Player profile
Graff, Ben
Dossier
43 of 47 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 88.1%
Opened e4: 20/20
Castled kingside: 30Same-side castling: 27Opposite-side castling: 5Castled queenside: 4Did not castle: 3
Fianchettoed kingside: 15Played in the center: 15Played on the kingside: 13Fianchettoed queenside: 5Played on the queenside: 5
Initiated exchanges: 25Sacrificed material: 21Space advantage: 19Active pieces: 19Backward pawn: 19Missed tactics: 16Kept the bishop pair: 16Isolated pawn: 12Avoided exchanges: 8Played gambits: 3
Openings
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As White 21 games 6W 4D 11L
Sicilian Defense 6 games 1W 1D 4L
Closed 6 games 1W 1D 4L
(unspecified)
4 games
1W
1D
2L
Fianchetto Variation
2 games
0W
0D
2L
Ruy Lopez 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Averbakh Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Schliemann Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Steinitz Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Scandinavian Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Leonhardt Gambit
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Valencian Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Breyer Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Modern Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Standard Line 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
0D
2L
Philidor Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Lion Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Elephant Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
French Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Nimzowitsch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Mikenas Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
As Black 19 games 9W 3D 7L
Pirc Defense 4 games 1W 0D 3L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
0D
1L
Austrian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dragon Formation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Bayonet Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Queen's Pawn Game 4 games 3W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
0D
1L
London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Accelerated London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Nimzowitsch Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Williams Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Scandinavian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Advance Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
French Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fort Knox Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Debrecen Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Van Geet Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Hungarian Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Original Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Symmetrical Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Reshevsky Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
English Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Blunders Top 4 of 238
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Games Showing all 47 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.10.25 | English Rapid Chess Championship 2026 | 11.25 | 2026.10.25 Conway, Chris (585002909) | 1 | 94.50% | 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 | |
| 2026.10.25 | English Rapid Chess Championship 2026 | 10.21 | 2026.10.25 Dhingra, Kanvansh (33401500) (1895) | 0 | 83.80% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 | |
| 2026.10.25 | English Rapid Chess Championship 2026 | 9.22 | 2026.10.25 Di Fruscia, Antonio (343453066) (1748) | 1 | 83.70% | 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 | |
| 2026.10.25 | English Rapid Chess Championship 2026 | 8.19 | 2026.10.25 Pilley, Jack (343403840) (2062) | 0 | 90.40% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 | |
| 2026.10.25 | English Rapid Chess Championship 2026 | 7.26 | 2026.10.25 Mole, Tommy (-) (1323) | 1 | 86.30% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 | |
| 2026.10.24 | English Rapid Chess Championship 2026 | 6.31 | 2026.10.24 Neville, Andy (343445829) (1443) | 1 | 90.30% | 1. d4 d6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 g6 | |
| 2026.10.24 | English Rapid Chess Championship 2026 | 5.32 | 2026.10.24 Narendran Indira, Hardhik (585002208) | 1 | - | 1. e4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bg4 | |
| 2026.10.24 | English Rapid Chess Championship 2026 | 4.30 | 2026.10.24 Brocklehurst, Andrew (424765) (1820) | 0 | 88.20% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 | |
| 2026.10.24 | English Rapid Chess Championship 2026 | 3.27 | 2026.10.24 Shunmugam, Saikrishna (343472923) (1464) | 0 | 83.10% | 1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 | |
| 2026.10.24 | English Rapid Chess Championship 2026 | 2.30 | 2026.10.24 Carter, Paul (491373) | 0 | 82.10% | 1. d4 d6 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 g6 | |
| 2026.10.24 | English Rapid Chess Championship 2026 | 1.13 | 2026.10.24 Verbytski, Oleg (495506) (2169) | 0 | 85.20% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 | |
| 2026.08.09 | Round 7: Graff, Ben - Baer, Bruce L | 7.18 | 2026.08.09 Baer, Bruce L (488801) (2015) | 0 | 91.40% | 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 a6 | |
| 2026.08.08 | Round 6: Lynch, Chris - Graff, Ben | 6.24 | 2026.08.08 Lynch, Chris (343454216) (1596) | 1 | 91.10% | 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 | |
| 2026.08.07 | Round 5: McMahon, Paul - Graff, Ben | 5.26 | 2026.08.07 McMahon, Paul (408212) (1889) | ½ | 95.70% | 1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 d4 3. Nce2 e5 | |
| 2026.08.06 | Round 4: Graff, Ben - Hasson, Peter | 4.26 | 2026.08.06 Hasson, Peter (494690) (1989) | ½ | 92.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 | |
| 2026.08.05 | Round 3: Graff, Ben - Ridge, Michael | 3.27 | 2026.08.05 Ridge, Michael (2401894) (1900) | ½ | 80.90% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 | |
| 2026.08.04 | Round 2: Homer, Stephen J - Graff, Ben | 2.22 | 2026.08.04 Homer, Stephen J (410322) (2019) | 0 | 89.90% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 | |
| 2026.08.03 | Round 1: Graff, Ben - James, Russell A | 1.17 | 2026.08.03 James, Russell A (407070) (2075) | 0 | 81.40% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 | |
| 2025.03.02 | Round 11: Graff, Ben - Naylor-Eade, Michael A | 11.54 | 2025.03.02 Naylor-Eade, Michael A (455962) (1945) | 1 | 94.70% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | |
| 2025.03.02 | Round 10: Van Neerven, Yvon - Graff, Ben | 10.70 | 2025.03.02 Van Neerven, Yvon (343415881) (1559) | 1 | 84.10% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 | |
| 2025.03.02 | Round 9: Graff, Ben - Karthisamy, Prathik | 9.71 | 2025.03.02 Karthisamy, Prathik (498815) | ½ | 90.20% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 | |
| 2025.03.02 | Round 8: Smith, Adam - Graff, Ben | 8.77 | 2025.03.02 Smith, Adam (343426000) (1622) | 1 | 81.10% | 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5 a6 | |
| 2025.03.02 | Round 7: Graff, Ben - Calvert, George | 7.71 | 2025.03.02 Calvert, George (343401597) (1614) | 0 | - | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.03.01 | Round 6: Bahtiyorova, Nodirabegim - Graff, Ben | 6.67 | 2025.03.01 Bahtiyorova, Nodirabegim (14223716) (1621) | ½ | 78.00% | 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2025.03.01 | Round 5: Graff, Ben - Yoon, Jacob D | 5.45 | 2025.03.01 Yoon, Jacob D (446076) (1980) | 0 | 82.20% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | |
| 2025.03.01 | Round 4: Blair, Jimmy - Graff, Ben | 4.73 | 2025.03.01 Blair, Jimmy (437565) (1603) | 1 | 91.20% | 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. b3 Nc6 | |
| 2025.03.01 | Round 3: Graff, Ben - Manley, Jon P | 3.45 | 2025.03.01 Manley, Jon P (403296) (2063) | 0 | 80.70% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 | |
| 2025.03.01 | Round 2: Ayers, Edward - Graff, Ben | 2.78 | 2025.03.01 Ayers, Edward (490660) (1509) | 1 | - | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 | |
| 2024.09.21 | Round 1: Ghasi, Ameet K - Graff, Ben | 1.1 | 2024.09.21 Ghasi, Ameet K (409200) (2524) | 0 | 86.70% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 | |
| 2024.03.03 | British Rapidplay Championship 2024 | 11 | 2024.03.03 Crawford, Owen (343409393) (1917) | 0 | 90.50% | 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 | |
| 2024.03.03 | British Rapidplay Championship 2024 | 10 | 2024.03.03 Vashisht-Pigem, Raman (469734) (1990) | 0 | 81.20% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 | |
| 2024.03.03 | British Rapidplay Championship 2024 | 9 | 2024.03.03 Tart, Peter K (471070) (1987) | 1 | 93.90% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. Qe2 Bg4 | |
| 2024.03.03 | British Rapidplay Championship 2024 | 8 | 2024.03.03 Shankar, Yashwardhan (2411067) (1771) | 1 | 95.70% | 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 | |
| 2024.03.03 | British Rapidplay - lower boards | 7 | 2024.03.03 Mohammed Sharifdeen, Mohamed Nasrudeen Meeran (343423736) (1551) | 1 | 93.50% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 | |
| 2024.03.02 | British Rapidplay - lower boards | 6 | 2024.03.02 Sriram, Gautam (498491) (1480) | ½ | 95.80% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| 2024.03.02 | British Rapidplay Championship 2024 | 5 | 2024.03.02 Ou, Siyuan (343405657) (1434) | ½ | 91.40% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| 2024.03.02 | British Rapidplay Championship 2024 | 4 | 2024.03.02 Mitraka, Chrysoula-Paraskevi (2409968) (1612) | 0 | 86.90% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2024.03.02 | British Rapidplay Championship 2024 | 3 | 2024.03.02 Quilter, Thomas A (408530) (2051) | 0 | 89.90% | 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2024.03.02 | British Rapidplay - lower boards | 2 | 2024.03.02 McClennon, David (456152) | 1 | 93.70% | 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Be7 | |
| 2024.03.02 | British Rapidplay Championship 2024 | 1 | 2024.03.02 Pickard, Charles (470880) | 0 | 89.80% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. b3 d5 | |
| Round 7: Graff, Ben - Archer-Lock, Christopher J | 7.17 | Archer-Lock, Christopher J (403628) (1974) | ½ | 98.40% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | ||
| Round 6: Strugar, Ioan-Euzeb - Graff, Ben | 6.23 | Strugar, Ioan-Euzeb (42201381) (1659) | 1 | - | 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 | ||
| Round 5: Graff, Ben - Lynch, Chris | 5.27 | Lynch, Chris (343454216) (1615) | 1 | 92.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 | ||
| Round 4: Richards, Simon - Graff, Ben | 4.25 | Richards, Simon (343458211) (1697) | ½ | 82.60% | 1. Nc3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5 | ||
| Round 3: Graff, Ben - Wheeler, Tim | 3.23 | Wheeler, Tim (343407161) (1784) | 0 | 87.60% | 1. e4 g6 2. d3 Bg7 3. Nd2 c5 | ||
| Round 2: Duncan, Chris R - Graff, Ben | 2.13 | Duncan, Chris R (403091) (2196) | 0 | 90.00% | 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 g6 | ||
| Round 1: Graff, Ben - Neave, George | 1.11 | Neave, George (2401630) (2066) | ½ | 95.30% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d3 g6 |