Player profile

Bolt, Graham

Standard: 1964 Rapid: 1909 Blitz: 1971 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 410438 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1961 Age: 65
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 42 Wins: 11 (26%) Draws: 12 (29%) Losses: 18 (43%) Other: 1
Dossier

40 of 42 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 88.1%
Opened Nf3: 16/16
Castled kingside: 33Same-side castling: 31Did not castle: 2Opposite-side castling: 1
Fianchettoed kingside: 32Fianchettoed queenside: 12Played on the queenside: 11Played on the kingside: 11Played in the center: 5
Backward pawn: 30Kept the bishop pair: 23Initiated exchanges: 22Isolated pawn: 18Space advantage: 17Sacrificed material: 16Active pieces: 15Avoided exchanges: 10Missed tactics: 9Played gambits: 4
Openings

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As White 17 games 4W 4D 9L
King's Indian Attack 7 games 0W 2D 5L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Sicilian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Spassky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Keres Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Double Fianchetto 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Yugoslav Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 4 games 1W 1D 2L
Symmetrical Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Neo-Catalan Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Zukertort Opening 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Reversed Grünfeld 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Réti Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
with g3 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 20 games 6W 7D 6L
Modern Defense 9 games 4W 3D 2L
(unspecified) 6 games 3W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 6 games 3W 2D 1L
Averbakh System 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Pseudo-Austrian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 4 games 1W 1D 2L
Modern Defense 4 games 1W 1D 2L
(unspecified) 4 games 1W 1D 2L
English Opening 2 games 0W 2D 0L
King's English Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pachman System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Wing Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kingside Fianchetto 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Delayed Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 180

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

? · 29. e3 (−60.4% win chance) 0-1
Warimwe David James
Bolt, Graham
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2024.02.10 · 28... Re5 (−56% win chance) 1-0
Graham Bolt
Adam G Ashton
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2024.02.10 · 30... Qe6 (−47.5% win chance) 1-0
Graham Bolt
Adam G Ashton
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2026.08.05 · 46... f5 (−44.5% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Bolt, Graham
Solomon, Norman
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Games Showing all 42 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves