Paul Ward

FIDE ratings

1,866Classical

Performance

24 games

54% Win

21% Draw

25% Loss

Paul Ward's playing style

Strong overall score:65%13W 5D 6L over 24 games

Steady recent form:70%12W 4D 4L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation has the largest White sample, with 8 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation

50%

English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System, Full Symmetry

100%

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, French Defense: Exchange Variation has the largest Black sample, with 7 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

French Defense: Exchange Variation

57%

14%

29%

Repertoire

9 games as white in scope

Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

9 games in this line · White to move

Results for Ward, Paul as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L

56%

44%

Move
	8 · 89%	9mo ago	50% 50%
	1 · 11%	35y ago	100%

Game History

(24 games)

Date	Source	Opponent	Result	Time	Event	Opening	Link
Jan 30, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	Melling, Jonathon(1871)	W	Classical	Sligo Chess and Culture Festival - Weekender Expert	B13Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation	—
Jan 30, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	McDonnell, Odhran(1852)	L	Classical	Sligo Chess and Culture Festival - Weekender Expert	A40abHorwitz Defense	—
Jan 30, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	Mc Aleenan, Charles(1765)	W	Classical	Sligo Chess and Culture Festival - Weekender Expert	A02Bird Opening	—
Jan 30, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	Galvin, Sebastian(1775)	W	Classical	Sligo Chess and Culture Festival - Weekender Expert	C01French Defense: Exchange Variation	—
Jan 30, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	Taaffe, Paul(1888)	D	Classical	Sligo Chess and Culture Festival - Weekender Expert	B13Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation	—
Jan 30, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	McDonnell, Odhran	L	Classical	Sligo Chess and Culture Festival - Weekender Expert	A40abHorwitz Defense	—
Jan 30, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	Taaffe, Paul	D	Classical	Sligo Chess and Culture Festival - Weekender Expert	B13Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation	—
Jan 30, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	Melling, Jonathon	W	Classical	Sligo Chess and Culture Festival - Weekender Expert	B13Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation	—
Jan 30, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	Galvin, Sebastian	W	Classical	Sligo Chess and Culture Festival - Weekender Expert	C01French Defense: Exchange Variation	—
Jan 30, 2026	OTB - LichessBroadcast	Mc Aleenan, Charles	W	Classical	Sligo Chess and Culture Festival - Weekender Expert	A02Bird Opening	—

Research Paul Ward’s games and opening repertoire

Paul Ward is rated 1866 in standard by FIDE. Paul Ward plays for Ireland.

Paul Ward has FIDE ID 2508257.

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