Player profile
Armstrong, Malcolm J
Dossier
13 of 13 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 91.5%
Opened Nf3: 4/7Opened d4: 3/7
Castled kingside: 12Same-side castling: 11Opposite-side castling: 1Did not castle: 1
Fianchettoed kingside: 7Played in the center: 4Fianchettoed queenside: 2Played on the kingside: 2Played on the queenside: 1
Active pieces: 9Kept the bishop pair: 8Space advantage: 8Backward pawn: 8Sacrificed material: 7Initiated exchanges: 6Isolated pawn: 6Avoided exchanges: 4Missed tactics: 3
Openings
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As White 7 games 1W 2D 4L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Keres Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
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1 game
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1L
Philidor Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
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0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Stoltz Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
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0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Kingside Fianchetto 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
As Black 6 games 1W 3D 2L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Colle System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Grünfeld Formation
1 game
0W
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0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
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1 game
0W
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1L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Slav Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Blunders Top 4 of 47
This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?
Games Showing all 13 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.06.28 | Round 5: Mokhber-Garcia, Sebastian - Armstrong, Malcolm J | 5.14 | 2026.06.28 Mokhber-Garcia, Sebastian (499269) (1900) | 1 | 94.70% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | |
| 2026.06.28 | Round 4: Armstrong, Malcolm J - Dissanayake, Sathsara | 4.13 | 2026.06.28 Dissanayake, Sathsara (343415792) (1890) | ½ | 97.50% | 1. d4 d6 2. e4 e5 3. Nf3 exd4 | |
| 2026.06.27 | Round 3: Maheshwari, Shlok - Armstrong, Malcolm J | 3.15 | 2026.06.27 Maheshwari, Shlok (343439489) (1680) | ½ | 97.10% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | |
| 2026.06.27 | Round 2: Armstrong, Malcolm J - Yeung, Jia-Arn | 2.20 | 2026.06.27 Yeung, Jia-Arn (343425542) (1722) | ½ | 97.20% | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 | |
| 2025.10.26 | Round 5: Armstrong, Malcolm J - Gardiner, Harry | 5.25 | 2025.10.26 Gardiner, Harry (468355) (1960) | 1 | 93.80% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 | |
| 2025.10.26 | Round 4: Layhe, Simon - Armstrong, Malcolm J | 4.26 | 2025.10.26 Layhe, Simon (468371) (1881) | ½ | 94.40% | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 | |
| 2025.10.25 | Round 3: Armstrong, Malcolm J - Cast, Julian | 3.22 | 2025.10.25 Cast, Julian (473928) (1939) | 0 | 84.90% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 | |
| 2025.10.25 | Round 2: Keely, Leo A - Armstrong, Malcolm J | 2.24 | 2025.10.25 Keely, Leo A (410241) (1917) | ½ | 96.20% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. g3 Nc6 | |
| 2025.10.23 | Round 1: Armstrong, Malcolm J - Fava, Lorenzo | 1.1 | 2025.10.23 Fava, Lorenzo (2837434) (2356) | 0 | 88.10% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 | |
| 2025.02.09 | Blackpool Open 2025 | 4.7 | 2025.02.09 Merriman, John (402362) (2216) | 0 | 82.60% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bg4 | |
| 2025.02.08 | Blackpool Open 2025 | 2.3 | 2025.02.08 Sarakauskas, Gediminas (12800724) (2323) | 0 | 83.00% | 1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 e5 | |
| 2024.12.12 | XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2024 - Group A | 1.32 | 2024.12.12 Sofronie, Iulian (1202936) (2368) | 0 | - | ||
| 2024.08.25 | Round 8: Hebden, Mark L - Armstrong, Malcolm J | 8.8 | 2024.08.25 Hebden, Mark L (400084) (2385) | 0 | 89.00% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 |