Player profile
Howell, Oliver W
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53 of 55 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 87.1%
Opened Nf3: 22/24Opened d4: 2/24
Castled kingside: 32Same-side castling: 28Did not castle: 8Castled queenside: 7Opposite-side castling: 4
Played on the queenside: 16Played on the kingside: 14Fianchettoed kingside: 13Played in the center: 10Fianchettoed queenside: 2
Initiated exchanges: 31Active pieces: 28Sacrificed material: 26Backward pawn: 23Missed tactics: 23Space advantage: 22Kept the bishop pair: 19Isolated pawn: 13Avoided exchanges: 10Played gambits: 5
Openings
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As White 25 games 6W 8D 11L
Queen's Pawn Game 14 games 3W 5D 6L
Torre Attack 12 games 3W 4D 5L
Gossip Variation
7 games
2W
2D
3L
(unspecified)
5 games
1W
2D
2L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Zukertort Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Zukertort Opening 5 games 1W 2D 2L
Kingside Fianchetto 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
1D
1L
Pirc Invitation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Queen's Gambit Invitation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Dutch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
English Opening 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Agincourt Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Catalan Defense Accepted
2 games
0W
0D
2L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Indian Formation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Defense
1 game
0W
1D
0L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Fianchetto
1 game
1W
0D
0L
As Black 24 games 6W 5D 13L
French Defense 13 games 2W 4D 7L
Winawer Variation 4 games 1W 0D 3L
Advance Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Delayed Exchange Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Poisoned Pawn Variation Declined
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Poisoned Pawn Variation, Main Line
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Schlechter Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
0D
2L
Advance Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Euwe Variation
2 games
0W
1D
1L
Horwitz Attack 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Papa-Ticulat Gambit
2 games
1W
0D
1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Tarrasch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Morozevich Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Slav Defense 8 games 3W 0D 5L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
0D
2L
Exchange Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Symmetrical Line
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Modern Line 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
0D
1L
Alekhine Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Czech Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical System, Main Line
1 game
0W
0D
1L
English Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Duchamp Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pseudo-Catalan
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Rapport-Jobava System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Blunders Top 4 of 294
This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?
Games Showing all 55 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.02.22 | Round 9: Gallagher, Daniel GH - Howell, Oliver W | 9.5 | 2026.02.22 Gallagher, Daniel GH (436550) (2090) | ½ | 97.00% | 1. e4 e6 2. a4 d5 3. d3 dxe4 | |
| 2026.02.22 | Round 8: Howell, Oliver W - Bottazzi, Ulysse | 8.17 | 2026.02.22 Bottazzi, Ulysse (45102988) (2141) | ½ | 94.00% | 1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. g3 e5 | |
| 2026.02.22 | Round 6: Hng, Mei-Xian Eunice - Howell, Oliver W | 6.17 | 2026.02.22 Hng, Mei-Xian Eunice (5806585) (1895) | 0 | 88.00% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2026.02.21 | Round 9: Howell, Oliver W - Rathbone-Jones, Ifan | 9.27 | 2026.02.21 Rathbone-Jones, Ifan (1803859) (1912) | ½ | - | 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g5 | |
| 2026.02.21 | Round 8: Howell, Oliver W - Deepak, Aakarsh | 8.33 | 2026.02.21 Deepak, Aakarsh (146105437) | 1 | 95.90% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 | |
| 2026.02.21 | Round 7: Pang, Khai Jie Ryan - Howell, Oliver W | 7.33 | 2026.02.21 Pang, Khai Jie Ryan (5813344) (1870) | 0 | 87.40% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 | |
| 2026.02.21 | Round 6: Howell, Oliver W - Saidmurodov, Shahjahon | 6.29 | 2026.02.21 Saidmurodov, Shahjahon (448150) (1886) | 0 | 80.30% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4 | |
| 2026.02.21 | Round 5: Thapelo Mothathego - Howell, Oliver W | 5.31 | 2026.02.21 Thapelo Mothathego (11302089) | 1 | 90.60% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 | |
| 2026.02.21 | Round 4: Bansal, Saahil - Howell, Oliver W | 4.38 | 2026.02.21 Bansal, Saahil (438316) (1864) | 1 | 45.10% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.02.21 | Round 3: Howell, Oliver W - Imam-Sadeque, Ali | 3.36 | 2026.02.21 Imam-Sadeque, Ali (343422500) (1870) | 0 | 84.40% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. Bg5 Be7 | |
| 2026.02.21 | Round 2: Choong, Han-sen - Howell, Oliver W | 2.29 | 2026.02.21 Choong, Han-sen (459860) (1904) | 0 | 92.20% | 1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.02.21 | Round 1: Howell, Oliver W - Kuhendiran, Tharshan | 1.23 | 2026.02.21 Kuhendiran, Tharshan (423777) (1961) | 0 | 89.80% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 | |
| 2026.02.21 | Round 5: Howell, Oliver W - Stoyanov, Viktor | 5.5 | 2026.02.21 Stoyanov, Viktor (450308) (2194) | 0 | 88.60% | 1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. g3 b6 | |
| 2026.02.21 | Round 4: Fewell, Ewan - Howell, Oliver W | 4.13 | 2026.02.21 Fewell, Ewan (481041) (1965) | ½ | - | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 | |
| 2026.02.21 | Round 3: Howell, Oliver W - Badacsonyi, Frankie | 3.9 | 2026.02.21 Badacsonyi, Frankie (460400) (1969) | 1 | 88.70% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4 | |
| 2026.02.21 | Round 2: Makkar, Rajat - Howell, Oliver W | 2.9 | 2026.02.21 Makkar, Rajat (36016810) (2269) | 0 | 88.50% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.02.21 | Round 1: Howell, Oliver W - Cave, Iwan | 1.13 | 2026.02.21 Cave, Iwan (495948) (1773) | 0 | 85.90% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 | |
| 2026.02.19 | Round 7: Howell, Oliver W - Minko, Dmitry | 7.1 | 2026.02.19 Minko, Dmitry (24188468) (2128) | 0 | 80.00% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 | |
| 2025.02.23 | British Universities Chess Association Championship 2025 | 8.1 | 2025.02.23 Schweizer, Simon (1325361) (2139) | 0 | 87.60% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 Be7 | |
| 2025.02.23 | British Universities Chess Association Championship 2025 | 7.17 | 2025.02.23 Turner, Max N (447722) (2209) | 0 | 86.10% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.02.22 | British Universities Chess Association Championship 2025 | 5.13 | 2025.02.22 Honey, Luke Anthony (343403425) (1891) | 0 | 79.80% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.02.22 | British Universities Chess Association Championship 2025 | 4.9 | 2025.02.22 Bottazzi, Ulysse (45102988) (2120) | 0 | 88.10% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. Bg5 Ne4 | |
| 2025.02.22 | British Universities Chess Association Championship 2025 | 3.9 | 2025.02.22 Balaji, Aaravamudhan (436224) (2253) | 0 | 82.30% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 | |
| 2025.02.22 | British Universities Chess Association Championship 2025 | 2.13 | 2025.02.22 Goh, Jinghan Cameron (5804540) (1983) | ½ | 83.60% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. Bg5 c5 | |
| 2025.02.22 | British Universities Chess Association Championship 2025 | 1.5 | 2025.02.22 Rathbone-Jones, Ifan (1803859) (1899) | ½ | 84.50% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. g3 Bg4 | |
| 2024.08.04 | Round 9: Howell, Oliver W - Kueh, Audrey | 9.8 | 2024.08.04 Kueh, Audrey (421596) (2065) | 0 | 88.30% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4 | |
| 2024.08.02 | Round 7: Shaw, Peter - Howell, Oliver W | 7.13 | 2024.08.02 Shaw, Peter (411361) (2041) | 1 | 95.00% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2024.08.01 | Round 6: Howell, Oliver W - Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio | 6.20 | 2024.08.01 Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio (499447) (2079) | 1 | 92.60% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 | |
| 2024.07.31 | Round 5: Howell, Oliver W - Honey, Luke Anthony | 5.17 | 2024.07.31 Honey, Luke Anthony (343403425) (2041) | ½ | 89.70% | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4 | |
| 2024.07.29 | Round 3: Angst, Oliver - Howell, Oliver W | 3.12 | 2024.07.29 Angst, Oliver (1334069) (2068) | ½ | 92.00% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| 2024.07.28 | Round 2: Howell, Oliver W - Chantrell, Paul | 2.34 | 2024.07.28 Chantrell, Paul (451967) (1735) | 1 | 89.80% | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4 | |
| 2024.07.27 | Round 1: Siddhartha Shankar Srivastava - Howell, Oliver W | 1.47 | 2024.07.27 Siddhartha Shankar Srivastava (25780590) (1595) | ½ | 88.60% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | |
| 2024.02.25 | Round 9: Stoyanov, Viktor - Howell, Oliver W | 2024.02.25 Stoyanov, Viktor (450308) (2195) | 0 | 87.50% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | ||
| 2024.02.25 | Round 8: Howell, Oliver W - Jain, Gautam | 2024.02.25 Jain, Gautam (425311) (1837) | 0 | 84.40% | 1. Nf3 d6 2. c4 f5 3. d4 Nf6 | ||
| 2024.02.25 | Round 7: Iskauskas, Alexander - Howell, Oliver W | 2024.02.25 Iskauskas, Alexander (491250) | 1 | 88.30% | 1. e4 e6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 c5 | ||
| 2024.02.25 | Round 6: Howell, Oliver W - Hedger, Alec | 2024.02.25 Hedger, Alec (453943) (1548) | ½ | 96.50% | 1. Nf3 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bg5 Be7 | ||
| 2024.02.24 | Round 5: Benzaira, Sammy - Howell, Oliver W | 2024.02.24 Benzaira, Sammy (454818) | 1 | 90.80% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 | ||
| 2024.02.24 | Round 4: Howell, Oliver W - Clarke, James | 2024.02.24 Clarke, James (463140) (1770) | 0 | 81.40% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 | ||
| 2024.02.24 | Round 3: Howell, Oliver W - Petr, Jan | 2024.02.24 Petr, Jan (345784) (2182) | 1 | 92.50% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 | ||
| 2024.02.24 | Round 2: Gallagher, Daniel GH - Howell, Oliver W | 2024.02.24 Gallagher, Daniel GH (436550) (2107) | 0 | 85.40% | 1. e4 e6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 c5 | ||
| 2024.02.24 | Round 1: Howell, Oliver W - Guha, Chirag | 2024.02.24 Guha, Chirag (1802968) (1736) | 0 | 87.10% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 | ||
| 2024.01.05 | Caplin Hastings Masters 2023 | 9.30 | 2024.01.05 White, Stuart A (407747) (2014) | ½ | 56.90% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4 | |
| 2024.01.04 | Caplin Hastings Masters 2023 | 8.37 | 2024.01.04 Weersing, Abigail Riis (460036) (2056) | 1 | 94.30% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 | |
| 2024.01.03 | Caplin Hastings Masters 2023 | 7.46 | 2024.01.03 Prudent, Sylvio (26043173) (1639) | 1 | 94.80% | 1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 | |
| 2024.01.02 | Caplin Hastings Masters 2023 | 6.41 | 2024.01.02 Kovalskyi, Roman (14184214) (2009) | 0 | 85.30% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | |
| 2024.01.01 | Caplin Hastings Masters 2023 | 5.40 | 2024.01.01 Walker, Martin G (410969) (2090) | ½ | 95.20% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 | |
| 2023.12.31 | Caplin Hastings Masters 2023 | 4.39 | 2023.12.31 Pert, Max (456845) (1950) | 0 | 89.90% | 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 | |
| 2023.12.30 | Caplin Hastings Masters 2023 | 3.26 | 2023.12.30 Bai, Xue (8608717) (2099) | 0 | 86.90% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2023.12.29 | Caplin Hastings Masters 2023 | 2.25 | 2023.12.29 Sarkar, Justin (2010011) (2272) | ½ | 93.70% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bg5 Nbd7 | |
| 2023.07.22 | British Chess Championships 2023: Major Open | 1.6 | 2023.07.22 Farrand, Tom (406457) (2110) | 0 | 92.40% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2023.01.04 | Caplin Hastings Masters 2022 | 8.39 | 2023.01.04 Shepley, Julien M (403210) (1848) | 0 | 67.50% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | |
| 2023.01.02 | Caplin Hastings Masters 2022 | 6.36 | 2023.01.02 Hutchinson, Paul A (411558) (2135) | 0 | 79.60% | 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 | |
| 2023.01.01 | Caplin Hastings Masters 2022 | 5.38 | 2023.01.01 Nissinen, Niilo Man (30950767) (1996) | ½ | 88.20% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. c4 Nc6 | |
| ????.??.?? | British Universities Chess Association Championship 2025 | 9.17 | ????.??.?? O`Gorman, Tom (2508249) (2264) | 0 | 82.90% | 1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. g3 e5 | |
| ????.??.?? | British Universities Chess Association Championship 2025 | 6.5 | ????.??.?? Shiatis, Rohan (417629) (1992) | 0 | 85.20% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 |