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Cowan, Richard M



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Years:	2011-2025
Number of games:	160
Number of wins:	63
Number of draws:	28
Number of losses:	69
White score:	43/81 (53.09% - Average Elo: 1888.46)
Black score:	34/79 (43.04% - Average Elo: 1942.27)

Rating progression

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Black wins
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Black losses

Top wins

Cowan, Richard M (1865) - Janiszewski, Maciej (2130), GBR-ch Major 105th, Hull (B01) - 2018

Cowan, Richard M (1878) - Jennings, Roger (2094), BCF-chT3N 1415 (4NCL), England (B06) - 2015

Cowan, Richard M (1892) - Edwards, Simon R (2087), BCF-chT3N 1617 (4NCL), England (B26) - 2017

Jones, Stephen L (2285) - Cowan, Richard M (1897), BCF-chT2 1011 (4NCL) North, England (B13) - 2011

Cooper, John Grantley (2192) - Cowan, Richard M (1865), GBR-ch Major 105th, Hull (B22) - 2018

Adams, Philip (2057) - Cowan, Richard M (1892), BCF-chT3N 1617 (4NCL), England (A09) - 2017

Cowan, Richard M - ? (79)

Hannecart, Marc (1/2)

Raghavendra, Mahima (2/2)

Abbas, Daniel Karim (0/1)

Blackburn, Jon E (1/1)

Boog, Stefan (1/1)

Bramson, Mike (1/1)

Bromley, Graham J (1/1)

Burnett, Jim (½/1)

Chilton, James I (1/1)

Cotter, Len (0/1)

Crowther, Mark D (0/1)

Cusick, Peter W (½/1)

Dean, Robert A (1/1)

Dodds, Edward P (0/1)

Donnelly, Andrew J (0/1)

Doran, Chris (0/1)

Dossett, Christopher S (½/1)

Edwards, Simon R (1/1)

Fabri, Henrik (1/1)

Feavyour, John (½/1)

Flynn, David (½/1)

Forster, Matthew (1/1)

Frandsen, Stig (0/1)

Garcia Castro, Veronica (½/1)

Gardiner, Eric D (½/1)

Gervasoni, Michele (0/1)

Gostelow, David W (1/1)

Grahl, Arvid (0/1)

Green, Anthony J (1/1)

Grindrod, John (1/1)

Hamer, Martyn (½/1)

Harman, George (1/1)

Hepworth, Peter (1/1)

Hilton, Tim (0/1)

Holowczak, Alex (0/1)

Ilgner, Andreas (0/1)

Janiszewski, Maciej (1/1)

Jayawarna, Nugith (0/1)

Jennings, Roger (1/1)

Kutschker, Alexander (0/1)

Larchikov, Maksym (0/1)

Lau, Jason (1/1)

Li, Harry (½/1)

Moan, Francis E (0/1)

Naylor, Michael A (½/1)

Newton, Robert (0/1)

Norbury, Kenneth (0/1)

Ogunshola, Ben (0/1)

Oliver, Bruce R (1/1)

Pattni, Kishan (1/1)

Philp, Steven (1/1)

Pyun, Lindsay (0/1)

Rahulan, Thivyaa (1/1)

Reed, John (1/1)

Renshaw, Lucas (0/1)

Richardson, Alex (½/1)

Robertson, Jim (1/1)

Robson, Paul E (0/1)

Samworth Calvier, Juju (½/1)

Sentissi, Yassine (1/1)

Sharma, Josh (0/1)

Sheikh, Anum (0/1)

Slinger, Tony J (1/1)

Somton, Anita (0/1)

Staniforth, Matthew (0/1)

Stephens, Ian Paul (1/1)

Tait, Bill (½/1)

Tavoularis, Nicholas (0/1)

Thoday, Francis (½/1)

? - Cowan, Richard M (75)

Adam, David W (2/2)

Gogia, Armaan (0/2)

Kreuzer, Christopher RL (½/2)

Nicholson, Jim WR (2/2)

Armstrong, Malcolm J (0/1)

Ashcroft, Graham J (1/1)

Bryant, Richard BE (0/1)

Burke, Steven J (0/1)

Burnton, Joshua (0/1)

Cocks, Elliot (½/1)

Connor, Stephen J (0/1)

Cooper, John Grantley (1/1)

Cresswell, Michael (½/1)

Crocker, Philip J (½/1)

Edwards, Simon R (0/1)

Eggleston, David (0/1)

Evans, Helen I (0/1)

Freeman, Gordon (0/1)

Ganti, Shriaansh (1/1)

Gardiner, Eric D (0/1)

Hanscombe, Richard (½/1)

Haschka, Peter (1/1)

Howell, Oliver W (0/1)

Jamieson, Ian M (0/1)

Jaques, Andrew (0/1)

Jaunooby, Ali Reza (0/1)

Jones, Neil T (1/1)

Jones, Stephen L (1/1)

Jyothilal, Narayanan (0/1)

Kalerwa, Edwin M (0/1)

Mavinkurve, Anuj (1/1)

May, Paul (0/1)

Meszaros, Gyula (½/1)

Milewska, Agnieszka (1/1)

Millward, Kevin P (1/1)

Pocevicius, Dovydas (0/1)

Pollard, Matthew B (1/1)

Potter, Steven (½/1)

Press, Harry (0/1)

Ruzicka, Zdenek (0/1)

Saravanan, Karthik (0/1)

Scattergood, Ben (1/1)

Smith, Andrew Philip (0/1)

Stoyanov, Boris1 (1/1)

Stoyanov, Viktor (0/1)

Stuttard, David (0/1)

Surtees, Michael (0/1)

Taylor, Robert Graham (0/1)

Tomitz, Hermann (½/1)

Tozer, Philip AA (0/1)

Trueman, Glenn (1/1)

Tyton, Adam (1/1)

Vandenbroeck, Michel (1/1)

Volf, Jaromir (1/1)

Waterfield, John (0/1)

Williamson, Roger G (0/1)

Yee, John Y (1/1)

Yoon, Jacob D (0/1)

Openings played as White (44)

C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo: 1819.2
Result: 3/7 = 42.86%

B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1931.6
Result: 1/5 = 20%

A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 1919.8
Result: 2/5 = 40%

A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo: 2043
Result: 2/4 = 50%

B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo: 2040
Result: 2/4 = 50%

B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 1983.75
Result: 2/4 = 50%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 1972
Result: 2/4 = 50%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2084
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

A38 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1754.67
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1950
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo: 1891.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1560
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 2065
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

C77 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1713
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo: 1650.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo: 1879
Result: 1/2 = 50%

C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2015
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo: 1851
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1600
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo: 1738
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo: 1951
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A15 English (1.c4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2029
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1740
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1936
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo: 1922
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A09 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo: 2016
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6)
Average Elo: 1735
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2010
Result: ½/1 = 50%

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: 1875
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1810
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A37 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2155
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C60 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5)
Average Elo: 1785
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5)
Average Elo: 1785
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Qe2)
Average Elo: 2020
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo: 1704
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E60 King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6)
Average Elo: 2143
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 1562
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O d6)
Average Elo: 1990
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1693
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 1861
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall (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 d5)
Average Elo: 1808
Result: 1/1 = 100%

Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

Openings played as Black (40)

B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo: 1860.83
Result: 4/7 = 57.14%

B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo: 1921.43
Result: 1½/7 = 21.43%

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: 2128.2
Result: 2/6 = 33.33%

D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo: 2041.67
Result: 1/4 = 25%

B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo: 2009.75
Result: 0/4 = 0%

B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 1890.33
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo: 2046
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2039.33
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1952
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)
Average Elo: 1832
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 (1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo: 1731
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1929
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1976.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo: 1767.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 1861.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 1944.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 2103.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 1973
Result: 1/2 = 50%

D93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3)
Average Elo: 1898
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line (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 c6 9.h3)
Average Elo: 1946
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2184
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo: 1847
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D74 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O)
Average Elo: 2026
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A09 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo: 2057
Result: 1/1 = 100%

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: 1900
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 1801
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo: 1826
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E91 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2)
Average Elo: 2063
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2132
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A50 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4)
Average Elo: 1778
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2039
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1972
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo: 1704
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1594
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2078
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E20 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo: 1832
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7)
Average Elo: 1797
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E90 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1513
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo: 2025
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2)
Average Elo: 1801
Result: 1/1 = 100%