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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Karklins, Erik
Years
:
1968-2006
Number of games
:
144
Number of wins
:
43
Number of draws
:
38
Number of losses
:
63
White score
:
26½/67 (39.55% - Average Elo: 2269.77)
Black score
:
35½/77 (46.1% - Average Elo: 2304.89)
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Karklins, Erik - Aaron, Manuel (2315), Chicago op 11th, Chicago (C15) - 2002
Karklins, Erik - Hanken, Jerome B (2135), Chicago op, Chicago (B27) - 1997
Karklins, Erik - Ahmed, Jahangir, Chicago op, Chicago (C77) - 1996
Cooper, Thomas L (2310) - Karklins, Erik, Chicago Int 3rd, Chicago (C47) - 1994
Leighton, George - Karklins, Erik, Greater Chicago op, Chicago (D05) - 1968
Sandrin, Angelo - Karklins, Erik, Midwest Masters, Chicago (C86) - 1982
Karklins, Erik - ? (62)
Hanken, Jerome B (1/2)
Leverett, Bruce W (1/2)
Richmond, Barrie (1½/2)
Sandrin, Angelo (½/2)
Warren, Jim (0/2)
Aaron, Manuel (1/1)
Acosta, Mariano (0/1)
Ahmed, Jahangir (1/1)
Bell, A (1/1)
Bereolos, Peter (0/1)
Brady, L (½/1)
Brooks, Michael A (0/1)
Buckendorf, Glen (½/1)
Burger, Karl (0/1)
Cerminaro, John (1/1)
Chong, David (½/1)
Chow, Albert (1/1)
Cohen, Lewis (½/1)
Condron, James K (0/1)
Cooper, Thomas L (½/1)
Czuhai, Kevin (½/1)
Dandridge, Marvin (½/1)
De Fotis, Gregory (0/1)
Doss, Jason R (1/1)
Eckert, Doug D (0/1)
Fernandez, Daniel2 (0/1)
Friedman, Edward (0/1)
Giles, Morris (0/1)
Goldstein, Steven (1/1)
Holliman, Bob (1/1)
Kleban, Yuliy (½/1)
Kyaw, Win M (0/1)
Lahvic, Jim (1/1)
Mackenzie, Dana N (½/1)
Minin, S (½/1)
Naff, William (½/1)
Parham, Bernard (0/1)
Remlinger, Larry (0/1)
Rius, R (1/1)
Rogan, Marvin (1/1)
Rohland, Marshall (½/1)
Sarkar, Justin (½/1)
Satterlee, Ray (1/1)
Schwartzman, Gabriel (0/1)
Shernoff, Leon (½/1)
Sherzer, Alex (0/1)
Shikhman, D (½/1)
Smythe, Bill (1/1)
Soltis, Andrew E (0/1)
Stein, Peter (0/1)
Stone, Raymond (0/1)
Szmetan, Ricardo (0/1)
Takemoto, Naoko (0/1)
Tate, Emory (½/1)
Terrie, Henry L (0/1)
Thomas, Kenneth S (½/1)
Umezinwa, George (0/1)
Waliullah (1/1)
Wallach, Kenneth (0/1)
Wheeler, Jerry (0/1)
Wilson, Russell (0/1)
Ziane, Noureddine (0/1)
? - Karklins, Erik (72)
Chow, Albert (½/2)
Ernst, Edward R (1/2)
Inumerable, Florentino (1½/2)
O'Donnell, Robert (0/2)
Sax, Robert (2/2)
Aaron, Arvind (½/1)
Allen, Edward J (½/1)
Arlinsky, S (½/1)
Avery, Robert William (0/1)
Bachler, Kevin L (0/1)
Bain, Brandon M (1/1)
Ballantyne, William (1/1)
Betaneli, Aleksandr (0/1)
Bogan, Timothy J (1/1)
Bondari, Siamak (0/1)
Brasket, Curt Justin (0/1)
Brooks, Michael A (0/1)
Brookshear, H Timothy (½/1)
Bungo, Gregory (1/1)
Chang, D (1/1)
Cooper, Thomas L (1/1)
Cordova, Emilio (0/1)
Craig, Thomas (1/1)
Dandridge, Marvin (0/1)
Flaga, Krzysztof (0/1)
Formanek, Edward W (0/1)
Frumkin, Edward A (½/1)
Ginsburg, Jeffrey (1/1)
Glick, Robert (1/1)
Haines, William C (½/1)
Harmon, Clark R (½/1)
Hayes, Rea B (0/1)
Hong, Ernest (0/1)
Howell, Robert (1/1)
Hudson, S (1/1)
Johnson, Ben (½/1)
Johnson, Eric C (0/1)
Leighton, George (1/1)
Lonoff, Marc J (0/1)
Luther, Ronald G (½/1)
Mankiewicz, Ryan (1/1)
Martinovsky, Eugene Simeon (0/1)
Martz, William E (0/1)
Mazuchowski, Tom (0/1)
McDermott, E (1/1)
Mohapatra, Taranikanta (1/1)
Naff, B (1/1)
Olesen, Martin (0/1)
Panchenko, Alexandar G (0/1)
Pelts, Peter (0/1)
Pelts, Roman (0/1)
Popovych, Orest (0/1)
Rius, R (½/1)
Rohwer, Paul (0/1)
Rydberg, E (½/1)
Sage, T (1/1)
Samsa, Gregor (½/1)
Sandrin, Angelo (1/1)
Sefcheck, Mark M (1/1)
Sheaf, Mike (½/1)
Simms, Gary M (0/1)
Small, Gregg (1/1)
Sokolov, K (0/1)
Tautvaisas, Povilas (0/1)
Taylor, Eric D (1/1)
Unger, Thomas (0/1)
Verber, Richard William (0/1)
Wachtel, Howard (1/1)
Weiss, Mitchel J (0/1)
Wygle, Steve (½/1)
Zelkind, Mike (½/1)
Zulic, Jasmin (1/1)
Openings played as White (39)
C15 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
2226.67
Result:
2½/5 = 50%
B56 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
3/4 = 75%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2290
Result:
1½/4 = 37.5%
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:
2345
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2420
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
2350
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
B37 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7)
Average Elo:
2110
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C77 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
C80 Ruy Lopez, Open (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
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:
1½/2 = 75%
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo:
2250
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C92 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 9.h3)
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:
2315
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C13 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.O-O-O Nbd7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2180
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2135
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C87 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 d6)
Average Elo:
2250
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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%
C67 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
2465
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7)
Average Elo:
2355
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2295
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5)
Average Elo:
2230
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2180
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (44)
C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
7½/9 = 83.33%
D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4)
Average Elo:
2342.5
Result:
3/8 = 37.5%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/4 = 37.5%
D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6)
Average Elo:
2434
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A53 Old Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/2 = 0%
D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
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:
2345
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A96 Dutch, Classical Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
D29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bb3 Bb7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D28 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Qe2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bb4 5.Bg5 dxc4)
Average Elo:
2290
Result:
½/2 = 25%
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:
2215
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/2 = 100%
C25 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A06 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2230
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo:
2200
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
½/1 = 50%
C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd (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 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.Nbd2 cxd4 13.cxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin (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 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.Nbd2 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
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:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C34 King's Gambit Accepted (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2270
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2265
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C96 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 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D24 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2335
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A91 Dutch Defense (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo:
2430
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo:
2270
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%
A55 Old Indian, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A09 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C47 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2310
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D73 Neo-Grunfeld, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C56 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C60 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5)
Average Elo:
2224
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C27 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C24 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2315
Result:
½/1 = 50%