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Player Profile
Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
James, Stephen B
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1972-2018
Number of games
:
65
Number of wins
:
12
Number of draws
:
28
Number of losses
:
25
White score
:
14/32 (43.75% - Average Elo: 2014.96)
Black score
:
12/33 (36.36% - Average Elo: 2020)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
James, Stephen B (2075) - Taylor, Geoffrey P (2156), BCF-chT4a 0405 (4NCL), Telford (B33) - 2004
James, Stephen B (1904) - Sharp, Peter (2104), BCF-chT3 0102 (4NCL), Birmingham (B04) - 2002
James, Stephen B (2019) - Dodwell, Philip (1924), BCF-chT3S 1112 (4NCL), England (C61) - 2011
Horton, Jamie A (2170) - James, Stephen B (1988), BCF-chT2c 1415 (4NCL), England (A48) - 2015
Hawkins, James Nick (2052) - James, Stephen B (1880), BCF-chT4 0304 (4NCL), West Bromwich (D00) - 2004
Van Kemenade, Rudy (1992) - James, Stephen B (1904), BCF-chT3 0102 (4NCL), Birmingham (C90) - 2001
James, Stephen B - ? (31)
Campbell, Mark C (1/2)
Aliaga, Juan Carrajal (0/1)
Bansal, Rohan (½/1)
Bilyap, Siracettin (0/1)
BYE (1/1)
Coldrick, Arthur (½/1)
Dodwell, Philip (1/1)
Dunn, Alan Stephan (0/1)
Fish, Andrew (½/1)
Flower, David (½/1)
Griffiths, Hywel (½/1)
Grossett, Duncan (½/1)
Hardman, Michael (½/1)
Harnett, Robert (½/1)
Lang, Heather (0/1)
Lutton, Josiah Ezra (½/1)
MacDonald Ross, Michael (½/1)
McMichael, Richard (½/1)
Morrison, Lynne GP (½/1)
Musson, Adam (0/1)
Phillips, David A (0/1)
Rantanen, Yrjo A (0/1)
Rawlinson, Aidan (½/1)
Sarakauskiene, Zivile (0/1)
Sharp, Peter (1/1)
Stembridge, Edward (0/1)
Taylor, Geoffrey P (1/1)
Varnam, Liam (0/1)
Varney, Zoe (1/1)
Williams, Robin (1/1)
Willson, Ollie (½/1)
? - James, Stephen B (32)
Van Kemenade, Rudy (1/2)
Bamber, Elaine (½/1)
Burton, Graham P (0/1)
Curtis, John E (½/1)
Cutmore, Martin J (0/1)
Dalton, Joseph (½/1)
Day, Lawrence A (0/1)
Frost, Nicholas (0/1)
Gregory, Stephen J (0/1)
Griffiths, Adele K (½/1)
Harman, Kenneth B (½/1)
Hawkins, James Nick (1/1)
Hoffmann, Hendrik (0/1)
Horton, Jamie A (1/1)
Kerr, Brian (½/1)
Lobo, Richard (1/1)
Ludbrook, Matthew (0/1)
Makepeace, Philip (½/1)
Micheli, Carlo (½/1)
Moore, Kevin J (1/1)
Payne, Oliver (0/1)
Pitt, Chris W (1/1)
Price, Andrew (0/1)
Pugh, Derek (0/1)
Punnett, Alan Kenneth (0/1)
Sacarello, Felix (0/1)
Santos, Luis M (0/1)
Shaw, Matthew H (0/1)
Shaw, Terrey Ian (½/1)
Smith, Graham M (½/1)
Stimpson, Philip M (½/1)
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius (½/1)
Openings played as White (25)
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
1949
Result:
2/4 = 50%
C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo:
2149.67
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2081
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C88 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3)
Average Elo:
2079.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
E88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 c6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A77 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.Nd2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E81 King's Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A92 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
2008
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2104
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1984
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C43 Petrov, Modern Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
2056
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2156
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
2160
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4)
Average Elo:
1933
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
2058
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
1761
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4)
Average Elo:
1924
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
1988
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6)
Average Elo:
1791
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
1733
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2152
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (22)
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1925
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
2125.67
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6)
Average Elo:
2009
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C28 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2042.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2072
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C39 King's Gambit Accepted (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4)
Average Elo:
1545
Result:
2/2 = 100%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
2116
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 7.Bb3 b5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E97 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6)
Average Elo:
2149
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A68 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O)
Average Elo:
1808
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C20 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5)
Average Elo:
1952
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C88 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3)
Average Elo:
2033
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5)
Average Elo:
2039
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.e4)
Average Elo:
2168
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo:
2116
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2064
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
2269
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
1861
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
2170
Result:
1/1 = 100%