EnglandENG
ID: 406260

John M Potter

FIDE ratings

2,098Classical
1,953Rapid

Performance

50 games
40% Win
30% Draw
30% Loss

John M Potter's playing style

Strong overall score:55%20W 15D 15L over 50 games
Dominates e4 vs 1.e4/1.d4 as Black:72%in 16 games
Strongest in classical:54%in 49 games
Steady recent form:57%9W 5D 6L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:30%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian has the largest White sample, with 3 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian
33%
67%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6
67%
33%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
100%
2g
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Bardeleben Variation
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation has the largest Black sample, with 3 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation
67%
33%
3g
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation
33%
67%
3g
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
50%
50%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

20 games in this line · White to move

Results for Potter, John M as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
35%
20%
45%
Move
17 · 85%
24%
24%
53%
2 · 10%
100%
1 · 5%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Aug 9, 2026
OTB
IMFitzsimons, David(2292)
D—
Aug 8, 2026
OTB
Kolani, Arjun(2158)
L—
Aug 7, 2026
OTB
FMVarnam, Liam D(2149)
W—
Aug 6, 2026
OTB
Saunders, Aron(2225)
D—
Aug 5, 2026
OTB
FMBlackburn, Jonathan L B(2220)
L—
Aug 4, 2026
OTB
WCMCamp, Imogen A L(1964)
W—
Aug 3, 2026
OTB
Verbytski, Oleg(2228)
L—
Aug 2, 2026
OTB
FMKhoury, Theo(2249)
D—
Aug 1, 2026
OTB
GMWells, Peter K(2313)
L—
Jun 28, 2026
OTB
Lambton, David(1758)
W—

Research John M Potter’s games and opening repertoire

John M Potter is rated 2098 in standard, 1953 in rapid by FIDE. John M Potter plays for England.

John M Potter has FIDE ID 406260.

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