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| Born: | 1967 |
| Results: | Win: 38.8% (484) Loss: 18.5% (231) Draw: 42.6% (531) Total:1246 |
| White Results: | Win: 45% (288) Loss: 13.3% (85) Draw: 41.7% (267) Total:640 |
| Black Results: | Win: 32.3% (196) Loss: 24.1% (146) Draw: 43.6% (264) Total:606 |
| Active: | 1979 to 2024-11-24 |
| Current Rating: | 2408 on 2024-12-01 |
| Max Rating: | 2586 on 1999-07-01 |
| FIDE ID: | 400254 |
| Country: | ENG |
| Most Frequent White Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Spanish Game, Closed Variations, Pilnik Variation | 31 (+13 -6 =12) |
| Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation | 23 (+10 -4 =9) |
| French Defense, Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | 22 (+13 -1 =8) |
| Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation, General | 22 (+11 -3 =8) |
| Sicilian Defense, Delayed Alapin Variation | 21 (+7 -2 =12) |
| Sicilian Defense, Old Sicilian, General | 19 (+7 -2 =10) |
| Pirc Defense, Classical Variation, Two Knights System | 17 (+6 -3 =8) |
| Italian Game, Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 15 (+7 -2 =6) |
| Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense | 13 (+5 -1 =7) |
| French Defense, Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense | 12 (+4 -0 =8) |
| Most Frequent Black Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Zukertort Opening, Sicilian Invitation | 18 (+6 -2 =10) |
| Spanish Game, Morphy Defense | 17 (+3 -3 =11) |
| Benoni Defense, Classical Variation, General | 16 (+4 -4 =8) |
| Indian Game, Anti-Nimzo-indian | 15 (+4 -6 =5) |
| Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense | 15 (+3 -3 =9) |
| Sicilian Defense, French Variation | 13 (+2 -6 =5) |
| Sicilian Defense, Paulsen Variation, Bastrikov Variation | 13 (+7 -1 =5) |
| Indian Game, Knights Variation, General | 12 (+4 -1 =7) |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense, Classical Variation, Keres Defense | 12 (+3 -5 =4) |
| Sicilian Defense, Delayed Alapin Variation | 12 (+5 -5 =2) |
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