Scouting report: Matthew J Turner (GM, SCO)

1,278 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,167 classical, 61 rapid, 50 blitz): 44% wins, 40% draws, 15% losses. FIDE rating 2460 standard, 2491 rapid, 2419 blitz. 221 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.02 blunders per game.

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Matthew J Turner

TitleGrandmasterFederationUnited KingdomBorn1975FIDE ID402893

Classical2460
Rapid2491
Blitz2419
Games1,278
W · D · L44 / 40 / 15
Peak2545

Rating history

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Classical2460Rapid2491Blitz2419no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.1%Opening94.0%Middlegame95.6%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 94.2% average
High resilience (59%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 94%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (74% in 176 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 47%)

Recent games

Nawalaniec, Adam(2299)

4NCL 2025-26 · 3 May 2026

0–1
Hng, Mei-En Emmanuelle(2112)

4NCL 2025-26 · 2 May 2026

1–0
Eggleston, David J(2343)

Round 8: Eggleston, David J - Tu... · 22 Mar 2026

½–½
Bevis, Noah(2074)

Round 7: Bevis, Noah - Turner, M... · 21 Mar 2026

0–1
French, Max(2226)

Wells Chess Congress 2026 · 8 Mar 2026

1–0

Play against Turner's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,278 games

Openings

633 games as White · scores 69.1%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Reti: Double Fianchetto1.♞f3 ♞f6 2.g3 d514 games, last played last year57.1%wins
Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d618 games, last played 11 years ago55.6%wins

By family

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PRO
1,278 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 69.1%
17673.9%+4.7 pts
10466.8%—
7675.7%+6.5 pts
6962.3%−6.8 pts
6470.3%—
2661.5%−7.6 pts
2060.0%−9.1 pts
1960.5%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,278 games in scope
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633 games52%W35%D13%L
Move
1. d4
2108m
46%44%
68%
1. c4
1761y
61%26%13
74%
1. e4
1719m
46%34%20
63%
1. ♞f3
656m
55%38%
75%
1. g3
98y
67%22
78%
1. ♞c3
17y
100%
100%
1. b3
1—
100%
100%

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