What is Matthew J Turner's FIDE rating?

Matthew J Turner's FIDE rating is 2460 standard, 2491 rapid, 2419 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Matthew J Turner's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Matthew J Turner played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,278 over-the-board games by Matthew J Turner (1,214 classical, 48 rapid, 16 blitz), with 44% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Matthew J Turner's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Matthew J Turner?

Open Matthew J Turner's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Matthew J Turner's style, before facing them.

Matthew J Turner

United Kingdomborn 1975FIDE ID 402893

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2448 · Sep 2023

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2491Rapid

2460Classical

2419Blitz

2545peak, Sep 2017

1,278games

566wins, 44%

517draws, 40%

194losses, 15%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2545 · Sep 2017

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.2% average

High resilience (59%): Dangerous even when losing

Solid conversion: 96%

Very consistent (92%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 as

(74% in 176 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3

(only 47%)

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Based on

1,278 games

Based on 1,278 games

Openings

1,278 gamesBased on 1,278 player games

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

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 221 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 221 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.1%

Middlegame

94.0%

Endgame

95.6%

Clutch factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%103g

EqualEqual position

95%85g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%33g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

25%

33 err

19%

25 err

17%

22 err

15%

20 err

14%

18 err

11%

15 err

Critical moment

Move 34 avg

1-15

25%

16-25

25%

26-35

25%

36-45

25%

46+

25% of blunders occur after move 16-25. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 16-25. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

53Errors mapped

d5 / e5Hotspot zone

Critical squares

99 err

88 err

77 err

55 err

44 err

d5/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#32

g6?? vs Ledger

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#28

♞g3?? vs Gallana

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#30

♜e3?? vs Momunaliev

Middlegame · Rapid · 2025

#17

♝xe3?? vs Khoury

Middlegame · Rapid · 2025

#37

g6?? vs Firouzja

Middlegame · Rapid · 2025

#24

♝xa7?? vs Szekely

Middlegame · OTB · 2024

Recent games

1,278 games

Nawalaniec, Adam(2299)

4NCL 2025-26 · 3 May 2026

1–0

Hng, Mei-En Emmanuelle(2112)

4NCL 2025-26 · 2 May 2026

1–0

Eggleston, David J(2343)

Round 8: Eggleston, David... · 22 Mar 2026

½–½

Bevis, Noah(2074)

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

1–0

French, Max(2226)

Wells Chess Congress 2026 · 8 Mar 2026

1–0

Verbytski, Oleg(2205)

Wells Chess Congress 2026 · 8 Mar 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

131 endgames (54.1%) · force Knight vs Knight (33%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

54.1%

131 / 242

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Knight vs Knight: only 33% win rate (6 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

1,278 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

633 games52%W35%D13%L

633games in this linewon 52%, drew 35%, lost 13%

Move

1. d4

2106m

46%44%10

68%

1. c4

1761y

61%26%13

74%

1. e4

1718m

46%34%20%

63%

1. ♞f3

654m

55%38%

75%

1. g3

98y

67%22%11

78%

1. ♞c3

17y

100%

1. b3

1—

100%

Scouting report: Matthew J Turner (GM, SCO)

Matthew J Turner

Rating & statistics

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

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Critical blunders

Recent games

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