EnglandENG
ID: 471011

Daniel A Sparkes

FIDE ratings

1,979Classical

Performance

50 games
32% Win
48% Draw
20% Loss

Daniel A Sparkes's playing style

Strong overall score:56%16W 24D 10L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:52%in 21 games
Steady recent form:55%6W 10D 4L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:48%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Closed has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Closed
100%
2g
Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation, Kholmov Gambit
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
100%
2g
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Modern Transfer
100%
2g
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Maric Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto has the largest Black sample, with 6 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto
67%
33%
6g
Queen's Gambit Declined
100%
2g
Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation
100%
2g
Benko Gambit
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

21 games in this line · White to move

Results for Sparkes, Daniel A as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
33%
38%
29%
Move
21 · 100%
33%
38%
29%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Mar 9, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Jackson, Gary C(1911)
W—
Mar 9, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Jackson, Gary C(1864)
W—
Feb 10, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Collinson, Mark I(1924)
D—
Feb 10, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Collinson, Mark I(1821)
D—
Jan 13, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Tart, Peter K(1940)
D—
Jan 13, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Tart, Peter K(1828)
D—
Nov 11, 2023
OTB - Britbase
Davies, Neil(1886)
D—
Nov 11, 2023
OTB - Britbase
Davies, Neil(1774)
D—
Apr 29, 2023
OTB - Britbase
Gillett, John(1681)
W—
Apr 29, 2023
OTB - Britbase
Gillett, John(1472)
W—

Research Daniel A Sparkes’s games and opening repertoire

Daniel A Sparkes is rated 1979 in standard by FIDE. Daniel A Sparkes plays for England.

Daniel A Sparkes has FIDE ID 471011.

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