England

ID: 343414117

Ian B Chester

FIDE ratings

1,789Classical

1,792Rapid

Performance

50 games

12% Win

52% Draw

36% Loss

Ian B Chester's playing style

Overall score:38%6W 26D 18L over 50 games

Best with 1.e4 as White:54%in 24 games

Struggles in the Sicilian Defense as White:44%in 16 games

Out of form:30%4W 4D 12L in last 20 games

Hard to beat — high draw rate:52%of games are draws

Openings as White

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

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation

100%

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon

100%

French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense

100%

Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation

100%

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack

100%

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Torre Attack: Classical Defense has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Torre Attack: Classical Defense

100%

Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation

100%

French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense

100%

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Kramnik Variation

100%

Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation

100%

Repertoire

24 games as white in scope

Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

24 games in this line · White to move

Results for Chester, Ian B as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L

25%

58%

17%

Move
	24 · 100%	9mo ago	25% 58% 17%

Game History

(50 games)

Date	Source	Opponent	Result	Time	Event	Opening	Link
Jan 25, 2026	OTB - TWIC	Pitel, Dominik(1734)	D	Classical	4NCL Bradford U2000	B84aSicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation	—
Jan 25, 2026	OTB - TWIC	Czarnuch, Dominic(1755)	L	Classical	4NCL Bradford U2000	A46jTorre Attack: Classical Defense	—
Jan 25, 2026	OTB - TWIC	Czarnuch, Dominic(1755)	L	Classical	4NCL Bradford U2000	A46jTorre Attack: Classical Defense	—
Jan 25, 2026	OTB - TWIC	Czarnuch, Dominic(1755)	L	Classical	4NCL Bradford U2000	A46jTorre Attack: Classical Defense	—
Jan 25, 2026	OTB - TWIC	Pitel, Dominik(1734)	D	Classical	4NCL Bradford U2000	B84aSicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation	—
Jan 25, 2026	OTB - TWIC	Czarnuch, Dominic(1755)	L	Classical	4NCL Bradford U2000	A46jTorre Attack: Classical Defense	—
Jan 25, 2026	OTB - TWIC	Pitel, Dominik(1734)	D	Classical	4NCL Bradford U2000	B84aSicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation	—
Jan 25, 2026	OTB - TWIC	Pitel, Dominik(1734)	D	Classical	4NCL Bradford U2000	B84aSicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation	—
Jan 24, 2026	OTB - TWIC	Roychowdhury, Aashita(1656)	W	Classical	4NCL Bradford U2000	B10iCaro-Kann Defense: Apocalypse Attack	—
Jan 24, 2026	OTB - TWIC	Howorth, James(1770)	L	Classical	4NCL Bradford U2000	B41dSicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation	—

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Ian B Chester is rated 1789 in standard, 1792 in rapid by FIDE. Ian B Chester plays for England.

Ian B Chester has FIDE ID 343414117.

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Ian B Chester

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