Born: | 1837-03-24 |
Results: | Win: 50.6% (129) Loss: 23.9% (61) Draw: 25.5% (65) Total:255 |
White Results: | Win: 59.3% (83) Loss: 17.1% (24) Draw: 23.6% (33) Total:140 |
Black Results: | Win: 40% (46) Loss: 32.2% (37) Draw: 27.8% (32) Total:115 |
Active: | 1862 to 1890 |
Current Rating: | 2712* |
Max Rating: | 2712* |
FIDE ID: | |
Country: | SCO/USA |
Most Frequent White Openings | |
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Opening | Played |
Spanish Game, Morphy Defense, Mackenzie Variation | 14 (+9 -0 =5) |
English Opening, Agincourt Defense | 7 (+4 -1 =2) |
Spanish Game, Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense | 4 (+3 -0 =1) |
Vienna Game, Anderssen Defense | 4 (+2 -2 =0) |
Colle System | 4 (+2 -1 =1) |
French Defense, Exchange Variation | 4 (+3 -1 =0) |
French Defense, Classical Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation | 3 (+2 -0 =1) |
Spanish Game, Closed Variations, Morphy Attack | 3 (+1 -0 =2) |
French Defense, Classical Variation, Richter Attack | 3 (+1 -1 =1) |
Modern Defense, King Pawn Fianchetto | 3 (+3 -0 =0) |
Most Frequent Black Openings | |
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Opening | Played |
Spanish Game, Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | 7 (+0 -4 =3) |
Spanish Game, Morphy Defense, Mackenzie Variation | 5 (+1 -0 =4) |
Scotch Game, Classical Variation | 5 (+5 -0 =0) |
Italian Game, Evans Gambit, MacDonnell Defense | 4 (+3 -1 =0) |
Center Game, Paulsen Attack Variation | 4 (+1 -2 =1) |
English Opening, Agincourt Defense | 4 (+3 -1 =0) |
Italian Game, Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 4 (+2 -1 =1) |
Spanish Game, Morphy Defense, Tarrasch Variation | 3 (+2 -0 =1) |
Italian Game, Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation | 3 (+1 -1 =1) |
Four Knights Game, Double Spanish | 3 (+2 -1 =0) |
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