Forster, William
CM
New ZealandNZL
ID: 4301358
Chess.com @billforster★

William Forster

FIDE ratings

1,768Classical
1,868Rapid
1,773Blitz

Performance

50 games
28% Win
8% Draw
64% Loss

William Forster's playing style

Overall score:32%14W 4D 32L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:17%in 18 games
In great form:45%9W 0D 11L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit has the largest White sample, with 6 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit
100%
6g
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
100%
3g
Scotch Game: Classical Variation
100%
3g
King's Indian Attack
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack has the largest Black sample, with 3 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack
100%
3g
Benoni Defense: Semi-Benoni
100%
3g
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System, Taimanov Line
100%
3g
King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation
100%
3g
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal
100%
3g

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 Forster, William as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
14%
3%
83%
Move
18 · 62%
17%
83%
7 · 24%
14%
86%
3 · 10%
100%
1 · 3%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jan 12, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
McNabb, Matthew David(2040)
L—
Jan 12, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
McNabb, Matthew David(2040)
L—
Jan 12, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
McNabb, Matthew David(2040)
L—
Jan 12, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Sussex, Taylor(1620)
W—
Jan 12, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Sussex, Taylor(1620)
W—
Jan 12, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Sussex, Taylor(1620)
W—
Jan 11, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Gudoy, Paul(1647)
W—
Jan 11, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Coleman, Phil(1759)
W—
Jan 11, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
FMSmith, Robert W(2136)
L—
Jan 11, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Gudoy, Paul(1599)
W—

Research William Forster’s games and opening repertoire

CM William Forster is rated 1768 in standard, 1868 in rapid, 1773 in blitz by FIDE. William Forster plays for New Zealand.

William Forster has FIDE ID 4301358.

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