Prepare against Roy Hughes

United Kingdom · World #24,649 classical · FIDE ID 412481

Our database contains 248 games by Roy Hughes, covering Oct 2003 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Roy Hughes's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Roy Hughes before a game. You can open the same data in the free interactive preparation workstation, which builds a move-by-move opening tree from every game.

Ratings

Performance record

Move-by-move preparation stats

Straight from the preparation tree built over all of Roy Hughes's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Roy Hughes's side.

First moves as White (122 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.d4 — 80% of White games, 50.5% score
  • …Nf6 (52% of these games) — Hughes usually continues Nf3 (43.3% score)
  • …d5 (27% of these games) — Hughes usually continues Bf4 (50.0% score)
  • …e6 (7% of these games) — Hughes usually continues Nf3 (37.5% score)
• 1.e4 — 13% of White games, 43.8% score
  • …c5 (38% of these games) — Hughes usually continues Nc3 (58.3% score)
  • …e6 (25% of these games) — Hughes usually continues d4 (50.0% score)
  • …e5 (19% of these games) — Hughes usually continues Nf3 (33.3% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (62 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (39 games)

Roy Hughes's chess games

All 248 games by Roy Hughes in the Chess.ceo database (Oct 2003 - Jul 2026) are free to browse, search and replay: filter by opening, opponent, event or date on the player page, or step through any game on the analysis board. Record: 73 wins, 91 draws, 84 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Roy Hughes's chess games?

248 games by Roy Hughes, from Oct 2003 to Jul 2026, are free to browse and replay move by move — no signup needed. The preparation view groups them into an opening tree showing every line Roy Hughes has played.

What does Roy Hughes play on the first move as White?

Across 122 games with White in our database, Roy Hughes opens with 1.d4 (80% of games), 1.e4 (13% of games), 1.Nf3 (6% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Roy Hughes answers 1...d5 (94% of games), 1...c5 (6% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...d5 (64% of games), 1...Nf6 (33% of games), 1...g6 (3% of games).

What openings does Roy Hughes play as White?

As White, Roy Hughes's most-played openings in our database are: London System (41 games, 31.7% win rate); Indian Defense (28 games, 39.3% win rate); Sicilian: Closed (6 games, 50.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 122 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Roy Hughes play as Black?

As Black, Roy Hughes most often plays: Scandinavian Defense: Main Line (55 games, 25.5% win rate); Slav Defense (19 games, 21.1% win rate); Réti Opening (6 games, 33.3% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 126 games.

What is Roy Hughes's FIDE rating?

Roy Hughes is currently rated 2,020 in classical chess, 1,965 in rapid and 1,813 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 2,071 (Jul 2006).

How many games has Roy Hughes played?

Our database contains 248 games by Roy Hughes, covering Oct 2003 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 73 wins, 91 draws, 84 losses (29.4% win rate).

How do I prepare against Roy Hughes?

248 games by Roy Hughes reveal their opening repertoire, most-played lines, and the variations where they score worst — the raw material for targeted preparation. The interactive opening tree lets you walk every line to any depth.

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