GM

Turner, Matthew J

SCO SCO·Born 1975·FIDE #402893·1,197 Games

Classical24561,117 Games
Rapid249152 Games
Blitz241928 Games

Statistics

1197

Total

538

Wins

472

Draws

186

Losses

45%39%16%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.5% average
High resilience (71%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 95%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (74% in 153 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 54 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening95.9%
Middlegame94.0%
Endgame96.6%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%
Winning (+2 or more)94%
21 Games
Equal position96%
28 Games
Losing (-2 or more)89%
5 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♙
31%
10 errors
♕
22%
7 errors
♔
16%
5 errors
♗
12%
4 errors
♞
12%
4 errors
♖
6%
2 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 30average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

1
1
2
3
4
1
2
2
1
2
abcdefgh
Many
Few
Critical squares
d54 err
c53 err
b32 err
b62 err
f42 err
d5/c5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

D
Eggleston, David J2343

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

½-½
W
Bevis, Noah2074

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

0-1
D
Verbytski, Oleg2205

Wells Chess Congress 2026 · 8 Mar 2026

½-½
W
French, Max2226

Wells Chess Congress 2026 · 8 Mar 2026

1-0
W
Hill, Alistair2137

Wells Chess Congress 2026 · 7 Mar 2026

1-0
D
Arkell, Keith C2367

Wells Chess Congress 2026 · 7 Mar 2026

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White
Sicilian: d6 Systems
43.8%
16 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID
White
Reti: Double Fianchetto
61.5%
13 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5

Queen's Gambit Declined
60.0%
10 Games·Wins

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6

Black
Sicilian: Closed
78.6%
14 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6

Sicilian: Alapin
63.6%
11 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

5 errors
▶
#32g6??
Tactics
vs Ledger
OTB·2025
▶
#24Bxa7??
Tactics
vs Szekely
OTB·2024
▶
#45Kd5??
Endgame
vs Wadsworth
OTB·2024
▶
#35f4??
Tactics
vs Weller
OTB·2024
▶
#35Rc7??
Tactics
vs Praggnanandhaa R
OTB·2019
Endgame Statistics

17 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position
609 Games
52%34%14%
1.d4
69%
225
1.e4
62%
157
1.c4
74%
153
1.Nf3
73%
64
1.g3
75%
8
1.Nc3
100%
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1.b3
100%
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