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| Born: | 1957 |
| Results: | Win: 25.7% (132) Loss: 32.2% (165) Draw: 42.1% (216) Total:513 |
| White Results: | Win: 29.4% (77) Loss: 26% (68) Draw: 44.7% (117) Total:262 |
| Black Results: | Win: 21.9% (55) Loss: 38.6% (97) Draw: 39.4% (99) Total:251 |
| Active: | 1973 to 2024-08-04 |
| Current Rating: | 2009 on 2024-12-01 |
| Max Rating: | 2295 on 1987-01-01 |
| FIDE ID: | 402508 |
| Country: | ENG |
| Most Frequent White Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation, General | 28 (+8 -7 =13) |
| Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined | 18 (+7 -5 =6) |
| Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense | 13 (+2 -5 =6) |
| French Defense, Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | 11 (+3 -5 =3) |
| French Defense, Tarrasch Variation, Morozevich Variation | 8 (+1 -1 =6) |
| Spanish Game, Closed Variations | 7 (+1 -3 =3) |
| Pirc Defense, Classical Variation, Quiet System | 6 (+2 -3 =1) |
| Spanish Game, Schliemann Defense | 6 (+1 -2 =3) |
| Caro-Kann Defense, Classical Variation, Seirawan Variation | 6 (+0 -0 =6) |
| Sicilian Defense, Delayed Alapin Variation | 5 (+2 -1 =2) |
| Most Frequent Black Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Bogo-Indian Defense, Vitolinsh Variation | 6 (+0 -5 =1) |
| King's Gambit, Accepted, Abbazia Defense | 6 (+2 -1 =3) |
| Spanish Game, Closed Variations, Bogoljubow Variation | 6 (+1 -3 =2) |
| Spanish Game, Closed Variations, Delayed Exchange | 5 (+1 -0 =4) |
| Spanish Game, Exchange Variation, Gligoric Variation | 5 (+0 -2 =3) |
| Spanish Game, Morphy Defense, Breyer Defense | 5 (+0 -3 =2) |
| Italian Game, Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack | 4 (+2 -1 =1) |
| Spanish Game, Closed Variations, Flohr System | 4 (+1 -0 =3) |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense, Normal Variation, Gligoric System | 4 (+1 -2 =1) |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense, Classical Variation, Berlin Variation | 4 (+0 -3 =1) |
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