EnglandENG
ID: 438588

Richard L Bowman

FIDE ratings

1,694Classical
1,828Rapid
1,806Blitz

Performance

50 games
16% Win
44% Draw
40% Loss

Richard L Bowman's playing style

Overall score:38%8W 22D 20L over 50 games
Best with 1.d4 as White:33%in 24 games
Steady recent form:38%2W 11D 7L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:44%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Benko Gambit Accepted: Pawn Return Variation has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Benko Gambit Accepted: Pawn Return Variation
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Knights Variation
100%
2g
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Budapest Defense
100%
2g

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%
2g

Repertoire

28 games as white in scope
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Starting position

28 games in this line · White to move

Results for Bowman, Richard L as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
14%
36%
50%
Move
24 · 86%
17%
33%
50%
2 · 7%
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2 · 7%
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Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Mar 28, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Fairhurst, Frederick(1798)
L—
Mar 28, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Fairhurst, Frederick(1798)
L—
Mar 28, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Fairhurst, Frederick(1798)
L—
Jan 2, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Sloan, Cecil
D—
Jan 2, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Sloan, Cecil(1615)
D—
Jan 2, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Sloan, Cecil(1615)
D—
Jan 2, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Sloan, Cecil(1615)
D—
Dec 25, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Punjabi, Spriha
W—
Dec 25, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Son, Juwon(1574)
D—
Dec 25, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Son, Juwon
D—

Research Richard L Bowman’s games and opening repertoire

Richard L Bowman is rated 1694 in standard, 1828 in rapid, 1806 in blitz by FIDE. Richard L Bowman plays for England.

Richard L Bowman has FIDE ID 438588.

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