Scouting report: Matthew J Wadsworth (GM, ENG)

1,821 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,771 classical, 28 rapid, 22 blitz): 45% wins, 26% draws, 30% losses. FIDE rating 2516 standard, 2369 rapid, 2252 blitz. 571 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Matthew J Wadsworth

GM

United Kingdomborn 2000FIDE ID 415804

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2100
2300
2500
Peak2532
2432 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2516
2369
2252
2532peak, Apr 2026
1,821games
811wins, 45%
470draws, 26%
540losses, 30%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.8% average
High resilience (58%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 81%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (65% in 112 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 47%)

Play against Wadsworth's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,821 games

Openings

1,821 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Reti: Reversed London1.f3 d5 2.g3 c611 games, last played last year54.5%losses
Sicilian: Closed1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6only 8 games, last played 3 years ago50.0%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Reti: Double Fianchetto1.f3 f6 2.g3 g628 games, last played 5 months ago75.0%wins
English: Anglo-Indian1.c4 f6 2.g3 g641 games, last played 12 months ago61.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 571 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.3%
Middlegame
93.7%
Endgame
95.5%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
20%
84 err
19%
79 err
19%
81 err
16%
67 err
14%
58 err
12%
50 err
Critical moment
Move 50 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
12%
26-35
29%
36-45
59%
46+
59% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
16
17
Few
Many
e4
17
e5
16
c4
13
d5
13
f6
12
e4/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#30
xh4?? vs Makarian
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#78
g4?? vs Sarana
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#33
b5?? vs Le Tuan Minh (VIE)
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#22
g7?? vs Grandelius
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#48
h5?? vs Niemann
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#38
c2?? vs Tari
Middlegame · OTB · 2026

Recent games

Sarana, Alexey(2664)

1st 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 · 28 May 2026

0–1
Sakhayi, Mostafa(2166)

2nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 · 28 May 2026

½–½
Verkholantcev, Andrei(2204)

1st 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 · 28 May 2026

½–½
Sukandar, Irine Kharisma(2330)

2nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 · 28 May 2026

0–1
Zhauynbay, Alimzhan(2240)

1st 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 · 28 May 2026

1–0
Gubajdullin, Alexei(2189)

2nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 · 28 May 2026

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,821 games in scope
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5
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1a
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922 games48%W24%D28%L
Move
1. c4
4045m
46%25%29%
59%
1. f3
2654m
51%2128%
62%
1. d4
1124m
48%33%19
65%
1. e4
1092y
49%2229%
60%
1. g3
273y
44%1541%
52%
1. c3
53y
60%2020
70%

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