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| Born: | 1948 |
| Results: | Win: 28.2% (252) Loss: 15.8% (141) Draw: 56.1% (502) Total:895 |
| White Results: | Win: 32.6% (144) Loss: 11.8% (52) Draw: 55.7% (246) Total:442 |
| Black Results: | Win: 23.8% (108) Loss: 19.6% (89) Draw: 56.5% (256) Total:453 |
| Active: | 1964 to 1990-07 |
| Current Rating: | 2455 on 2024-12-01 |
| Max Rating: | 2510 on 1977-01-01 |
| FIDE ID: | 400211 |
| Country: | ENG |
| Most Frequent White Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Zukertort Opening, Sicilian Invitation | 18 (+7 -2 =9) |
| King's Indian Attack, Symmterical Defense | 15 (+4 -0 =11) |
| Zukertort Opening, Kingside Fianchetto | 14 (+9 -1 =4) |
| Zukertort Opening, Symmetrical Variation | 13 (+5 -2 =6) |
| Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack, General | 8 (+4 -0 =4) |
| Neo-Gruenfeld Defense, Ultra-delayed Exchange Variation | 7 (+1 -1 =5) |
| King's Indian Attack, Yugoslav Variation | 7 (+1 -0 =6) |
| Gruenfeld Defense, Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation | 6 (+0 -1 =5) |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense, Huebner Variation | 6 (+1 -1 =4) |
| King's Indian Defense, Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense | 6 (+2 -3 =1) |
| Most Frequent Black Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Modern Defense, Standard Defense | 23 (+4 -5 =14) |
| Modern Defense, Pseudo-Austrian Attack | 19 (+4 -2 =13) |
| Modern Defense, King Pawn Fianchetto | 18 (+2 -6 =10) |
| Pirc Defense, Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation | 14 (+4 -4 =6) |
| French Defense, Winawer Variation, Classical Variation | 9 (+4 -1 =4) |
| Pirc Defense, Classical Variation, Quiet System | 9 (+2 -2 =5) |
| Zukertort Opening, Queenside Fianchetto Variation | 8 (+6 -1 =1) |
| Modern Defense, Averbakh System, Kotov Variation | 8 (+6 -0 =2) |
| Pirc Defense, Classical Variation, Quiet System | 7 (+2 -0 =5) |
| English Opening, General | 7 (+1 -2 =4) |
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