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Payne, Matthew J

FIDE ID 417084· born 1994 · last updated 5/12/2026

FIDE standard

2080

FIDE rapid

2037

FIDE blitz

1996

Games on file ( 184 )

Real tournament games of Matthew J Payne from public sources. Select a game to replay it on the board.

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553891

+55 =38 -91 · score40% · 184 games

As White

221848

+22 =18 -48 · score35% · 88 games

As Black

332043

+33 =20 -43 · score45% · 96 games

Rogacewicz,Mikolaj(1995)

Payne,Matthew J(2094)0-1

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Rogacewicz,Mikolaj (1995)vsPayne,Matthew J (2094)0-12026-07-26King's Indian23 movesSussex University MastersTWIC twic1655
Fitzsimons,D (2317)vsPayne,Matthew J (2094)½-½2026-07-25French68 movesSussex University MastersTWIC twic1655
Payne,Matthew J (2094)vsCheng,Louis (2122)½-½2026-07-25Sicilian59 movesSussex University MastersTWIC twic1655
Payne,Matthew J (2094)vsWright,Joe (1857)1-02026-07-24Rousseau gambit19 movesSussex University MastersTWIC twic1655
Wang,Yiming (1811)vsPayne,Matthew J (2094)½-½2026-07-23French22 movesSussex University MastersTWIC twic1655
Payne,Matthew J (2094)vsSooraj,M R (2198)0-12026-07-23Alekhine's defence52 movesSussex University MastersTWIC twic1655
Sahoo,Shivam (1913)vsPayne,Matthew J (2094)½-½2026-07-22Reti17 movesSussex University MastersTWIC twic1655
Payne,Matthew J (2094)vsBuckley,G (2261)0-12026-07-22Sicilian38 movesSussex University MastersTWIC twic1655
Pai,Sidhanth (1931)vsPayne,Matthew J (2094)0-12026-07-21French31 movesSussex University MastersTWIC twic1655
Payne,Matthew J (2094)vsKlepek,Witold (2296)0-12026-07-14Sicilian50 movesTitled Tue 14th Jul 2026TWIC twic1654
Dhyaan Patel (1931)vsPayne,Matthew J (2094)0-12026-07-14French39 movesTitled Tue 14th Jul 2026TWIC twic1654
Shubh Atha (2300)vsPayne,Matthew J (2094)1-02026-07-14King's Indian50 movesTitled Tue 14th Jul 2026TWIC twic1654
Payne,Matthew J (2094)vsSneha Halder (2176)0-12026-07-14Petrov50 movesTitled Tue 14th Jul 2026TWIC twic1654
Ananth,Ananya (1895)vsPayne,Matthew J (2094)0-12026-07-14King's Indian38 movesTitled Tue 14th Jul 2026TWIC twic1654
Hejazipour,M (2344)vsPayne,Matthew J (2094)1-02026-07-14Reti53 movesTitled Tue 14th Jul 2026TWIC twic1654
Cramling Bellon,Anna (2106)vsPayne,Matthew J (2094)½-½2026-07-14King's Indian45 movesTitled Tue 14th Jul 2026TWIC twic1654
Payne,Matthew J (2094)vsKocharin,Timur (2374)0-12026-07-14Caro-Kann70 movesTitled Tue 14th Jul 2026TWIC twic1654
Payne,Matthew J (2094)vsBanzea,Alexandru-Bogdan (2394)0-12026-07-14Caro-Kann47 movesTitled Tue 14th Jul 2026TWIC twic1654
Canias,Federico (2152)vsPayne,Matthew J (2094)0-12026-07-14King's Indian41 movesTitled Tue 14th Jul 2026TWIC twic1654
Payne,Matthew J (2094)vsSilva,Luca (2309)0-12026-07-14Caro-Kann42 movesTitled Tue 14th Jul 2026TWIC twic1654
Duckers,Harvey L (1890)vsPayne,Matthew J (2080)0-12026-05-04Benko's opening31 moves4NCL Div 2 2025-26TWIC twic1643
Payne,Matthew J (2080)vsLarkin,Benjamin (2054)½-½2026-05-03Scandinavian (centre counter) defence31 moves4NCL Div 2 2025-26TWIC twic1643
Gray,Euan (2114)vsPayne,Matthew J (2080)½-½2026-05-02King's Indian20 moves4NCL Div 2 2025-26TWIC twic1643
Payne,Matthew J (2080)vsEvans,Ruben (1983)1-02026-03-21French48 moves4NCL Div 2 2025-26TWIC twic1643
Zhu,Yaoyao (1974)vsPayne,Matthew J (2080)½-½2026-01-10French31 moves4NCL Div 2 2025-26TWIC twic1643
Starosta,Martyna (2181)vsPayne,Matthew J (2104)1-02025-12-19French30 movesWroclaw Open A 2025TWIC twic1624
Payne,Matthew J (2104)vsKanyamarala,Trisha (2162)½-½2025-12-18Sicilian24 movesWroclaw Open A 2025TWIC twic1624
Nagly,Wojciech (2118)vsPayne,Matthew J (2104)0-12025-12-17French50 movesWroclaw Open A 2025TWIC twic1624
Payne,Matthew J (2104)vsKiszkiel,Oskar (2113)1-02025-12-17Alekhine's defence42 movesWroclaw Open A 2025TWIC twic1624
Payne,Matthew J (2104)vsKrzywda,A (2138)0-12025-12-16Sicilian defence33 movesWroclaw Open A 2025TWIC twic1624
Gaikwad,Siddhant (2153)vsPayne,Matthew J (2104)1-02025-12-15French37 movesWroclaw Open A 2025TWIC twic1624
Saurabh,Anand (2174)vsPayne,Matthew J (2104)1-02025-12-15King's Indian23 movesWroclaw Open A 2025TWIC twic1623
Payne,Matthew J (2104)vsDwilewicz,K (2185)½-½2025-12-14Sicilian41 movesWroclaw Open A 2025TWIC twic1623
Goderdzishvili,Giga (2233)vsPayne,Matthew J (2104)1-02025-12-13Nimzovich-Larsen attack40 movesWroclaw Open A 2025TWIC twic1623
Payne,Matthew J (2104)vsAl Tarbosh,W (2224)0-12025-12-09French46 movesTitled Tue 9th Dec 2025TWIC twic1623
Golubovic,Erik (2330)vsPayne,Matthew J (2104)1-02025-12-09King's Indian31 movesTitled Tue 9th Dec 2025TWIC twic1623
Payne,Matthew J (2104)vsSouleidis,G (2418)½-½2025-12-09Sicilian41 movesTitled Tue 9th Dec 2025TWIC twic1623
Tezcan,Alper (2110)vsPayne,Matthew J (2104)1-02025-12-09Reti opening76 movesTitled Tue 9th Dec 2025TWIC twic1623
Payne,Matthew J (2104)vsNegrean,Andrei (2334)0-12025-12-09Pirc defence35 movesTitled Tue 9th Dec 2025TWIC twic1623
Payne,Matthew J (2104)vsWarchol,Kamil (2280)½-½2025-12-09French83 movesTitled Tue 9th Dec 2025TWIC twic1623
Podeneshko,E (2135)vsPayne,Matthew J (2104)0-12025-12-09King's Indian33 movesTitled Tue 9th Dec 2025TWIC twic1623
Punin,Andrii (2289)vsPayne,Matthew J (2104)½-½2025-12-09French53 movesTitled Tue 9th Dec 2025TWIC twic1623
Payne,Matthew J (2104)vsMazur,Ste (2392)1-02025-12-09KP30 movesTitled Tue 9th Dec 2025TWIC twic1623
Tologontegin,S (2322)vsPayne,Matthew J (2104)1-02025-12-09Reti opening35 movesTitled Tue 9th Dec 2025TWIC twic1623
Bouska,Jiri (2330)vsPayne,Matthew J (2104)0-12025-12-09Benko's opening43 movesTitled Tue 9th Dec 2025TWIC twic1623
Le Goff,R (2254)vsPayne,Matthew J (2089)1-02025-08-24Queen's pawn game42 movesMaia Chess Open 2025TWIC twic1608
Yao,Lan (2316)vsPayne,Matthew J (2089)1-02025-08-23French35 movesMaia Chess Open 2025TWIC twic1607
Payne,Matthew J (2089)vsMoreno Tejera,E (2418)1-02025-08-22Sicilian defence36 movesMaia Chess Open 2025TWIC twic1607
Payne,Matthew J (2116)vsKirupakaran,Vishnu (1847)1-02025-05-31Sicilian34 moves3rd Cambridge Int OpenTWIC twic1595
Jacobs,Simon (1736)vsPayne,Matthew J (2116)0-12025-05-30French35 moves3rd Cambridge Int OpenTWIC twic1595
Payne,Matthew J (2116)vsDe Coverly,R (1918)½-½2025-05-30Scotch gambit48 moves3rd Cambridge Int OpenTWIC twic1595
Payne,Matthew J (2116)vsLee,Yuk Hei (1870)0-12025-05-29Sicilian43 moves3rd Cambridge Int OpenTWIC twic1595
Payne,Matthew J (2116)vsWard,Cian (1946)0-12025-05-28French57 moves3rd Cambridge Int OpenTWIC twic1595
Prince,A (1803)vsPayne,Matthew J (2116)0-12025-05-28Reti47 moves3rd Cambridge Int OpenTWIC twic1595
Camacho Collados,M (2462)vsPayne,Matthew J (2116)1-02025-05-27Queen's pawn34 moves3rd Cambridge Int OpenTWIC twic1595
Siva,Mahadevan (2385)vsPayne,Matthew J (2116)1-02025-05-26French29 moves3rd Cambridge Int OpenTWIC twic1594
Payne,Matthew J (2116)vsWalley,A Clive (1871)1-02025-05-26Sicilian49 moves3rd Cambridge Int OpenTWIC twic1594
Payne,Matthew J (2070)vsSanchez Saez,F (2289)0-12024-12-27Sicilian46 movesBasel Christmas Open 2024TWIC twic1573
Payne,Matthew J (2080)vsLalic,P (2181)1-02024-08-16QP counter-gambit (elephant gambit)61 movesIII Kingston Inv 2024TWIC twic1554
Clarke,Connor (2048)vsPayne,Matthew J (2080)½-½2024-08-15Queen's pawn game43 movesIII Kingston Inv 2024TWIC twic1554
Payne,Matthew J (2080)vsAndal,Edmond (1960)0-12024-08-15French100 movesIII Kingston Inv 2024TWIC twic1554
Payne,Matthew J (2080)vsPirgon,Joshua1-02024-08-14Sicilian34 movesIII Kingston Inv 2024TWIC twic1554
Josse,Mar (2141)vsPayne,Matthew J (2080)1-02024-08-14English opening50 movesIII Kingston Inv 2024TWIC twic1554
Payne,Matthew J (2080)vsHobson,Kenneth (2266)0-12024-08-13Scotch gambit36 movesIII Kingston Inv 2024TWIC twic1554
Larkin,Vladyslav (2471)vsPayne,Matthew J (2080)1-02024-08-13Queen's pawn game40 movesIII Kingston Inv 2024TWIC twic1554
Large,P (2336)vsPayne,Matthew J (2080)½-½2024-08-12French51 movesIII Kingston Inv 2024TWIC twic1554
Payne,Matthew J (2067)vsBalaji,Aaravamudhan (2316)0-12024-07-23Robatsch (modern) defence39 movesIV Mindsports Int OpenTWIC twic1551
Payne,Matthew J (2067)vsLim,Z (2251)0-12024-07-22Sicilian32 movesIV Mindsports Int OpenTWIC twic1550
Eames,R (2148)vsPayne,Matthew J (2067)0-12024-07-22French39 movesIV Mindsports Int OpenTWIC twic1552
Kolani,Arjun (2124)vsPayne,Matthew J (2067)0-12024-07-20French55 movesIV Mindsports Int OpenTWIC twic1552
Payne,Matthew J (2067)vsKhoury,Theo (2113)½-½2024-07-20Sicilian36 movesIV Mindsports Int OpenTWIC twic1552
Merriman,James (1974)vsPayne,Matthew J (2067)½-½2024-07-19King's Indian31 movesIV Mindsports Int OpenTWIC twic1552
Zhang,Junyi (1957)vsPayne,Matthew J (2067)0-12024-07-18French51 movesIV Mindsports Int OpenTWIC twic1552
Payne,Matthew J (2067)vsBadacsonyi,Stanley (2178)0-12024-07-18French62 movesIV Mindsports Int OpenTWIC twic1552
Payne,Matthew J (2067)vsHarrington,Steve1-02024-07-16Sicilian61 movesTitled Tue 16th Jul LateTWIC twic1550
Butti,E (1960)vsPayne,Matthew J (2067)1-02024-07-16King's Indian44 movesTitled Tue 16th Jul LateTWIC twic1550
Payne,Matthew J (2067)vsDa Silva,Lucas Pereira Mendes (2070)0-12024-07-16French37 movesTitled Tue 16th Jul LateTWIC twic1550
Sailer,M (2095)vsPayne,Matthew J (2067)1-02024-07-16King's Indian70 movesTitled Tue 16th Jul LateTWIC twic1550
Payne,Matthew J (2067)vsReinecke,Katharina (1962)½-½2024-07-16Caro-Kann46 movesTitled Tue 16th Jul LateTWIC twic1550
Bezerra,F (2096)vsPayne,Matthew J (2067)1-02024-07-16King's Indian30 movesTitled Tue 16th Jul LateTWIC twic1550
Thake,Conrad (1853)vsPayne,Matthew J (2067)0-12024-07-16French34 movesTitled Tue 16th Jul LateTWIC twic1550
Vlassis,G (1994)vsPayne,Matthew J (2067)0-12024-07-16French28 movesTitled Tue 16th Jul LateTWIC twic1550
Nielsen-Refs,Karl-Emil Elmer (2239)vsPayne,Matthew J (2067)1-02024-07-16King's Indian52 movesTitled Tue 16th Jul LateTWIC twic1550
Payne,Matthew J (2067)vsGrinev,V (2422)0-12024-07-16Caro-Kann26 movesTitled Tue 16th Jul LateTWIC twic1550
Har Zvi,R (2513)vsPayne,Matthew J (2067)1-02024-07-16King's Indian26 movesTitled Tue 16th Jul LateTWIC twic1550
Payne,Matthew J (2079)vsHe,Tom Junde (1902)½-½2024-06-23Scotch gambit32 movesEnglish Open 2024TWIC twic1546
Schell,Finn (1863)vsPayne,Matthew J (2079)½-½2024-06-22French42 movesEnglish Open 2024TWIC twic1546
Payne,Matthew J (2079)vsBoswell,Jacob Connor (2274)0-12024-06-22Sicilian64 movesEnglish Open 2024TWIC twic1546
Quillaud,Maxime (1932)vsPayne,Matthew J (2079)0-12024-06-21King's Indian44 movesEnglish Open 2024TWIC twic1546
Payne,Matthew J (2079)vsDe Coverly,R (1923)½-½2024-06-21King's pawn game38 movesEnglish Open 2024TWIC twic1546
Wells,P (2354)vsPayne,Matthew J (2079)1-02024-06-20French41 movesEnglish Open 2024TWIC twic1546
Payne,Matthew J (2079)vsAli,Go (1877)1-02024-06-20Giuoco Piano40 movesEnglish Open 2024TWIC twic1546
Sachdev,T (2393)vsPayne,Matthew J (2077)1-02024-03-21King's Indian41 movesReykjavik Open 2024TWIC twic1533
Heidarsson,Mikael Bjarki (1913)vsPayne,Matthew J (2077)0-12024-03-20Queen's pawn game21 movesReykjavik Open 2024TWIC twic1533
Payne,Matthew J (2077)vsManenschijn,Wouter (1864)½-½2024-03-19Scotch gambit24 movesReykjavik Open 2024TWIC twic1533
Payne,Matthew J (2077)vsHaldorsen,Benjamin (2426)0-12024-03-18Sicilian29 movesReykjavik Open 2024TWIC twic1533
Vega,Isaac (1818)vsPayne,Matthew J (2077)0-12024-03-18French32 movesReykjavik Open 2024TWIC twic1533
Dhruv Rattan (1831)vsPayne,Matthew J (2077)0-12024-03-17French40 movesReykjavik Open 2024TWIC twic1533
Krzyzanowski,M (2524)vsPayne,Matthew J (2077)1-02024-03-16French27 movesReykjavik Open 2024TWIC twic1533
Payne,Matthew J (2077)vsIngason,S (1840)1-02024-03-16Petrov28 movesReykjavik Open 2024TWIC twic1533

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As White

SicilianB3632 games · 30%
FrenchC0213 games · 38%
Caro-KannB127 games · 21%
Scotch gambitC447 games · 29%

Recent events

Event	Games	Dates
Sussex University Masters	9	2026-07-21 to 2026-07-26
Titled Tue 14th Jul 2026	11	2026-07-14
4NCL Div 2 2025-26	5	2026-01-10 to 2026-05-04
Wroclaw Open A 2025	9	2025-12-13 to 2025-12-19
Titled Tue 9th Dec 2025	11	2025-12-09
Maia Chess Open 2025	3	2025-08-22 to 2025-08-24
3rd Cambridge Int Open	9	2025-05-26 to 2025-05-31
Basel Christmas Open 2024	1

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