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Simon K Williams

EnglandFIDE ID 404454

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Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 7 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined225%
Queen's Gambit Accepted20%
Indian Defense1100%
Sicilian Defense10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense150%
Three Knights Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line10%
Classical Defense10%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Pseudo-Benko1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Alapin Variation10%

Dutch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Stonewall Variation10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
Reykjavik Open 202629 Mar 2026=10th−6−6
Hastings International Chess Congress 20251 Jan 20261½/3+2+2
European Chess Club Cup 202524 Oct 2025½/3−3−3
Reykjavik Open 202511 Apr 2025=20th−3−3
Reykjavik Open 202331 Mar 20230/1−3−3

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMP. Laurent-Paoli1 Jan 2026 · Hastings International Chess Congress 20252539

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GME. CanLast 31 Mar 2023 · Reykjavik Open 20231001
GMLu ShangleiLast 11 Apr 2025 · Reykjavik Open 20251001
GMB. GelfandLast 20 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20251001
GMS. MovsesianLast 22 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20251001
GMJ. SmeetsLast 24 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20251010

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