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| Born: | 1946 |
| Results: | Win: 46.3% (50) Loss: 31.5% (34) Draw: 22.2% (24) Total:108 |
| White Results: | Win: 42.4% (25) Loss: 27.1% (16) Draw: 30.5% (18) Total:59 |
| Black Results: | Win: 51% (25) Loss: 36.7% (18) Draw: 12.2% (6) Total:49 |
| Active: | 1966-05-22 to 1985-07-28 |
| Current Rating: | 2355 on 2024-12-01 |
| Max Rating: | 2460 on 1971-01-01 |
| FIDE ID: | 2600161 |
| Country: | CAN |
| Most Frequent White Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Spanish Game, Closed Variations, Smyslov Defense | 2 (+2 -0 =0) |
| Modern Defense, Averbakh Variation | 2 (+1 -1 =0) |
| Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation, Main Line | 2 (+1 -0 =1) |
| Spanish Game, Closed Variations | 2 (+1 -0 =1) |
| Spanish Game, Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | 2 (+0 -1 =1) |
| Semi-Slav Defense, Botvinnik System, Ekstrom Variation | 2 (+1 -1 =0) |
| English Opening, Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English Opening | 1 (+1 -0 =0) |
| Sicilian Defense, Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | 1 (+1 -0 =0) |
| Benko Gambit, Accepted, Fully Accepted Variation | 1 (+1 -0 =0) |
| Caro-Kann Defense, Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation | 1 (+1 -0 =0) |
| Most Frequent Black Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| English Opening, Anglo-Indian Defense, Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation | 3 (+2 -1 =0) |
| King's Indian Attack, Sicilian Variation | 2 (+0 -1 =1) |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense, Normal Variation, Gligoric System | 2 (+2 -0 =0) |
| Sicilian Defense, Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack | 2 (+0 -1 =1) |
| English Opening, Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation | 1 (+0 -0 =1) |
| Four Knights Game, Italian Variation | 1 (+1 -0 =0) |
| English Opening, Agincourt Defense, Wimpy System | 1 (+0 -0 =1) |
| English Opening, Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | 1 (+0 -0 =1) |
| French Defense, Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation | 1 (+1 -0 =0) |
| French Defense, Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | 1 (+1 -0 =0) |
Chess Database Usage
The Chess Tempo Chess Database provides over two million searchable chess games. The database can be searched via many criteria, including chess players, chess opening, player ratings, game result, and the year the chess game was played. Chess opening statistics can been viewed on the display to the right of the board. To search the chess database, either enter your criteria into the quick search box or use the advanced search by clicking on the advanced search label. To see the chess games in the database for the current position, click on the "Games for Position" tab. You can start from any position by using the paste FEN/moves button directly below the chess board. By default, the database only shows chess games where both players were rated over 2200, you can change the database subset using the database selector at the top of the page.
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