EnglandENG
ID: 455946

John Grindrod

FIDE ratings

1,794Classical

Performance

38 games
5% Win
32% Draw
63% Loss

John Grindrod's playing style

Overall score:21%2W 12D 24L over 38 games
Best with 1.c4 as White:31%in 16 games
Struggles in the English Opening as White:31%in 16 games
Steady recent form:15%0W 6D 14L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:32%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 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
50%
50%
4g
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian
100%
2g
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System
100%
2g
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

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

French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack
100%
4g
French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation
100%
4g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation
100%
2g
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

16 games in this line · White to move

Results for Grindrod, John as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
13%
38%
50%
Move
16 · 100%
13%
38%
50%

Game History

(38 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Feb 13, 2022
OTB - Britbase
Johnson, Paul A(1836)
D—
Feb 13, 2022
OTB - Britbase
Johnson, Paul A(1836)
D—
Nov 20, 2021
OTB - Britbase
Mort, Andrew J(1800)
D—
Nov 20, 2021
OTB - Britbase
Mort, Andrew J(1800)
D—
Feb 9, 2020
OTB - Britbase
Slinger, Tony J(1832)
L—
Feb 9, 2020
OTB - Britbase
Slinger, Tony J(1832)
L—
Feb 8, 2020
OTB - Britbase
Turner, John M(2027)
D—
Feb 8, 2020
OTB - Britbase
Turner, John M(1960)
D—
Jan 12, 2020
OTB - Britbase
Hirst, Joe A J(1800)
L—
Jan 12, 2020
OTB - Britbase
Hirst, Joe A J(1810)
L—

Research John Grindrod’s games and opening repertoire

John Grindrod is rated 1794 in standard by FIDE. John Grindrod plays for England.

John Grindrod has FIDE ID 455946.

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