Player profile
Clarke, James
Dossier
55 of 57 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 90.5%
Opened e4: 25/25
Castled kingside: 38Same-side castling: 31Opposite-side castling: 8Castled queenside: 7Did not castle: 5
Played on the queenside: 23Played on the kingside: 14Fianchettoed kingside: 12Played in the center: 9Fianchettoed queenside: 7
Active pieces: 33Initiated exchanges: 32Sacrificed material: 30Kept the bishop pair: 29Backward pawn: 28Space advantage: 28Isolated pawn: 17Avoided exchanges: 10Missed tactics: 7Played gambits: 5
Openings
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As White 26 games 11W 6D 9L
Sicilian Defense 10 games 4W 3D 3L
Taimanov Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Bastrikov Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Kalashnikov Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
1D
0L
Najdorf Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
1D
1L
Richter-Rauzer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Hyperaccelerated Dragon 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Accelerated Dragon 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Bc4 Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Nimzowitsch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Advance Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Ruy Lopez 5 games 1W 2D 2L
Closed 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Chigorin Defense
2 games
1W
0D
1L
Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Karpov Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Morphy Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Caro-Kann Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Advance Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense
2 games
1W
1D
0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
French Defense 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Schlechter Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
0D
1L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Modern Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
2 games
2W
0D
0L
Petrov's Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Center Attack
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Alekhine Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Larsen Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
As Black 26 games 13W 6D 7L
Sicilian Defense 10 games 6W 1D 3L
Alapin Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Smith-Morra Declined
3 games
2W
1D
0L
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Paulsen Formation
2 games
2W
0D
0L
Moscow Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Mengarini Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Lasker-Pelikan Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Chekhover Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Grünfeld Defense 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Three Knights Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Petrosian System
2 games
2W
0D
0L
Russian Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Accelerated Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Spassky Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
0D
1L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Original Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Petrov's Defense 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Nimzowitsch Attack 3 games 0W 1D 2L
(unspecified)
3 games
0W
1D
2L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Colle System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pseudo-Catalan
1 game
0W
1D
0L
English Opening 2 games 0W 1D 1L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Neo-Catalan Declined
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Barmen Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Rapport-Jobava System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Blunders Top 4 of 235
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Games Showing all 57 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.07.12 | Round 9: Marusenko, Petr - Clarke, James | 9.8 | 2026.07.12 Marusenko, Petr (14100606) (1998) | 1 | 92.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 | |
| 2026.07.11 | Round 8: Clarke, James - Toczek, Grzegorz | 8.9 | 2026.07.11 Toczek, Grzegorz (1106457) (2184) | 1 | 90.80% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.07.11 | Round 7: Wilkins, Zack - Clarke, James | 7.15 | 2026.07.11 Wilkins, Zack (1807447) (1681) | 1 | 93.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 | |
| 2026.07.10 | Round 6: Bullen, Alex - Clarke, James | 6.13 | 2026.07.10 Bullen, Alex (1801627) (2095) | ½ | 91.30% | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 | |
| 2026.07.09 | Round 5: Clarke, James - Rudd, Jack | 5.7 | 2026.07.09 Rudd, Jack (405736) (2253) | 0 | 88.20% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2026.07.09 | Round 4: Persson, Andreas - Clarke, James | 4.9 | 2026.07.09 Persson, Andreas (1707957) (2082) | ½ | 93.50% | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 c5 | |
| 2026.07.08 | Round 3: Clarke, James - Brown, Thomas | 3.9 | 2026.07.08 Brown, Thomas (1801430) (2062) | ½ | 94.40% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 | |
| 2026.07.07 | Round 2: Clarke, James - Kong, Emma Zihan | 2.14 | 2026.07.07 Kong, Emma Zihan (1805940) (1803) | 1 | 89.90% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.07.07 | Round 1: Murthy, Arush - Clarke, James | 1.23 | 2026.07.07 Murthy, Arush (1806513) (1623) | ½ | 98.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 | |
| 2026.03.01 | Round 5: Jackson, Edward - Clarke, James | 5.5 | 2026.03.01 Jackson, Edward (464635) (2154) | ½ | 91.30% | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 | |
| 2026.03.01 | Round 4: Clarke, James - Modi, Shyam Jagdish | 4.4 | 2026.03.01 Modi, Shyam Jagdish (446025) (2056) | 0 | 83.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.02.28 | Round 3: Zhu, Richard - Clarke, James | 3.6 | 2026.02.28 Zhu, Richard (426377) (2032) | 1 | 87.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 | |
| 2026.02.28 | Round 2: Clarke, James - Caira, Theodore | 2.12 | 2026.02.28 Caira, Theodore (343457525) (1821) | 1 | - | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 | |
| 2026.02.28 | Round 1: Stewart, Hari - Clarke, James | 1.11 | 2026.02.28 Stewart, Hari (448583) (1663) | ½ | 97.50% | 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 | |
| 2025.07.20 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 7.28 | 2025.07.20 Bevis, Noah (343434630) (1934) | ½ | 93.10% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2025.07.20 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 6.23 | 2025.07.20 Manley, Jon P (403296) (2096) | 0 | 81.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 | |
| 2025.07.19 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 5.19 | 2025.07.19 Verma, Aditya (426202) (2092) | ½ | 95.20% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2025.07.19 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 4.20 | 2025.07.19 Liu,Tianyi (Jack) (8627894) (2111) | ½ | 98.20% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 | |
| 2025.07.18 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 3.20 | 2025.07.18 Murawski, Jan (21009287) (2191) | ½ | 96.90% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | |
| 2025.07.18 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 2.36 | 2025.07.18 Bolt, Graham (410438) (1942) | 1 | 97.40% | 1. e4 g6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 | |
| 2025.07.18 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 1.9 | 2025.07.18 Willow, Jonah B (438804) (2457) | 0 | 89.70% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 | |
| 2025.03.02 | Round 11: Mikalajunas, Kajus - Clarke, James | 11.24 | 2025.03.02 Mikalajunas, Kajus (483621) (2018) | 0 | 87.30% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 | |
| 2025.03.02 | Round 10: Clarke, James - Verbytski, Oleg | 10.18 | 2025.03.02 Verbytski, Oleg (495506) (1910) | 0 | 74.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2025.03.02 | Round 9: Fearnhead, Benjamin - Clarke, James | 9.32 | 2025.03.02 Fearnhead, Benjamin (499056) | 1 | 96.30% | 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 | |
| 2025.03.02 | Round 8: Clarke, James - Hng, Mei-Xian Eunice | 8.33 | 2025.03.02 Hng, Mei-Xian Eunice (5806585) (1844) | 1 | 87.50% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 g6 | |
| 2025.03.02 | Round 7: Bakhtiyarov, Kamronbek - Clarke, James | 7.43 | 2025.03.02 Bakhtiyarov, Kamronbek (14223724) (1610) | 1 | 95.10% | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 | |
| 2025.03.01 | Round 6: Clarke, James - Keerthi Kumar, Advait | 6.34 | 2025.03.01 Keerthi Kumar, Advait (498033) (1858) | 0 | 67.40% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 | |
| 2025.03.01 | Round 5: Buckley, Graeme N - Clarke, James | 5.11 | 2025.03.01 Buckley, Graeme N (402265) (2243) | 0 | 80.70% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 | |
| 2025.03.01 | Round 4: Clarke, James - Vitiugov, Nikita | 4.8 | 2025.03.01 Vitiugov, Nikita (4152956) (2586) | 0 | 87.00% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | |
| 2025.03.01 | Round 3: Vaidyanathan, Adithya - Clarke, James | 3.15 | 2025.03.01 Vaidyanathan, Adithya (495450) (2091) | 1 | 90.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 | |
| 2025.03.01 | Round 2: Clarke, James - Pearson, Charlie | 2.48 | 2025.03.01 Pearson, Charlie (343440479) (1688) | 1 | 95.70% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2025.03.01 | Round 1: Suganya, Yugan - Clarke, James | 1.58 | 2025.03.01 Suganya, Yugan (343442676) (1532) | 1 | - | 1. e4 c5 2. a3 g6 3. b4 Bg7 | |
| 2024.06.23 | Round 7: Clarke, James - McLachlan, Matthew | 2024.06.23 McLachlan, Matthew (436003) (1917) | 1 | 93.00% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 | ||
| 2024.06.22 | Round 6: Shearsby, Jude - Clarke, James | 2024.06.22 Shearsby, Jude (462527) (2092) | 0 | 85.20% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 | ||
| 2024.06.22 | Round 5: Clarke, James - Badacsonyi, Stanley | 2024.06.22 Badacsonyi, Stanley (486973) (2132) | 0 | 90.60% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 c5 | ||
| 2024.06.21 | Round 4: Clarke, James - Balaji, Aaravamudhan | 2024.06.21 Balaji, Aaravamudhan (436224) (2346) | 1 | 93.30% | 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 | ||
| 2024.06.21 | Round 3: Mehrafarin, Amirabbas - Clarke, James | 2024.06.21 Mehrafarin, Amirabbas (12506966) (1825) | 1 | 93.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 | ||
| 2024.06.20 | Round 2: Clarke, James - Hertog, Alexander | 2024.06.20 Hertog, Alexander (488453) (1943) | 1 | 91.70% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | ||
| 2024.06.14 | Round 1: Adams, Michael - Clarke, James | 2024.06.14 Adams, Michael (400041) (2670) | 0 | 89.50% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 | ||
| 2024.02.25 | Round 9: Clarke, James - Clarke, Connor | 2024.02.25 Clarke, Connor (457655) (2009) | 0 | 88.70% | 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 | ||
| 2024.02.25 | Round 8: Hedger, Alec - Clarke, James | 2024.02.25 Hedger, Alec (453943) (1548) | 1 | 94.30% | 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 | ||
| 2024.02.25 | Round 7: Clarke, James - Guha, Chirag | 2024.02.25 Guha, Chirag (1802968) (1736) | 1 | 91.50% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | ||
| 2024.02.25 | Round 6: Benzaira, Sammy - Clarke, James | 2024.02.25 Benzaira, Sammy (454818) | 1 | 96.40% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 | ||
| 2024.02.24 | Round 5: Clarke, James - Fewell, Ewan | 2024.02.24 Fewell, Ewan (481041) (1719) | 0 | 85.00% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | ||
| 2024.02.24 | Round 4: Smith, Callum A - Clarke, James | 2024.02.24 Smith, Callum A (1805100) (1661) | 1 | 96.40% | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 | ||
| 2024.02.24 | Round 3: Clarke, James - Henry Forrest | 2024.02.24 Henry Forrest (1600) | 1 | 96.90% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 | ||
| 2024.02.24 | Round 2: Dan Edwards - Clarke, James | 2024.02.24 Dan Edwards (1581) | 1 | 88.00% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 | ||
| 2024.02.24 | Round 5: Clarke, James - Turner, Max N | 2024.02.24 Turner, Max N (447722) (2231) | 0 | 90.00% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | ||
| 2024.02.24 | Round 4: Howell, Oliver W - Clarke, James | 2024.02.24 Howell, Oliver W (435929) (1736) | 1 | 97.70% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 | ||
| 2024.02.24 | Round 3: Clarke, James - Jain, Gautam | 2024.02.24 Jain, Gautam (425311) (1837) | ½ | 86.80% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | ||
| 2024.02.24 | Round 2: Petr, Jan - Clarke, James | 2024.02.24 Petr, Jan (345784) (2182) | 0 | 89.70% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 | ||
| 2024.02.24 | Round 1: Clarke, James - Iskauskas, Alexander | 2024.02.24 Iskauskas, Alexander (491250) | ½ | 81.60% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | ||
| 2023.06.18 | Round 5: James Clarke - Sean Burton | 2023.06.18 Sean Burton | ½ | 82.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 | ||
| 2023.06.18 | Round 4: Aditya Verma - James Clarke | 2023.06.18 Aditya Verma | 0 | 92.20% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 | ||
| 2023.06.17 | Round 3: James Clarke - Joshua McKenna | 2023.06.17 Joshua McKenna | 1 | 92.50% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | ||
| 2023.06.17 | Round 2: Okwose Marc Obi - James Clarke | 2023.06.17 Okwose Marc Obi | 1 | 97.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | ||
| 2023.06.16 | Round 1: James Clarke - Nigel R Davies | 2023.06.16 Nigel R Davies | 0 | 87.10% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 |