EnglandENG
ID: 425974

Derek Alan Sheppard

FIDE ratings

1,795Classical

Performance

50 games
16% Win
34% Draw
50% Loss

Derek Alan Sheppard's playing style

Overall score:33%8W 17D 25L over 50 games
Best with 1.d4 as White:28%in 23 games
Strongest in classical:32%in 44 games
Steady recent form:28%2W 7D 11L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:34%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Indian Defense: Knights Variation has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Indian Defense: Knights Variation
100%
4g
Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation
50%
50%
4g
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation
100%
4g
Yusupov-Rubinstein System
50%
50%
2g
Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-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.

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense
100%
2g
French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation, Morozevich Line
100%
2g
French Defense: Advance Variation
100%
2g
French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation
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 Sheppard, Derek Alan as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
15%
41%
44%
Move
23 · 85%
9%
39%
52%
4 · 15%
50%
50%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Sep 27, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Varley, Joe(2030)
L—
Sep 27, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Collinson, Mark I(1958)
D—
Sep 26, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
De Sousa Muachikape, Jael(2009)
D—
Sep 26, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Royle, Alex(1958)
L—
Sep 7, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Prior, Stephen C V(2008)
L—
Sep 7, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Adams, Ma(1912)
D—
Sep 6, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Bevis, Noah(1951)
L—
Sep 6, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Sullivan, Daniel(1936)
L—
Oct 27, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Melia, Alfie(1988)
D—
Oct 27, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Retout, Steve P(1605)
W—

Research Derek Alan Sheppard’s games and opening repertoire

Derek Alan Sheppard is rated 1795 in standard by FIDE. Derek Alan Sheppard plays for England.

Derek Alan Sheppard has FIDE ID 425974.

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