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Taylor, Mark

Standard: 1795 Rapid: 1800 Blitz: 1755 (last updated 2026-11-02)

FIDE ID: 422495 (view FIDE profile)

Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1962 Age: 64

Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —

Games: 12 Wins: 5 (42%) Draws: 1 (8%) Losses: 6 (50%)

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11 of 12 games analyzed.

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As White 7 games 2W 1D 4L

Modern Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L

Bishop Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Sicilian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L

O'Kelly Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Normal System 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Najdorf Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Italian Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Scotch Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Max Lange Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Scotch Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Benima Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

As Black 5 games 3W 0D 2L

Sicilian Defense 4 games 2W 0D 2L

Alapin Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L

Barmen Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L

Moscow Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

London System, with Be2 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Blunders Top 4 of 89

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

2025.06.28 · 35... Qg3 (−79.3% win chance) 0-1

Taylor, Mark

Tirado Simarro, Carmelo

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2026.02.05 · 24. exf5 (−59.2% win chance) 0-1

Newton, Robert A

Taylor, Mark

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2026.02.05 · 48. f6 (−47.5% win chance) 0-1

Newton, Robert A

Taylor, Mark

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2026.02.05 · 38. Kg1 (−41.9% win chance) 0-1

Parker, Ethan

Taylor, Mark

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Games Showing all 12 games

Date	Event	Round	Opponent	Result	Accuracy %	First moves
2026.02.05	Round 6: Alderton, Julian - Taylor, Mark	6.9	2026.02.05 Alderton, Julian (343464700) (1642)	0	84.10%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7
2026.02.05	Round 5: Taylor, Mark - Newton, Robert A	5.7	2026.02.05 Newton, Robert A (406775)	0	71.30%	1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bc4 e6
2026.02.05	Round 4: Boganadham, Ved Sudeep - Taylor, Mark	4.8	2026.02.05 Boganadham, Ved Sudeep (343436048) (1671)	0	80.40%	1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5
2026.02.05	Round 3: Taylor, Mark - Parker, Ethan	3.6	2026.02.05 Parker, Ethan (343436064) (1824)	0	70.80%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4
2026.02.05	Round 2: Katzwinkel, Marius - Taylor, Mark	2.7	2026.02.05 Katzwinkel, Marius (533012504)	1	82.80%	1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5
2026.02.05	Round 1: Taylor, Mark - Longson, Sarah N	1.7	2026.02.05 Longson, Sarah N (2501465) (1988)	0	80.40%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4
2025.06.29	Round 5: Taylor, Mark - Grimley, Matthew	5.2	2025.06.29 Grimley, Matthew (343459579)	1	86.00%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4
2025.06.29	Round 4: Taylor, Mark - Lambton, David	4.2	2025.06.29 Lambton, David (465933) (1802)	½	84.20%	1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4
2025.06.28	Round 3: Tirado Simarro, Carmelo - Taylor, Mark	3.3	2025.06.28 Tirado Simarro, Carmelo (22241116) (1863)	1	51.20%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 d6
2025.06.28	Round 2: Thomas, Mark - Taylor, Mark	2.2	2025.06.28 Thomas, Mark (1801791) (1876)	1	-	1. e4 c5 2. Be2 Nc6 3. f4 g6
2025.06.27	Round 1: Taylor, Mark - Baxter, Martin	1.13	2025.06.27 Baxter, Martin (343419909) (1760)	1	95.10%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4
2026.01.14	Eccles FIDE Classic 1 Feb 2026	2.1	2026.01.14 Surtees, Mike J (412619) (2074)	0	87.20%	1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Be3 Bg7