Prepare against Terry Farley

IM · BRB · World #11,700 classical · FIDE ID 11100095

Our database contains 209 games by Terry Farley, covering Apr 2003 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Terry Farley's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Terry Farley 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 Terry Farley's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Terry Farley's side.

First moves as White (112 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.c4 — 51% of White games, 39.5% score
  • …e5 (33% of these games) — Farley usually continues Nc3 (23.7% score)
  • …Nf6 (25% of these games) — Farley usually continues Nc3 (57.1% score)
  • …c6 (16% of these games) — Farley usually continues Nf3 (58.3% score)
• 1.e4 — 45% of White games, 58.0% score
  • …c5 (44% of these games) — Farley usually continues Nf3 (54.2% score)
  • …e5 (16% of these games) — Farley usually continues Nf3 (78.6% score)
  • …c6 (14% of these games) — Farley usually continues d4 (64.3% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (57 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (30 games)

Terry Farley's chess games

All 209 games by Terry Farley in the Chess.ceo database (Apr 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: 70 wins, 58 draws, 81 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Terry Farley's chess games?

209 games by Terry Farley, from Apr 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 Terry Farley has played.

What does Terry Farley play on the first move as White?

Across 112 games with White in our database, Terry Farley opens with 1.c4 (51% of games), 1.e4 (45% of games), 1.d4 (3% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Terry Farley answers 1...c5 (95% of games), 1...e5 (4% of games), 1...d5 (2% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 (93% of games), 1...d5 (7% of games).

What openings does Terry Farley play as White?

As White, Terry Farley's most-played openings in our database are: English Opening: Reverse Sicilian (21 games, 9.5% win rate); English Opening (18 games, 27.8% win rate); Sicilian: Closed (10 games, 60.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 112 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Terry Farley play as Black?

As Black, Terry Farley most often plays: Sicilian: Najdorf (26 games, 26.9% win rate); Sicilian (9 games, 44.4% win rate); King's Indian Defense (7 games, 14.3% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 97 games.

What is Terry Farley's FIDE rating?

Terry Farley is currently rated 2,145 in classical chess and 2,237 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 2,303 (Oct 2007).

How many games has Terry Farley played?

Our database contains 209 games by Terry Farley, covering Apr 2003 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 70 wins, 58 draws, 81 losses (33.5% win rate).

How do I prepare against Terry Farley?

209 games by Terry Farley 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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