EnglandENG
ID: 414530

Michael J W Clapham

FIDE ratings

1,927Classical

Performance

42 games
38% Win
33% Draw
29% Loss

Michael J W Clapham's playing style

Overall score:55%16W 14D 12L over 42 games
Dominates 1.e4 as White:71%in 24 games
Steady recent form:60%8W 8D 4L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:33%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Scheveningen 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 Accepted, Scheveningen Formation
100%
4g
Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation
100%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Push Variation
100%
2g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

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

Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense
100%
4g
Benko Gambit
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Knights Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

24 games in this line · White to move

Results for Clapham, Michael J W as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
50%
42%
8%
Move
24 · 100%
50%
42%
8%

Game History

(42 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jan 21, 2018
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Gogia, Armaan(1603)
W—
Jan 21, 2018
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Middleton, Paul G(1552)
W—
Jan 21, 2018
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Gogia, Armaan(1603)
W—
Jan 21, 2018
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Middleton, Paul G
W—
Jan 20, 2018
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Davies, Sam(1713)
D—
Jan 20, 2018
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
May, Paul(1689)
L—
Jan 20, 2018
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
May, Paul(1689)
L—
Jan 20, 2018
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Davies, Sam(1713)
D—
Jan 19, 2018
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
WILLIAMSON, Graham Ag(1801)
D—
Jan 19, 2018
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Antonio Garcia, Williams(1594)
D—

Research Michael J W Clapham’s games and opening repertoire

Michael J W Clapham is rated 1927 in standard by FIDE. Michael J W Clapham plays for England.

Michael J W Clapham has FIDE ID 414530.

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