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| Born: | 1954 |
| Results: | Win: 28.2% (53) Loss: 25% (47) Draw: 46.8% (88) Total:188 |
| White Results: | Win: 26.7% (27) Loss: 22.8% (23) Draw: 50.5% (51) Total:101 |
| Black Results: | Win: 29.9% (26) Loss: 27.6% (24) Draw: 42.5% (37) Total:87 |
| Active: | 1973 to 1997 |
| Current Rating: | 2313 on 2024-12-01 |
| Max Rating: | 2390 on 1989-01-01 |
| FIDE ID: | 4300017 |
| Country: | NZL |
| Most Frequent White Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Sicilian Defense, Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack | 6 (+2 -1 =3) |
| Spanish Game, Closed Variations, Delayed Exchange | 4 (+0 -1 =3) |
| Bishop's Opening, Berlin Defense | 3 (+0 -1 =2) |
| Vienna Game, Mieses Variation | 3 (+1 -1 =1) |
| Sicilian Defense, Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation | 3 (+1 -0 =2) |
| Caro-Kann Defense, Bronstein-Larsen Variation | 2 (+1 -0 =1) |
| Indian Game, Spielmann-Indian | 2 (+0 -0 =2) |
| Bishop's Opening, Vienna Hybrid | 2 (+0 -0 =2) |
| French Defense, Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense | 2 (+0 -0 =2) |
| Alekhine Defense, Modern Variation, Main Line | 2 (+0 -1 =1) |
| Most Frequent Black Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Sicilian Defense, Paulsen Variation | 15 (+5 -2 =8) |
| Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined | 5 (+3 -0 =2) |
| Gruenfeld Defense, Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System | 4 (+0 -1 =3) |
| Sicilian Defense, Closed Variation | 3 (+0 -0 =3) |
| Sicilian Defense, Closed Variation, Chameleon Variation | 2 (+2 -0 =0) |
| Gruenfeld Defense, Brinckmann Attack | 2 (+0 -0 =2) |
| Sicilian Defense, French Variation, Westerinen Attack | 2 (+0 -1 =1) |
| English Opening, Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation | 2 (+1 -1 =0) |
| Sicilian Defense, Paulsen Variation, Modern Line | 2 (+0 -1 =1) |
| Indian Game, Pseudo-King's Indian Variation | 2 (+0 -2 =0) |
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