England

ID: 343420532

Tom Balmond

FIDE ratings

1,899Classical

2,029Rapid

1,823Blitz

Performance

39 games

21% Win

15% Draw

64% Loss

Tom Balmond's playing style

Overall score:28%8W 6D 25L over 39 games

Best with 1.e4 as White:19%in 21 games

Steady recent form:25%3W 4D 13L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation

100%

Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation

100%

Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation

50%

Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation

100%

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto

100%

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, King's Indian Attack has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

King's Indian Attack

100%

English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation

100%

Slav Defense: Quiet Variation

100%

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Advance Variation

100%

Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line

100%

Repertoire

21 games as white in scope

Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

21 games in this line · White to move

Results for Balmond, Tom as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L

14%

10%

76%

Move
	21 · 100%	2mo ago	14% 10% 76%

Game History

(39 games)

Date	Source	Opponent	Result	Time	Event	Opening	Link
Aug 28, 2026	OTB - Mark Crowther	Mata, Adilson(2033)	L	Classical	VI Mindsports Int Open	B92Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation	—
Aug 27, 2026	OTB - Mark Crowther	Patel, Zain(2077)	L	Classical	VI Mindsports Int Open	D10dSlav Defense: Exchange Variation	—
Aug 26, 2026	OTB - Mark Crowther	Allorant, Adrien(2026)	D	Classical	VI Mindsports Int Open	B27oSicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto	—
Aug 25, 2026	OTB - Mark Crowther	CMYu, Rock(2105)	L	Classical	VI Mindsports Int Open	A08fZukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld	—
Aug 24, 2026	OTB - Mark Crowther	CMSteiners, Emils(2167)	L	Classical	VI Mindsports Int Open	B33Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation	—
Jun 23, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	Bates, Hubert(1795)	D	Classical	2026 English Schools Chess Championships Final	C54dItalian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo	—
Jun 23, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	Colligan, Bethan	W	Classical	2026 English Schools Chess Championships Final	C50mItalian Game: Giuoco Piano	—
Jun 23, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	Harry Bacon	L	Classical	2026 English Schools Chess Championships Final	C45hScotch Game: Classical Variation, Millennium Variation	—
Mar 2, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	Gunarathne, Senith Thenula(1919)	L	Classical	English Youth Championships 2026	B92Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation	—
Mar 2, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	Gunarathne, Senith Thenula(1907)	L	Classical	English Youth Championships 2026	B92Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation	—

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Tom Balmond is rated 1899 in standard, 2029 in rapid, 1823 in blitz by FIDE. Tom Balmond plays for England.

Tom Balmond has FIDE ID 343420532.

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Tom Balmond

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Openings as White

Openings as Black

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