EnglandENG
ID: 447218

Ian Bush

FIDE ratings

1,843Classical
1,797Rapid

Performance

50 games
36% Win
28% Draw
36% Loss

Ian Bush's playing style

Overall score:50%18W 14D 18L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:42%in 26 games
Steady recent form:53%7W 7D 6L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Alapin Formation has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Alapin Formation
50%
50%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit
50%
50%
4g
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Portisch-Hook Variation
100%
2g
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Fort Knox Variation
100%
2g
Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Dragon Formation has the largest Black sample, with 5 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Dragon Formation
60%
40%
5g
Pirc Defense
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense
100%
2g
Pirc Defense: 150 Attack
100%
2g
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

26 games in this line · White to move

Results for Bush, Ian as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
23%
38%
38%
Move
26 · 100%
23%
38%
38%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jun 26, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Roberts, Jamie
W—
Jan 11, 2025
OTB - Britbase
Webb, Samuel(1355)
W—
Jan 11, 2025
OTB - Britbase
Webb, Samuel(1736)
W—
Jan 15, 2023
OTB - Britbase
Amato, Giampiero(1940)
L—
Jan 15, 2023
OTB - Britbase
Amato, Giampiero(1940)
L—
Apr 30, 2022
OTB - Britbase
Terry, Sean(1912)
W—
Apr 30, 2022
OTB - Britbase
Terry, Sean(1912)
W—
Feb 13, 2022
OTB - Britbase
Lane, Tim A(1652)
D—
Feb 13, 2022
OTB - Britbase
Lane, Tim A(1882)
D—
Feb 12, 2022
OTB - Britbase
Okhai, Shabir(2128)
L—

Research Ian Bush’s games and opening repertoire

Ian Bush is rated 1843 in standard, 1797 in rapid by FIDE. Ian Bush plays for England.

Ian Bush has FIDE ID 447218.

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