F
Dennis, Nigel W
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2024.05.27 · 54. Ke3 (−34.3% win chance) 0-1
Hutchinson, Norman A
Dennis, Nigel W
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2024.07.29 · 36... Bf6 (−33.8% win chance) 1-0
Dennis, Nigel W
Hutchinson, Paul A
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Games Showing all 36 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves