EnglandENG
ID: 472379

Simon Smith

FIDE ratings

1,948Classical
1,971Rapid

Performance

50 games
32% Win
40% Draw
28% Loss

Simon Smith's playing style

Overall score:52%16W 20D 14L over 50 games
Dominates 1.d4 as White:65%in 20 games
Steady recent form:53%6W 9D 5L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:40%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Queen's Gambit Declined has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Queen's Gambit Declined
50%
50%
4g
Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order
100%
2g
Torre Attack: Classical Defense
100%
2g
Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation
100%
2g
Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Pirc Defense has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Pirc Defense
50%
50%
4g
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted
100%
2g
Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation
100%
2g
Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
2g
Nimzo-Indian Defense
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

24 games in this line · White to move

Results for Smith, Simon as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
38%
42%
21%
Move
20 · 83%
45%
40%
15%
4 · 17%
50%
50%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Sep 27, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
CMBurke, Alex(2052)
D—
Sep 27, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Zhu, Yaoyao(1979)
W—
Sep 26, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Ciuravin, Andrei(2052)
L—
Sep 26, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Sasikumar, Srivathsan(2042)
D—
Sep 25, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Ganti, Shriaansh(2110)
D—
May 6, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Hewitt, William(1978)
D—
May 6, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Hewitt, William(1978)
D—
May 5, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Weatherlake, John P(2005)
D—
May 5, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Weatherlake, John P(1905)
D—
May 4, 2024
OTB - Britbase
FMThompson, Ian D(2152)
D—

Research Simon Smith’s games and opening repertoire

Simon Smith is rated 1948 in standard, 1971 in rapid by FIDE. Simon Smith plays for England.

Simon Smith has FIDE ID 472379.

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