Player profile
Wilks, Simon
Dossier
62 of 64 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 91.5%
Opened e4: 25/25
Castled kingside: 39Same-side castling: 35Did not castle: 7Opposite-side castling: 6Castled queenside: 5
Played in the center: 22Played on the queenside: 12Played on the kingside: 10Fianchettoed kingside: 5Fianchettoed queenside: 4
Active pieces: 39Kept the bishop pair: 28Initiated exchanges: 27Sacrificed material: 27Isolated pawn: 26Backward pawn: 25Space advantage: 25Missed tactics: 15Avoided exchanges: 13Played gambits: 7
Openings
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As White 26 games 8W 8D 9L
Sicilian Defense 7 games 4W 2D 1L
Delayed Alapin Variation 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
1D
0L
with e6
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Kan Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Polugaevsky Variation
2 games
1W
0D
1L
Alapin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Stoltz Attack
1 game
1W
0D
0L
O'Kelly Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Venice System
1 game
1W
0D
0L
French Defense 6 games 3W 1D 2L
Winawer Variation 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Poisoned Pawn Variation, Main Line
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Portisch-Hook Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Delayed Exchange Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Classical Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Burn Variation
2 games
0W
1D
1L
McCutcheon Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Lasker Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Ruy Lopez 4 games 0W 1D 3L
Closed 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid
1 game
0W
1D
0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Morphy Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Modern Steinitz Defense, Siesta Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Modern Steinitz Defense
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Scandinavian Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Valencian Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Main Line
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Mieses Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Philidor Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Lion Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Scotch Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Schmidt Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Nimzowitsch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Williams Variation 1 game 0W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Spassky Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Alekhine Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Alburt Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Petrov's Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Center Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
As Black 27 games 4W 12D 11L
French Defense 8 games 1W 3D 4L
Tarrasch Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
0D
1L
Chistyakov Defense, Modern Line
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Euwe Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Chigorin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
McCutcheon Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Lasker Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Steinitz Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Boleslavsky Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Monte Carlo Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
English Opening 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Anglo-Indian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Nimzo-English
2 games
1W
1D
0L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Catalan Opening 4 games 0W 3D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 3D 0L
(unspecified)
3 games
0W
3D
0L
Open Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Line
1 game
0W
0D
1L
King's Indian Attack 3 games 0W 0D 3L
Keres Variation 3 games 0W 0D 3L
(unspecified)
3 games
0W
0D
3L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Kmoch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Bogo-Indian Defense 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Grünfeld Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
1D
0L
Vitolins Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Réti Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Vienna Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Quiet Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Blunders Top 4 of 251
This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?
Games Showing all 64 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.07.04 | Open: Dishman, Stephen - Wilks, Simon | 1.6 | 2026.07.04 Dishman, Stephen (403024) (2263) | ½ | 97.30% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 f6 | |
| 2026.05.04 | Round 11: Wilks, Simon - Baltrunas, Evaldas | 11.24 | 2026.05.04 Baltrunas, Evaldas (343427499) (1972) | ½ | 90.20% | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 | |
| 2026.05.03 | Round 10: Taylor, William J - Wilks, Simon | 10.14 | 2026.05.03 Taylor, William J (423130) (1998) | 1 | 90.60% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 h6 | |
| 2026.05.02 | Round 9: Wilks, Simon - James, Russell A | 9.30 | 2026.05.02 James, Russell A (407070) (2087) | ½ | 96.70% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.04.01 | X Open Semana Santa 2026 - Grupo A | 1.13 | 2026.04.01 Diaz Camallonga, Carles (22235256) (2497) | 0 | 91.40% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 | |
| 2026.03.22 | Round 8: Wilks, Simon - White, Stuart A | 8.6 | 2026.03.22 White, Stuart A (407747) (2031) | ½ | 86.00% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 | |
| 2026.03.21 | Round 7: Nakara Husain - Wilks, Simon | 7.28 | 2026.03.21 Nakara Husain (25636111) (1809) | ½ | 96.80% | 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2026.02.08 | Round 6: Weersing, Abigail Riis - Wilks, Simon | 6.28 | 2026.02.08 Weersing, Abigail Riis (460036) (2056) | 0 | 85.70% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2026.02.07 | Round 5: Wilks, Simon - Kacprzak, Kacper | 5.26 | 2026.02.07 Kacprzak, Kacper (21819319) (2299) | 0 | 90.30% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.11.02 | Round 2: Foisor, Mihaela-Veronica - Wilks, Simon | 2.22 | 2025.11.02 Foisor, Mihaela-Veronica (2270757) (2142) | 1 | 93.10% | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. g3 Bxc3 | |
| 2025.11.01 | Round 1: Wilks, Simon - Willson, Ollie | 1.28 | 2025.11.01 Willson, Ollie (424714) (2086) | 1 | 96.40% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 | |
| 2025.05.05 | Round 11: Wilks, Simon - Lee, Richard W Y | 11.27 | 2025.05.05 Lee, Richard W Y (418781) (2072) | 1 | 94.50% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2025.05.04 | Round 10: Page, Mark E - Wilks, Simon | 10.37 | 2025.05.04 Page, Mark E (417050) (2043) | ½ | - | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | |
| 2025.05.03 | Round 9: Wilks, Simon - Udovenko, Daniel | 9.5 | 2025.05.03 Udovenko, Daniel (30957508) (2160) | 1 | - | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 | |
| 2025.02.23 | Round 9: Patel, Keatan - Wilks, Simon | 9.38 | 2025.02.23 Patel, Keatan (477613) (1957) | ½ | 95.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ | |
| 2025.02.22 | Round 8: Wilks, Simon - Skettos, Nicolas | 8.37 | 2025.02.22 Skettos, Nicolas (5900670) (1966) | ½ | 95.70% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.02.22 | Round 7: Bharat Kumar, Balahari - Wilks, Simon | 7.40 | 2025.02.22 Bharat Kumar, Balahari (496464) (2022) | ½ | 88.90% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ | |
| 2025.02.21 | Round 6: Wilks, Simon - Pereslavtsev, Alexandr | 6.32 | 2025.02.21 Pereslavtsev, Alexandr (343401449) (1946) | 0 | 84.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2025.02.20 | Round 5: Tomaszewski, Kacper - Wilks, Simon | 5.22 | 2025.02.20 Tomaszewski, Kacper (1127373) (2348) | 0 | 90.80% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.02.20 | Round 4: Wilks, Simon - Waterfield, Mark | 4.37 | 2025.02.20 Waterfield, Mark (464910) (1892) | 1 | 95.70% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.02.19 | Round 3: Ding, Yiwen - Wilks, Simon | 3.39 | 2025.02.19 Ding, Yiwen (495980) (1772) | ½ | 93.70% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 | |
| 2025.02.18 | Round 2: Wilks, Simon - Arkell, Keith C | 2.21 | 2025.02.18 Arkell, Keith C (400270) (2329) | 0 | 91.50% | 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 | |
| 2025.02.18 | Round 1: Pai, Sidhanth - Wilks, Simon | 1.59 | 2025.02.18 Pai, Sidhanth (343111937) (1746) | 1 | 95.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ | |
| 2025.02.16 | Round 6: Moore, Gerald - Wilks, Simon | 6.7 | 2025.02.16 Moore, Gerald (403440) (1938) | ½ | 75.40% | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.02.15 | Round 5: Wilks, Simon - Valdepenas Octavio, Javier | 5.3 | 2025.02.15 Valdepenas Octavio, Javier (32051506) (2169) | ½ | 96.10% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | |
| 2025.01.26 | Round 4: Wilks, Simon - Smith, Alan A | 4.5 | 2025.01.26 Smith, Alan A (401498) (2216) | 1 | 98.20% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 | |
| 2025.01.16 | praha2025 | 8.14 | 2025.01.16 Golis, Wiktor (21055874) (2315) | 0 | 87.50% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.01.15 | praha2025 | 7.10 | 2025.01.15 Pourquet, Matthieu (20654642) (2262) | 0 | 88.00% | 1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 | |
| 2025.01.14 | praha2025 | 6.16 | 2025.01.14 Adrian, Claude (601071) (2151) | 1 | 93.00% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.01.11 | praha2025 | 2.1 | 2025.01.11 Harshavardhan G B (25059009) (2405) | 0 | 90.80% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | |
| 2024.11.24 | Round 2: Purdon, Colin - Wilks, Simon | 2.38 | 2024.11.24 Purdon, Colin (408581) (1952) | ½ | 94.90% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ | |
| 2024.11.23 | Round 1: Wilks, Simon - Pein, Jonathan | 1.10 | 2024.11.23 Pein, Jonathan (417092) (2255) | 0 | 88.50% | 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 | |
| 2024.09.21 | Round 6: Wilks, Simon - Badacsonyi, Stanley | 6.3 | 2024.09.21 Badacsonyi, Stanley (486973) (2332) | 0 | 73.90% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | |
| 2024.08.26 | Round 9: Boswell, Jacob Connor - Wilks, Simon | 9.8 | 2024.08.26 Boswell, Jacob Connor (427110) (2241) | ½ | 92.20% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ | |
| 2024.08.25 | Round 7: Wilks, Simon - Shkuro, Iuri | 7.7 | 2024.08.25 Shkuro, Iuri (14108836) (2566) | * | 98.40% | 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 | |
| 2024.08.24 | Round 6: Wadsworth, Matthew J - Wilks, Simon | 6.3 | 2024.08.24 Wadsworth, Matthew J (415804) (2464) | 0 | 91.80% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 | |
| 2024.08.23 | Round 3: Wilks, Simon - Hebden, Mark L | 3.8 | 2024.08.23 Hebden, Mark L (400084) (2385) | 0 | 87.70% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | |
| 2024.08.22 | Round 2: Dgebuadze, Alexandre - Wilks, Simon | 2.4 | 2024.08.22 Dgebuadze, Alexandre (203882) (2430) | ½ | 91.10% | 1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 | |
| 2024.05.06 | Round 11: Wilks, Simon - Merry, Alan B | 2024.05.06 Merry, Alan B (418811) (2438) | ½ | 89.70% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 | ||
| 2024.05.04 | Round 9: Price, Gwilym - Wilks, Simon | 2024.05.04 Price, Gwilym (443980) (2195) | 0 | 88.90% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 h6 | ||
| 2024.04.01 | Round 6: Wilks, Simon - Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav | 2024.04.01 Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav (491462) (1955) | ½ | 97.70% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 | ||
| 2024.03.31 | Round 5: Hariharan, Shambavi - Wilks, Simon | 2024.03.31 Hariharan, Shambavi (488160) (1867) | ½ | 97.80% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ | ||
| 2024.03.31 | Round 4: Wilks, Simon - Richmond, Frank | 2024.03.31 Richmond, Frank (343411100) (1711) | 1 | 91.30% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 | ||
| 2024.03.30 | Round 3: Boggarapu, Kritan - Wilks, Simon | 2024.03.30 Boggarapu, Kritan (2411059) (1933) | 0 | 90.60% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | ||
| 2024.03.30 | Round 2: Wilks, Simon - Sooraj M R | 2024.03.30 Sooraj M R (35014730) (1969) | 0 | 88.40% | 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 | ||
| 2024.03.29 | Round 1: Kilambi, Venkata Ananth Akshay - Wilks, Simon | 2024.03.29 Kilambi, Venkata Ananth Akshay (489395) (1801) | 1 | 94.80% | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4 | ||
| 2024.02.17 | Round 8: Miaoyi Lu - Simon Wilks | 2024.02.17 Lu, Miaoyi (8618020) (2369) | 0 | 83.10% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | ||
| 2024.02.15 | Round 6: Lukasz Licznerski - Simon Wilks | 2024.02.15 Lukasz Licznerski (2413) | 0 | 90.70% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 | ||
| 2024.02.12 | Round 2: Karen H. Grigoryan - Simon Wilks | 2024.02.12 Karen H. Grigoryan (2629) | 0 | 92.60% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | ||
| 2024.01.14 | Main 4NCL League Division 2 - 2023/24 | 4.14 | 2024.01.14 Alldritt, Nigel R E (404543) (1999) | 0 | 90.00% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 | |
| 2024.01.13 | Main 4NCL League Division 2 - 2023/24 | 3.46 | 2024.01.13 Talsma, Paul (1018779) (2169) | ½ | 96.10% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 | |
| 2023.11.12 | 4NCL Division Two | 2.37 | 2023.11.12 Bourached, Anthony (2504456) (2151) | ½ | 91.80% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 | |
| 2023.11.11 | Main 4NCL League Division 2 - 2023/24 | 1.23 | 2023.11.11 Fegan, Chris (410047) (2072) | 1 | 93.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d5 | |
| 2023.01.08 | Round 5: Alistair Hill - Simon Wilks | 2023.01.08 Alistair Hill | ½ | 95.70% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | ||
| 2023.01.08 | Round 4: Mark Broom - Simon Wilks | 2023.01.08 Mark Broom | 1 | 82.70% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 | ||
| 2023.01.07 | Round 3: Simon Wilks - Marta Garcia Martin | 2023.01.07 Marta Garcia Martin | 0 | 77.90% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | ||
| 2023.01.07 | Round 2: Bodhana Sivanandan - Simon Wilks | 2023.01.07 Bodhana Sivanandan | 1 | 93.70% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | ||
| 2023.01.07 | Round 1: Simon Wilks - Pierre Amoros | 2023.01.07 Pierre Amoros | 1 | 93.30% | 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 | ||
| 2023.01.06 | Caplin Hastings Masters 2022 | 10.29 | 2023.01.06 Banerjee, Supratit (2410079) (1541) | 1 | 92.20% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| 2023.01.05 | Caplin Hastings Masters 2022 | 9.27 | 2023.01.05 Ortiz Sanchez, Luis (24581160) (1895) | ½ | 94.70% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 | |
| 2023.01.04 | Caplin Hastings Masters 2022 | 8.25 | 2023.01.04 Wilson, Matthew R (423459) (1722) | 0 | 86.40% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| 2023.01.03 | Caplin Hastings Masters | 7 | 2023.01.03 Pousada Garcia, Daniel (1960) | ½ | 89.20% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 | |
| 2023.01.02 | Caplin Hastings Masters 2022 | 6.18 | 2023.01.02 Hryshchenko, Kamila (14147491) (2139) | 0 | 82.50% | 1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. e5 c5 | |
| 2023.01.01 | Caplin Hastings Masters 2022 | 5.15 | 2023.01.01 Kueppers, Timo (16205820) (2249) | ½ | 85.90% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 |