EnglandENG
ID: 409049

Malcolm J Armstrong

FIDE ratings

1,972Classical
1,998Rapid
1,888Blitz

Performance

50 games
26% Win
32% Draw
42% Loss

Malcolm J Armstrong's playing style

Overall score:42%13W 16D 21L over 50 games
Dominates e4 vs 1.e4/1.d4 as Black:70%in 15 games
Strongest in classical:45%in 47 games
Steady recent form:40%4W 8D 8L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:32%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Indian Defense: Knights Variation has the largest White sample, with 5 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Indian Defense: Knights Variation
20%
80%
5g
Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation
50%
50%
4g
King's Indian Attack
100%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
100%
2g
East Indian Defense
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Slav Defense: Exchange Variation has the largest Black sample, with 3 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Slav Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
3g
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
2g
Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

25 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

25 games in this line · White to move

Results for Armstrong, Malcolm J as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
12%
24%
64%
Move
15 · 60%
20%
40%
40%
7 · 28%
100%
3 · 12%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jul 28, 2026
OTB
GMSolodovnichenko, Yuri(2515)
L—
Jun 28, 2026
OTB
Mokhber-Garcia, Sebastian(1900)
W—
Jun 28, 2026
OTB
Dissanayake, Sathsara(1890)
D—
Jun 27, 2026
OTB
Yeung, Jia-Arn(1722)
D—
Jun 27, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Maheshwari, Shlok(1680)
D—
Jun 27, 2026
OTB
Maheshwari, Shlok(1680)
D—
Jun 26, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Dissanayake, Sathsara(1890)
D—
Jun 26, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Mokhber-Garcia, Sebastian(1900)
W—
Jun 26, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Yeung, Jia-Arn(1722)
D—
Oct 26, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Gardiner, Harry(1960)
W—

Research Malcolm J Armstrong’s games and opening repertoire

Malcolm J Armstrong is rated 1972 in standard, 1998 in rapid, 1888 in blitz by FIDE. Malcolm J Armstrong plays for England.

Malcolm J Armstrong has FIDE ID 409049.

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