EnglandENG
ID: 422983

Richard R Welford

FIDE ratings

1,797Classical

Performance

50 games
24% Win
48% Draw
28% Loss

Richard R Welford's playing style

Overall score:48%12W 24D 14L over 50 games
Dominates 1.e4 as White:64%in 22 games
Out of form:30%1W 10D 9L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:48%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Caro-Kann Defense has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Caro-Kann Defense
50%
50%
4g
Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System
100%
2g
French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation
100%
2g
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, French Defense: Classical Variation has the largest Black sample, with 10 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

French Defense: Classical Variation
20%
40%
40%
10g
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit
100%
2g
French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
100%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation
100%
2g
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation
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 Welford, Richard R as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
33%
50%
17%
Move
22 · 92%
36%
55%
9%
2 · 8%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Apr 18, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Malinovskii, Ilia(2111)
L—
Apr 18, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Sutton, Daniel(1938)
L—
Apr 18, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Malinovskii, Ilia(2093)
L—
Apr 18, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Sutton, Daniel(1938)
L—
Jan 14, 2013
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Ulasevich, Sergey(2392)
L—
Jan 14, 2013
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Milde, Lars(2004)
D—
Jan 14, 2013
OTB - AjedrezCorr
FMOrlov, Vladimir(2269)
D—
Jan 14, 2013
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Agrafenin, Andrey(2030)
D—
Jan 14, 2013
OTB - AjedrezCorr
FMUlasevich, Sergei(2392)
L—
Jan 14, 2013
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Meissner, Ruediger(2163)
L—

Research Richard R Welford’s games and opening repertoire

Richard R Welford is rated 1797 in standard by FIDE. Richard R Welford plays for England.

Richard R Welford has FIDE ID 422983.

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