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| Born: | 1947 |
| Results: | Win: 32% (207) Loss: 21.8% (141) Draw: 46.1% (298) Total:646 |
| White Results: | Win: 38.3% (124) Loss: 14.8% (48) Draw: 46.9% (152) Total:324 |
| Black Results: | Win: 25.8% (83) Loss: 28.9% (93) Draw: 45.3% (146) Total:322 |
| Active: | 1962 to 1989 |
| Current Rating: | 2430 on 2024-12-01 |
| Max Rating: | 2485 on 1979-01-01 |
| FIDE ID: | 400262 |
| Country: | ENG |
| Most Frequent White Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Bishop's Opening, Berlin Defense | 10 (+2 -1 =7) |
| Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 9 (+2 -3 =4) |
| Bishop's Opening, Vienna Hybrid | 8 (+2 -2 =4) |
| Sicilian Defense, Classical Variation, Anti-Sozin Variation | 7 (+1 -0 =6) |
| French Defense, Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | 7 (+1 -1 =5) |
| Modern Defense, Standard Defense | 6 (+1 -0 =5) |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense, Leningrad Variation | 6 (+4 -0 =2) |
| French Defense, King's Indian Attack | 6 (+4 -0 =2) |
| Sicilian Defense, Sozin Attack, Main Line | 6 (+2 -2 =2) |
| King's Indian Defense, Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation | 5 (+1 -1 =3) |
| Most Frequent Black Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Sicilian Defense, Paulsen Variation | 24 (+11 -4 =9) |
| Benoni Defense, Czech Benoni Defense | 18 (+8 -5 =5) |
| English Opening, Symmetrical Variation, Symmetrical Variation | 7 (+0 -2 =5) |
| King's Indian Attack, Symmterical Defense | 6 (+0 -2 =4) |
| Sicilian Defense, Delayed Alapin Variation | 6 (+1 -3 =2) |
| English Opening, Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation | 6 (+2 -1 =3) |
| English Opening, Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation | 5 (+3 -1 =1) |
| Gruenfeld Defense, Exchange Variation, Classical Variation | 5 (+0 -1 =4) |
| English Opening, Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog Defense | 5 (+0 -2 =3) |
| Gruenfeld Defense, Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System | 5 (+2 -2 =1) |
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