EnglandENG
ID: 432571

Francis P Best

FIDE ratings

1,853Classical
1,824Rapid
1,803Blitz

Performance

50 games
12% Win
46% Draw
42% Loss

Francis P Best's playing style

Overall score:35%6W 23D 21L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:40%in 25 games
Steady recent form:30%0W 12D 8L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:46%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation has the largest White sample, with 8 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation
50%
50%
8g
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
4g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Pawn Center Variation
100%
4g
French Defense: Advance Variation, Kupreichik Variation
67%
33%
3g
Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation
100%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation
100%
4g
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

29 games in this line · White to move

Results for Best, Francis P as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
21%
28%
52%
Move
25 · 86%
24%
32%
44%
4 · 14%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Feb 22, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Vernon, Harry(1883)
D—
Feb 22, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Vernon, Harry(1883)
D—
Feb 22, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Vernon, Harry(1883)
D—
Feb 22, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Vernon, Harry(1883)
D—
Feb 18, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Berger, Stef1(1891)
D—
Feb 18, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Berger, Stef1(1891)
D—
Feb 18, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Berger, Stef1(1891)
D—
Feb 18, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Berger, Stef1(1891)
D—
Feb 17, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Gorskovs, Andrejs(1943)
D—
Feb 17, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Gorskovs, Andrejs(1920)
D—

Research Francis P Best’s games and opening repertoire

Francis P Best is rated 1853 in standard, 1824 in rapid, 1803 in blitz by FIDE. Francis P Best plays for England.

Francis P Best has FIDE ID 432571.

Check the official FIDE record for ratings and identity. It is not a complete archive of game moves.

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