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Gawain C B Maroroa Jones
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Gawain C B Maroroa Jones

EnglandBorn 1987 (age 39)FIDE ID 409561

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2607
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2630
Luft

Flair

Gawain C B Maroroa Jones's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Fighter59% decisive: 7 wins, 3 losses
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • TacticianTactics 90+: sharp, tactical games they made sharp
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 77Positional 78Endgame 79Openings 76Composure 81Defence 92Speed 79Consistency 88

Luft classical rating

2607No. 104

From 17 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2580 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2580 level, blended with their FIDE rating−13
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity17 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 38 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense667%
English Opening450%
Italian Game275%
King's Indian Attack250%
Scotch Game225%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 1 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation383%
Alapin Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Delayed Alapin Variation10%

English Opening

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense250%
Symmetrical Variation150%
King's English Variation150%

Italian Game

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense1100%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%

King's Indian Attack

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
Keres Variation150%

Scotch Game

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Mieses Variation150%
Romanishin Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 1 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation2100%
Normal Variation275%
Fianchetto Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%

Four Knights Game

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted1100%
Scotch Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense150%
Morphy Defense150%

East Indian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
English Chess Championships 202631 Oct 20265½/7+6+8
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266/9−3−1
Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 202620 Feb 20261/3−12−11
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20256/8+12+15
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20245½/9−8−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMS. Kourkoulos-Arditis12 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252583
GMB. Jobava10 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252573
GMF. Sonis27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262539
GMT. Stremavicius7 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252531
GMS. Brunello16 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242511

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GML. FressinetLast 21 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242011
GMB. JobavaLast 20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262110
IMP. RobersonLast 29 Oct 2026 · English Chess Championships 20262110
IMB. ClarkeLast 31 Oct 2026 · English Chess Championships 20262020
GMN. SedlakLast 21 Oct 2022 · Bundesliga 20221010

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.