EnglandENG
ID: 410276

James J Foster

FIDE ratings

2,065Classical
1,979Blitz

Performance

50 games
16% Win
46% Draw
38% Loss

James J Foster's playing style

Overall score:39%8W 23D 19L over 50 games
Best with 1.c4 as White:37%in 31 games
Struggles in the English Opening as White:37%in 31 games
Out of form:30%0W 12D 8L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:46%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation has the largest White sample, with 8 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
50%
25%
25%
8g
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation
100%
2g
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation
100%
2g
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation
100%
2g
English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

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

Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense
100%
4g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation
50%
50%
4g
French Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
2g
French Defense: Classical Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation
100%
1g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

31 games in this line · White to move

Results for Foster, James J as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
13%
48%
39%
Move
31 · 100%
13%
48%
39%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
May 6, 2013
OTB - Britbase
Paul, Nathanael(1804)
D—
May 6, 2013
OTB - Britbase
Paul, Nathanael(1804)
D—
May 4, 2013
OTB - Britbase
Jackson, Gary C(1901)
L—
May 4, 2013
OTB - Britbase
Jackson, Gary C(1901)
L—
Mar 27, 2011
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Jennings, Roger W(2146)
D—
Mar 27, 2011
OTB - Britbase
Jennings, Roger W(2146)
D—
Feb 20, 2011
OTB - Britbase
CMBentley, John L(2212)
D—
Feb 20, 2011
OTB - Britbase
CMBentley, John L(2212)
D—
Feb 19, 2011
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Thomas, Richard Huw(2203)
L—
Feb 19, 2011
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Thomas, Richard Huw(2197)
L—

Research James J Foster’s games and opening repertoire

James J Foster is rated 2065 in standard, 1979 in blitz by FIDE. James J Foster plays for England.

James J Foster has FIDE ID 410276.

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