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James

Every rated and casual game this player has on Lichess, analyzed end to end — not just the ones somebody clicked "request analysis" on. Use the switcher in the header to change player.

47 games
2026-02-01 → 2026-07-25
47 analyzed
100% coverage
42 avg centipawn loss
0.8 blunders/game
1747 rating
+247 since 2026-02-01
70% as white
23 games
62% as black
24 games

Where the games are decided

Average centipawn loss per phase — the phase with the biggest number is the one costing points, whatever it feels like from the inside.

opening
27
0.11 blunders/game · 544 moves
middlegame
56
0.49 blunders/game · 527 moves
endgame
48
0.17 blunders/game · 165 moves

Sound at move 12 and still lost: 10 of 34 (29%).

How the evaluation moves

Median evaluation from this player's side, in pawns, at each stage. Bars are clamped to ±3 so one lopsided game can't flatten the rest.

+0.11 move 8
n=46
+0.13 move 12
n=41
+0.88 move 15
n=39
+1.41 move 20
n=33
+0.69 move 25
n=23
+0.22 move 30
n=17

By opening

Grouped by the repertoire decision behind the name — a King's Gambit accepted and declined are one choice by White, so they share a row. Open a row for the games behind the numbers.

Opening Games W–D–L Score Len m12 m20 ACPL
English Opening White 21 15-0-6 71% 23 +1.89 +3.78 47
W vs toan6ca 1627 -111 English Opening: Great Snake Variation 12mv +0.9 · 17 W vs begemon 1718 -8 write-up English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line 35mv +1.9 +0.4 46 W vs Russia-Melanesia 1624 -91 write-up English Opening: Symmetrical Variation 22mv +1.1 +2.5 33 W vs toan6ca 1637 -65 write-up English Opening: Great Snake Variation 23mv +2.6 +4.5 51 W vs toan6ca 1649 -24 write-up English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian 8mv · · 21 W vs toan6ca 1677 +67 write-up English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line 29mv -0.8 +0.0 39 L vs alihaider007 1575 -68 write-up English Opening: Agincourt Defense 42mv +1.9 +3.8 74 W vs Sycu_HCU 1646 +20 write-up English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation 27mv +4.5 +5.3 33 L vs toan6ca 1735 +145 write-up English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System 23mv -0.3 -0.3 48 W vs toan6ca 1751 +161 write-up English Opening 31mv +3.7 +5.2 27 W vs toan6ca 1500 -90 English Opening: Great Snake Variation 15mv +3.2 · 53 L vs alireza_1978 1610 -6 English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense 8mv · · 44 L vs Gambitgirl426 1607 -37 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System 17mv +0.3 · 77 W vs Markus1947 1594 +14 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation 44mv -0.4 -0.7 57 W vs Tomzend 1539 -3 English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System 23mv +2.2 +7.4 57 W vs Romchick12 1407 -104 English Opening: Agincourt Defense 21mv +2.0 +5.0 21 W vs Ochtai 1520 +88 English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack 17mv +0.2 · 25 L vs Kihlix 1594 +99 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian 5mv · · 25 W vs Kalinin_Andrey 1491 -9 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation 14mv +1.0 · 22 L vs joko_kp 1806 -79 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian 26mv +2.2 -5.2 94 W vs Sutu1974 1464 -36 English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System 42mv +3.6 +3.8 43
Caro-Kann Defense Black 19 13-0-6 68% 28 +0.01 +1.02 33
W vs toan6ca 1622 -125 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 10mv · · 5 W vs effort0506 1735 +23 write-up Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation 22mv -2.0 -4.2 49 L vs chessydonmf 1713 -12 write-up Caro-Kann Defense 35mv -0.4 -3.0 56 W vs toan6ca 1632 -83 write-up Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack 28mv -0.4 +1.8 56 W vs toan6ca 1655 +1 write-up Caro-Kann Defense 24mv +0.3 +3.9 20 W vs toan6ca 1669 +36 write-up Caro-Kann Defense 17mv -1.9 · 38 W vs ricord 1536 -56 Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack 40mv +0.3 +1.9 26 W vs toan6ca 1732 +142 write-up Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation 23mv +0.1 +3.3 5 L vs toan6ca 1735 +145 write-up Caro-Kann Defense 11mv · · 56 W vs toan6ca 1751 +161 write-up Caro-Kann Defense 75mv +0.1 +1.0 21 W vs toan6ca 1500 -90 Caro-Kann Defense 34mv -0.1 +0.2 15 W vs toan6ca 1500 -90 Caro-Kann Defense: Ulysses Gambit 32mv -1.9 +0.6 62 L vs ohnomyyoko 1677 +39 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack 39mv -0.0 +0.1 39 W vs FISCHERJROBERT 1543 -71 Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack 48mv +0.5 +2.9 10 L vs Bakhytzhan2017 1487 -84 write-up Caro-Kann Defense 15mv +3.7 · 84 W vs Khurum_Temir 1484 -32 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation 28mv +0.3 +2.6 13 L vs Asterism78 1678 -47 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack 12mv -10.0 · 95 L vs taenareus 2054 +183 Caro-Kann Defense: von Hennig Gambit 8mv · · 91 W vs stevenlungfa 1746 +39 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 37mv +0.1 -0.3 16
London System Black 2 1-0-1 50% 27 -0.49 +2.57 57
W vs amine_iofe 1563 -53 London System 21mv -0.7 +10.0 32 L vs Hazeyin 1657 +88 London System 33mv -0.3 -4.9 73
Semi-Slav Defense White 1 0-0-1 0% 44 +0.09 -1.98 69
L vs berkut47 1810 +83 write-up Semi-Slav Defense 44mv +0.1 -2.0 69
Dutch Defense White 1 1-0-0 100% 25 -0.24 +1.41 35
W vs toan6ca 1643 -45 write-up Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation 25mv -0.2 +1.4 35
Van't Kruijs Opening Black 1 0-0-1 0% 31 -1.76 -0.85 69
L vs alihaider007 1582 -33 write-up Van't Kruijs Opening 31mv -1.8 -0.8 69
Indian Defense Black 1 0-0-1 0% 25 -0.33 -5.09 43
L vs ramirellar12 1790 +4 Indian Defense: Accelerated London System 25mv -0.3 -5.1 43
King's Indian Defense Black 1 1-0-0 100% 23 -0.43 +4.59 28
W vs stratjazz203 1710 -105 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation 23mv -0.4 +4.6 28

Swept with local Stockfish 18 and reused Lichess evals where they existed. Snapshot generated 2026-07-25.