EnglandENG
ID: 404489

Ian L Snape

FIDE ratings

2,090Classical
1,994Rapid
2,134Blitz

Performance

50 games
26% Win
58% Draw
16% Loss

Ian L Snape's playing style

Strong overall score:55%13W 29D 8L over 50 games
Dominates 1.d4 as White:63%in 16 games
Strongest in classical:56%in 45 games
Steady recent form:50%3W 14D 3L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:58%of games are draws

Openings as White

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

Bogo-Indian Defense: Vitolins Variation
100%
4g
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
100%
3g
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Lion Defense: Anti-Philidor, Lion's Cave has the largest Black sample, with 5 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Lion Defense: Anti-Philidor, Lion's Cave
100%
5g
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Schmid Variation
100%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Closed
100%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Modern Line
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Anti-Qxd4 Move Order
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 Snape, Ian L as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
36%
50%
14%
Move
16 · 57%
38%
50%
13%
7 · 25%
57%
14%
29%
5 · 18%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Oct 26, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Kenning, Paul H(1819)
W—
May 4, 2026
OTB - TWIC
CMFoo, Be(2205)
L—
May 4, 2026
OTB - TWIC
CMFoo, Be(2205)
L—
May 2, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Terler, Bohdan(2115)
D—
May 2, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Terler, Bohdan(2004)
D—
Feb 8, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMJosse, Mark(2094)
D—
Feb 8, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMJosse, Mark(2094)
D—
Feb 8, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMJosse, Mark
D—
Feb 8, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMJosse, Mark(2094)
D—
Jan 11, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Klimchik, Alexandr(2073)
D—

Research Ian L Snape’s games and opening repertoire

Ian L Snape is rated 2090 in standard, 1994 in rapid, 2134 in blitz by FIDE. Ian L Snape plays for England.

Ian L Snape has FIDE ID 404489.

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