EnglandENG
ID: 450219

Paul May

FIDE ratings

1,773Classical
1,790Rapid

Performance

50 games
48% Win
4% Draw
48% Loss

Paul May's playing style

Overall score:50%24W 2D 24L over 50 games
Best with 1.d4 as White:56%in 27 games
Strongest in classical:49%in 37 games
In great form:60%11W 2D 7L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Indian Defense: West Indian Defense has the largest White sample, with 5 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Indian Defense: West Indian Defense
60%
40%
5g
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation
40%
60%
5g
Indian Defense: Budapest Defense
50%
50%
4g
Benko Gambit Accepted: Pawn Return Variation
100%
3g
Slav Defense
100%
3g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Venice System has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Venice System
50%
50%
4g
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation
100%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Closed
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

27 games in this line · White to move

Results for May, Paul as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
52%
7%
41%
Move
27 · 100%
52%
7%
41%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Oct 27, 2024
OTB - Britbase
McKiernan, James(1821)
L—
Oct 27, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Graham, Oliver(1818)
W—
Oct 27, 2024
OTB - Britbase
McKiernan, James(1821)
L—
Oct 27, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Graham, Oliver(1818)
W—
Oct 26, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Tatters, Ethan
D—
Oct 26, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Holliday, John K(1825)
W—
Oct 26, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Holliday, John K(1708)
W—
Oct 26, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Tatters, Ethan(1821)
D—
Oct 25, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Hall, James(1824)
L—
Oct 25, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Hall, James(1824)
L—

Research Paul May’s games and opening repertoire

Paul May is rated 1773 in standard, 1790 in rapid by FIDE. Paul May plays for England.

Paul May has FIDE ID 450219.

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