Scouting report: James C Howell (GM, ENG)

785 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (785 classical): 44% wins, 34% draws, 22% losses. FIDE rating 2495 standard. 6 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0 blunders per game.

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James C Howell

GM

United Kingdomborn 1967FIDE ID 400297

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2480
2520
2495 · Sep 2023
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2024
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2025
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2026
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2495
2495peak, Jan 2001
785games
348wins, 44%
267draws, 34%
170losses, 22%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.3% average
Very consistent (93%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (70% in 373 games)

Play against Howell's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 785 games

Openings

785 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Alekhine Defense1.e4 ♞f6 2.e5 ♞d510 games, last played 40 years ago80.0%wins
Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d655 games, last played 31 years ago56.4%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 6 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
98.2%
Middlegame
93.6%
Endgame
92.6%
Clutch factor
0%
Winning (+2)
92%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
92%
Problematic pieces
33%
2 err
17%
1 err
17%
1 err
17%
1 err
17%
1 err
0%
0 err
Critical moment
Move 30 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
0%
26-35
0%
36-45
0%
46+
Error heatmap · Critical squares
1
1
1
1
1
1
Few
Many
d3
1
d5
1
d6
1
e7
1
f2
1
d3/d5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
No blunders recorded

Recent games

Gormally, Daniel W(2265)

4NCL Team Championship 1995/96 3... · 18 Feb 1996

1–0
Arkell, Keith C(2505)

GBR-ch82 · 3 Aug 1995

½–½
Gillibrand, John

Monarch Assurance Isle of Man 3r... · 19 Sept 1994

1–0
Turner, Matthew J(2395)

GBR-ch81 · 12 Aug 1994

1–0
Flear, Glenn C(2525)

Oakham School Masters · 28 Mar 1994

1–0
Summerscale, Aaron P(2410)

4NCL ( British Team Championship... · 23 Jan 1994

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
785 games in scope
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402 games54%W31%D15%L
Move
1. e4
373Feb 1996
54%32%14
70%
1. d4
24Jul 1989
63%1720
71%
1. c4
2—
50%50%
75%
1. f4
1—
100%
0%
1. d3
1—
100%
100%
1. ♞f3
1—
100%
100%

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