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ID: 3262413

Ian Welch

FIDE ratings

1,767Classical
1,877Rapid
1,837Blitz

Performance

25 games
24% Win
32% Draw
44% Loss

Ian Welch's playing style

Overall score:40%6W 8D 11L over 25 games
Steady recent form:40%4W 8D 8L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:32%of games are draws

Openings as White

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

Caro-Kann Defense
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern Variation
100%
2g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Closed has the largest Black sample, with 3 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Closed
100%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
100%
2g
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
100%
2g
Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense
100%
2g

Repertoire

10 games as white in scope
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7
6
5
4
3
2
a1
b
c
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e
f
g
h
Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

10 games in this line · White to move

Results for Welch, Ian as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
40%
20%
40%
Move
8 · 80%
50%
25%
25%
2 · 20%
100%

Game History

(25 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Mar 1, 1981
OTB - Britbase
Lee, Edward S(1838)
D—
Mar 1, 1981
OTB - Britbase
Lee, Edward S
D—
Mar 1, 1981
OTB - Britbase
GMWells, Peter K(2260)
L—
Mar 1, 1981
OTB - Britbase
GMWells, Peter K(2260)
L—
Feb 28, 1981
OTB - Britbase
Whitehead, Clare E(1885)
D—
Feb 28, 1981
OTB - Britbase
Whitehead, Clare E(1885)
D—
Feb 28, 1981
OTB - Britbase
GMConquest, Stuart C(2210)
W—
Feb 28, 1981
OTB - Britbase
GMConquest, Stuart C(2210)
W—
Feb 27, 1981
OTB - Britbase
Carr, Neil L
L—
Feb 27, 1981
OTB - Britbase
Arteaga Carrillo, Fernando
L—

Research Ian Welch’s games and opening repertoire

Ian Welch is rated 1767 in standard, 1877 in rapid, 1837 in blitz by FIDE. Ian Welch plays for Australia.

Ian Welch has FIDE ID 3262413.

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