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Holmes, Matthew A

Standard: 1847 Rapid: 1797 Blitz: 1750 (last updated 2026-11-02)

FIDE ID: 495514 (view FIDE profile)

Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1985 Age: 41

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

Games: 27 Wins: 7 (26%) Draws: 9 (33%) Losses: 11 (41%)

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As White 7 games 2W 3D 2L

English Opening 3 games 1W 1D 1L

Neo-Catalan 2 games 0W 1D 1L

(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L

Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Full Symmetry Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L

King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Huisl Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

King's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Orthodox Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

As Black 9 games 2W 3D 4L

Sicilian Defense 6 games 1W 1D 4L

Four Knights Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L

Exchange Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L

Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted 2 games 1W 0D 1L

Pin Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L

Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Smith-Morra Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Traditional 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 1W 1D 0L

Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Pseudo-Catalan 1 game 0W 1D 0L

London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Sicilian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Blunders Top 4 of 131

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

2023.06.17 · 71. Bd7 (−77.3% win chance) 0-1

Ayan Pradhan

Matthew A Holmes

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2026.10.31 · 46... Bxb4 (−41.8% win chance) 1-0

Holmes, Matthew A

Acharya, Nikesh

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2026.01.31 · 27... gxf5 (−41.1% win chance) 1-0

Holmes, Matthew A

Varney, Zoe

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2023.06.18 · 59... Rb2+ (−37% win chance) 1/2-1/2

Matthew A Holmes

Nasarullah Sheikh

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Games Showing all 27 games

Date	Event	Round	Opponent	Result	Accuracy %	First moves
2026.11.01	Round 5: Holmes, Matthew A - Hankinson, Joseph	5.11	2026.11.01 Hankinson, Joseph (480720) (1817)	1	85.40%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6
2026.11.01	Round 4: Steiner, Matthias - Holmes, Matthew A	4.11	2026.11.01 Steiner, Matthias (24635782) (1998)	½	96.10%	1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 Bf5
2026.10.31	Round 2: Acharya, Nikesh - Holmes, Matthew A	2.10	2026.10.31 Acharya, Nikesh (343454771) (1778)	0	85.10%	1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5
2026.10.30	Round 1: Holmes, Matthew A - Hobson, Kenneth	1.1	2026.10.30 Hobson, Kenneth (480819) (2275)	0	89.20%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5
2026.08.31	Round 6: Bolt, Graham - Holmes, Matthew A	6.15	2026.08.31 Bolt, Graham (410438) (1980)	½	99.30%	1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6
2026.08.30	Round 5: Holmes, Matthew A - George, Richard M	5.19	2026.08.30 George, Richard M (446254) (1773)	½	91.00%	1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bg4
2026.08.30	Round 4: Pradhan, Ayan - Holmes, Matthew A	4.18	2026.08.30 Pradhan, Ayan (498319) (1803)	½	-	1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4
2026.08.28	Round 1: Holmes, Matthew A - Malinovskii, Ilia	1.4	2026.08.28 Malinovskii, Ilia (24146374) (2120)	0	87.40%	1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d6
2026.04.06	Four Nations Chess League Easter Congress 2026 - U2000	7.3	2026.04.06 Waterfield, Mark (464910) (1871)	0	89.10%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4
2026.04.06	Four Nations Chess League Easter Congress 2026 - U2000	6.7	2026.04.06 Kodukula, Sameera (343413994) (1883)	1	93.10%	1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5
2026.04.05	Four Nations Chess League Easter Congress 2026 - U2000	5.3	2026.04.05 Tamilselvan, Tara (343422080) (1820)	½	84.00%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5
2026.04.05	Four Nations Chess League Easter Congress 2026 - U2000	4.9	2026.04.05 Mattinson, Kai (343401562) (1870)	1	93.50%	1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3
2026.04.03	Four Nations Chess League Easter Congress 2026 - U2000	2.8	2026.04.03 Moldovan, Alexandru-Mitica (343417299) (1845)	0	88.60%	1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3
2026.04.03	Four Nations Chess League Easter Congress 2026 - U2000	1.11	2026.04.03 Ben-Eshak, Djad (343111042) (1666)	1	97.10%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
2026.01.31	Round 3: Varney, Zoe - Holmes, Matthew A	3.7	2026.01.31 Varney, Zoe (436135) (2027)	0	75.90%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4
2026.01.31	Round 2: Holmes, Matthew A - Liu, Yutong	2.9	2026.01.31 Liu, Yutong (8610487) (1963)	½	93.20%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5
	Round 6: Lopatko, Vasyl - Holmes, Matthew A	6.17	Lopatko, Vasyl (14103613) (1857)	1	96.40%	1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6
	Round 5: Holmes, Matthew A - Brocklehurst, Andrew	5.14	Brocklehurst, Andrew (424765) (1856)	0	84.90%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 g6
	Round 4: Coman, Kas - Holmes, Matthew A	4.16	Coman, Kas (343464041) (1950)	½	88.90%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4
	Round 3: Dewangan, Aayush - Holmes, Matthew A	3.12	Dewangan, Aayush (469700) (2011)	0	88.10%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5
	Round 2: Holmes, Matthew A - Garcia Hernandez, Oscar	2.5	Garcia Hernandez, Oscar (2256380) (2083)	0	82.80%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6
	Round 1: Holmes, Matthew A - Verma, Aditya	1.5	Verma, Aditya (426202) (2093)	½	97.20%	1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7
2023.06.18	Round 5: Nasarullah Sheikh - Matthew A Holmes		2023.06.18 Nasarullah Sheikh	½	84.70%	1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5
2023.06.18	Round 4: Matthew A Holmes - Nigel Collins		2023.06.18 Nigel Collins	1	98.30%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
2023.06.17	Round 3: Oliver Harrison - Matthew A Holmes		2023.06.17 Oliver Harrison	1	93.50%	1. e4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5
2023.06.17	Round 2: Matthew A Holmes - Ayan Pradhan		2023.06.17 Ayan Pradhan	0	73.40%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5
2023.06.16	Round 1: Daniel Spasić-Mlačak - Matthew A Holmes		2023.06.16 Daniel Spasić-Mlačak	0	86.00%	1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7