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Player Profile
Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Birkett, Richard
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
2003-2016
Number of games
:
105
Number of wins
:
38
Number of draws
:
22
Number of losses
:
45
White score
:
21½/49 (43.88% - Average Elo: 2033.48)
Black score
:
27½/56 (49.11% - Average Elo: 2042.87)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Birkett, Richard (1996) - Strugnell, Carl (2278), Douglas IoM op, Douglas (B23) - 2016
Birkett, Richard (1943) - Findlay, David John (2214), Dundee op, Dundee (C28) - 2004
Birkett, Richard (2053) - Buchanan, Walter F (2116), SCO-ch op 123rd, Glasgow (C01) - 2016
Grant, Alan (2221) - Birkett, Richard (2138), Grangemouth op, Grangemouth (A10) - 2008
Farrell, Neil (2187) - Birkett, Richard, Glenrothes op, Glenrothes (D36) - 2003
Thomson, Neil (2002) - Birkett, Richard (1996), Douglas IoM op, Douglas (C54) - 2016
Birkett, Richard - ? (46)
Findlay, David John (1/2)
Hogg, Stephen William (1½/2)
MacQueen, Calum (½/2)
Bamber, Elaine (1/1)
Buchanan, Walter F (1/1)
Campbell, Alistair WI (½/1)
Ciceu, Augustin Raul (0/1)
Coffey, Patrick (0/1)
Dawson, Alastair G (0/1)
Donohue, Tom (1/1)
Elwin, Adrian G (½/1)
Emery, Keith (1/1)
Grant, Jonathan (0/1)
Gregory, Sam (1/1)
Hughes, Rhian (0/1)
Jennings, Richard (0/1)
Kalaiyalahan, Akshaya (0/1)
Keely, Leo A (0/1)
Lees, Fraser A (0/1)
Lorscheid, Gerhard (½/1)
McBride, John A (1/1)
McKerracher, Douglas (1/1)
McNab, Colin Anderson (0/1)
Mitchell, Martin (0/1)
Neave, George (0/1)
Pasini, Nicolo (0/1)
Pritchett, Craig William (0/1)
Raja, Jamal MJ (1/1)
Roberts, Paul (½/1)
Robinson, Stephen (1/1)
Ruxton, Keith (0/1)
Sanghera, Parminder (½/1)
Scrimgour, Alan (½/1)
Smith, Callum (1/1)
Sreeves, Clement (0/1)
Strugnell, Carl (1/1)
Tate, Alan (0/1)
Taylor, Adam A (0/1)
Thomson, Neil (1/1)
Tin, Sergey (1/1)
Toothill, John A (0/1)
Tsang, Sai Kong (1/1)
Van Rossum, Pia (1/1)
Vas, Peter1 (0/1)
Whitehead, David J (0/1)
Zhu, Richard (½/1)
? - Birkett, Richard (48)
Grant, Alan (1½/3)
Campbell, Duncan AF (1/2)
Green, Andrew (1½/2)
Kynoch, Richard (0/2)
Spencer, Edwin A (0/2)
Thomson, Neil (2/2)
Tsang, Sai Kong (2/2)
Aagaard, Jacob (0/1)
Abdulla, Murad (0/1)
Aitchison, A Keith (1/1)
Bryson, Douglas Marshall (½/1)
Clark, Ian C (1/1)
Constantinou, Peter (0/1)
Donohue, Tom (1/1)
Farrell, Neil (1/1)
Findlay, David John (0/1)
Flockhart, Hugh (1/1)
Gaponenko, Inna (0/1)
Gungl, Theo (0/1)
Heron, Donald (1/1)
Hogg, Stephen William (½/1)
Jones, Steven (0/1)
Marks, Ian Alexander (1/1)
McClement, Andrew (1/1)
McGowan, Daniel (0/1)
McIntosh, William (1/1)
McNab, Colin Anderson (0/1)
McPheator, Gary (1/1)
Modi, Shyam Jagdish (1/1)
Mollison, Jamie (1/1)
Neave, George (½/1)
Nolan, Graeme (0/1)
Orr, Mark JL (½/1)
Ottosen, David (0/1)
Pushkariov, Gennady (0/1)
Ralphs, Nigel (½/1)
Rattray, Michael J (1/1)
Rocks, Daniel (½/1)
Rodshtein, Tereza (0/1)
Romilly, Peter J (0/1)
Roth, Michael J (½/1)
Shepherd, Katherine M (½/1)
Siddharth, Berera (1/1)
Sreeves, Clement (0/1)
Swan, Iain (½/1)
Tweedie, Steven (½/1)
Underwood, Jamie (½/1)
Wells, Peter K (0/1)
Openings played as White (28)
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
1882.43
Result:
4½/7 = 64.29%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2049.33
Result:
1/6 = 16.67%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
1924.83
Result:
3½/6 = 58.33%
B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2129
Result:
½/2 = 25%
E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.e4)
Average Elo:
2139
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
2316
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2018.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
2306
Result:
0/2 = 0%
E65 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 c5 7.O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E09 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Qc2 c6 8.Nbd2)
Average Elo:
2072
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C28 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2214
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo:
2204
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1810
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dc 5.O-O f6 6.d4)
Average Elo:
2151
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1585
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo:
2071
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2333
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C49 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4)
Average Elo:
1948
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1767
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B19 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7)
Average Elo:
1665
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2116
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2331
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B32 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5)
Average Elo:
2270
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1905
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2168
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
1992
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2238
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Openings played as Black (40)
C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.c3 Bd7)
Average Elo:
1962.25
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
C56 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
1837
Result:
3/3 = 100%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
1964
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2087
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2044
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C71 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6)
Average Elo:
1823.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
1966
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo:
2072
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C34 King's Gambit Accepted (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1824.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
2082.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
2150.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2)
Average Elo:
2187
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C48 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
2234
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1726
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6)
Average Elo:
2187
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C88 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3)
Average Elo:
1888
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C33 King's Gambit Accepted (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4)
Average Elo:
2203
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C27 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4)
Average Elo:
2147
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 )
Average Elo:
2134
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A90 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1943
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1879
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C29 Vienna Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4)
Average Elo:
1945
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1877
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C26 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2172
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D77 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O)
Average Elo:
1914
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D04 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3)
Average Elo:
1918
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1568
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2506
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A06 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
1888
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2056
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2438
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C24 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2356
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2419
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Qe8)
Average Elo:
1932
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1963
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B89 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 Nc6 7.Be3)
Average Elo:
2186
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6)
Average Elo:
2421
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C60 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5)
Average Elo:
2257
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.c3)
Average Elo:
2207
Result:
0/1 = 0%