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Player:
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Carlsen,Magnus
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Eley, Brian Ratcliffe
Years
:
1966-1978
Number of games
:
156
Number of wins
:
48
Number of draws
:
55
Number of losses
:
53
White score
:
38½/81 (47.53% - Average Elo: 2329.17)
Black score
:
37/75 (49.33% - Average Elo: 2385)
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Eley, Brian Ratcliffe - Gliksman, Darko (2375), Birmingham, Birmingham (B33) - 1973
Eley, Brian Ratcliffe - Bellin, Robert, Slater Young Masters, Hastings (B61) - 1971
Eley, Brian Ratcliffe - Burton, Graham P, Islington op 7th, Islington (B95) - 1971
Cafferty, Bernard (2370) - Eley, Brian Ratcliffe, Birmingham, Birmingham (B08) - 1973
Povah, Nigel Edward (2350) - Eley, Brian Ratcliffe (2340), British CF-65 Championship, Ayr (A18) - 1978
Corden, Martyn J (2275) - Eley, Brian Ratcliffe, Birmingham, Birmingham (C65) - 1973
Eley, Brian Ratcliffe - ? (69)
Whiteley, Andrew Jonathan (1/3)
Bellin, Robert (1/2)
De Veauce, Louis (½/2)
Hartston, William R (1/2)
Hindle, Owen M (1/2)
Horner, Jeff (½/2)
Littlewood, John Eric (0/2)
Mestel, A Jonathan (1½/2)
Penrose, Jonathan (1½/2)
Sinclair, Ian (1/2)
Webb, Simon (0/2)
Adorjan, Andras (0/1)
Ashby, Alan P (½/1)
Barcza, Gedeon (0/1)
Besser, Hans (½/1)
Bhend, Edwin (½/1)
Blackstock, Leslie Steven F (½/1)
Bouwmeester, Hans (0/1)
Browne, Walter Shawn (0/1)
Burnett, Leon P (½/1)
Burton, Graham P (1/1)
Crabbendam, Henrico (0/1)
Denman, Brian (1/1)
Doucet, Christian (½/1)
Drimer, Dolfi (½/1)
Durao, Joaquim Manuel (0/1)
Eslon, Jaan (1/1)
Franklin, Michael J (0/1)
Fucak, Emilijo (0/1)
Gliksman, Darko (1/1)
Griffiths, Peter Charles (1/1)
Haygarth, Michael J (0/1)
Hempson, Peter W (1/1)
Keene, Raymond (½/1)
Kemp, Paul R (1/1)
Knox, Victor W (½/1)
Lambshire, Michael V (1/1)
Lee, Peter N (1/1)
Lees, David (½/1)
Lennox, C Jonathan (½/1)
Mabbs, David J (½/1)
Markland, Peter Richard (½/1)
Miles, Anthony John (0/1)
Morrison, Chris (0/1)
O'Sullivan, Brian F (0/1)
Pachman, Ludek (1/1)
Parr, Frank (½/1)
Pritchard, David Brine (½/1)
Radev Iordanov, Nikolay (½/1)
Radulov, Ivan (0/1)
Ripp, J (½/1)
Rumens, David E (½/1)
Sherman, David (½/1)
Short, Nigel D (½/1)
Stean, Michael F (½/1)
Sugden, John N (0/1)
Sully, David John (1/1)
Timman, Ton (1/1)
Trangmar, Alan G (1/1)
Tukmakov, Vladimir B (0/1)
Turner, Brian (1/1)
Uhlmann, Wolfgang (0/1)
Ungureanu, Emil (0/1)
Van Baarle, John (½/1)
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius (1/1)
Westerinen, Heikki MJ (½/1)
Williams, Howard (1/1)
Wilmink, Jan (1/1)
Wright, Daniel1 (1/1)
? - Eley, Brian Ratcliffe (61)
Botterill, George Steven (1½/3)
Knox, Victor W (1½/3)
Stean, Michael F (½/3)
Clarke, Peter Hugh (½/2)
Corden, Martyn J (2/2)
Haygarth, Michael J (1/2)
Ludgate, Alan Templeton (½/2)
Markland, Peter Richard (½/2)
Penrose, Jonathan (1/2)
Perkins, Alan H (1/2)
Pritchard, David Brine (½/2)
Adorjan, Andras (0/1)
Andersson, Ulf (½/1)
Basman, Michael J (1/1)
Bennett, Gerald H (0/1)
Besser, Hans (1/1)
Bohm, Hans (½/1)
Bouwmeester, Hans (0/1)
Cafferty, Bernard (1/1)
Doucet, Christian (1/1)
Giulian, Philip Maurice (1/1)
Hall, Richard VM (1/1)
Hardy, Otto H (1/1)
Harman, Kenneth B (0/1)
Hartston, William R (½/1)
Holt, Eric (0/1)
Honfi, Karoly (½/1)
Hort, Vlastimil (0/1)
Kendall, Paul SN (1/1)
Kort, Jacob (0/1)
Krnic, Zdenko (0/1)
Larsen, Bent (0/1)
Lemon, Richard C (0/1)
Linton, William A (1/1)
Littlewood, John Eric (½/1)
Littlewood, Norman (1/1)
Matulovic, Milan (½/1)
McKay, Roderick M (1/1)
Mestel, A Jonathan (½/1)
Milner Barry, Philip Stuart (1/1)
Nunn, John DM (0/1)
Nykopp, Jan Michael F (1/1)
Parr, Frank (1/1)
Portisch, Ferenc (0/1)
Povah, Nigel Edward (1/1)
Rajkovic, Dusan (½/1)
Reicher, Emanoil (0/1)
Reuben, Stewart (1/1)
Saverymuttu, Seth (1/1)
Smyslov, Vassily V (½/1)
Soltis, Andrew E (0/1)
Sugden, John N (1/1)
Sznapik, Aleksander (½/1)
Thomas, Ronald (0/1)
Timman, Jan H (0/1)
Trangmar, Alan G (1/1)
Van der Weide, Piet (0/1)
Wade, Robert Graham (½/1)
Webb, Roger (1/1)
Webb, Simon (0/1)
Witt, Rob (1/1)
Openings played as White (42)
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
5½/11 = 50%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2390
Result:
2½/8 = 31.25%
B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6 7.O-O Qc7 8.f4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/4 = 50%
B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Bd7 7.Qd2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
3/4 = 75%
B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Be2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/4 = 50%
C36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f4)
Average Elo:
2285
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B68 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Bd7 9.f4 Be7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/2 = 100%
C32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 )
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B83 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B96 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B98 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C34 King's Gambit Accepted (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2375
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Ng4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C78 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Bxc6 dxc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Bd7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7)
Average Elo:
2310
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C19 French, Winawer, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7)
Average Elo:
2225
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B94 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
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:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
Openings played as Black (46)
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
3½/8 = 43.75%
A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
3/4 = 75%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
C56 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
3/3 = 100%
C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2275
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
C67 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
2440
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
A27 English, Three Knights System (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A33 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A60 Benoni Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C77 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/2 = 100%
C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Bxc6 dxc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
E10 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2400
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
E46 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A18 English, Mikenas-Carls (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4)
Average Elo:
2350
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2370
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B44 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C26 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C28 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C33 King's Gambit Accepted (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C47 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C48 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C57 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
2475
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D01 Richter-Veresov Attack (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E49 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E97 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%