IM
EnglandENG
ID: 400289
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Malcolm Pein

FIDE ratings

2,251Classical
2,288Rapid
2,151Blitz

Performance

50 games
32% Win
28% Draw
40% Loss

Malcolm Pein's playing style

Overall score:46%16W 14D 20L over 50 games
Dominates 1.d4 as White:64%in 21 games
Strongest in classical:46%in 49 games
Steady recent form:43%7W 3D 10L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation, Advance System has the largest White sample, with 3 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation, Advance System
100%
3g
Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation
100%
2g
Réti Opening
100%
2g
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Knights Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense
100%
2g
Scotch Game: Romanishin Variation
100%
2g
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation
100%
2g
Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

28 games in this line · White to move

Results for Pein, Malcolm as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
43%
25%
32%
Move
21 · 75%
48%
33%
19%
7 · 25%
29%
71%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Sep 3, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
IMVan der Werf, Mark(2376)
D—
Sep 2, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
FMHechl, Gerald(2168)
W—
Sep 1, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
CMKirszenberg, Marc(2078)
W—
Aug 31, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMGormally, Daniel W(2393)
L—
Aug 4, 2026
OTB
GMHansen, Eric(2609)
L—
Aug 4, 2026
OTB
Chuffart,Stephen
W—
Aug 4, 2026
OTB
Nguyen,Hoang Bach
L—
Aug 4, 2026
OTB
Gueroult,Raphael
W—
Aug 4, 2026
OTB
CMFirouzja, Mohammadreza(2203)
L—
Aug 4, 2026
OTB
Ralaitsizafy, Jeaniero(1723)
W—

Research Malcolm Pein’s games and opening repertoire

IM Malcolm Pein is rated 2251 in standard, 2288 in rapid, 2151 in blitz by FIDE. Malcolm Pein plays for England.

Malcolm Pein has FIDE ID 400289.

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