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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Richards, John
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1989-2016
Number of games
:
142
Number of wins
:
30
Number of draws
:
48
Number of losses
:
64
White score
:
29/70 (41.43% - Average Elo: 2166)
Black score
:
25/72 (34.72% - Average Elo: 2128.36)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Richards, John (2048) - Lilley, Graham (2235), Hanham op, Bristol (B07) - 1999
Richards, John (2045) - Phillips, Roy Jean Noel (2230), Bristol op, Bristol (B50) - 1998
Richards, John - White, Mark (2220), Hanham op, Hanham (C24) - 1997
Johnson, Robert K (2445) - Richards, John, Bristol op, Bristol (B12) - 1991
Orr, Mark JL (2360) - Richards, John (2050), Kilkenny Masters, Kilkenny (A45) - 1998
Beaumont, Chris (2335) - Richards, John (2045), Bristol op, Bristol (B14) - 1998
Richards, John - ? (63)
Abela, Daniel (2/2)
Batey, Richard (1/2)
Cilia Vincenti, David (0/2)
Collier, David (1½/2)
Mifsud, Timothy (0/2)
Phillips, Roy Jean Noel (1/2)
Vella, Duncan (0/2)
Blackburn, Jonathan LB (0/1)
Broomfield, Lucy J (½/1)
Buckley, Simon T (½/1)
Burgess, Graham (0/1)
BYE (½/1)
Camilleri, Henry (0/1)
Camilleri, Stephan J (½/1)
Cheung, Lester (0/1)
Churm, Rohan (0/1)
Clarke, Brian (1/1)
Collins, Sam E (½/1)
Cusick, Peter W (½/1)
Davies, Martin (0/1)
Dilleigh, Stephen P (0/1)
Egginton, David C (½/1)
Fenn, Paul David (½/1)
Fewkes, James E (½/1)
Fulton, Anthony John (0/1)
Grossett, Duncan (0/1)
Hall, Antony C (0/1)
Heath, Jeffrey (1/1)
Helbig, Paul (1/1)
Henderson, P (1/1)
Hennigan, Michael (0/1)
Hill, A (0/1)
Howell, David (½/1)
Jones, Richard S (1/1)
Lilley, Graham (1/1)
Lock, Gavin R (½/1)
Miles, Richard (0/1)
Mordue, A Tyson (0/1)
O'Connell, Gerard (0/1)
Osborne, David C (0/1)
Pace, Colin (0/1)
Parker, Robert (1/1)
Petterson, John (½/1)
Plasa, Carl (0/1)
Ponter, Ian (½/1)
Pugh, Derek (0/1)
Raoof, Adam (½/1)
Rippental, O (1/1)
Sammut, Ronald (0/1)
Sedgwick, David (1/1)
Sherwin, James T (½/1)
Sinnett, Glyn (½/1)
Stockli, Peter (½/1)
Thrower, Claire (½/1)
Torrance, John (1/1)
Van Bakel, Petrus (1/1)
Vaughan, David Owen (0/1)
Ward, Christopher (0/1)
Watson, Colin (½/1)
White, Ian Graham (1/1)
White, Mark (1/1)
Williams, Leighton (0/1)
Zwemstra, Arend (1/1)
? - Richards, John (61)
Beaumont, Chris (1/2)
Buckley, David (1/2)
Collier, David (½/2)
Hardy, Roger (1/2)
Jones, Richard S (½/2)
Phillips, Roy Jean Noel (0/2)
Raoof, Adam (1/2)
Sammut Briffa, Peter (½/2)
Sammut, Ronald (1½/2)
Sellars, Martyn (0/2)
Xuereb, Vincent (1/2)
Attard, Wilfred G (½/1)
Baker, Chris W (0/1)
Batey, Richard (½/1)
Bilalic, Merim (0/1)
Brigden, Michael Edward Beec (0/1)
Brown, Alan M (0/1)
Camilleri, Henry (0/1)
Cast, Abigail (0/1)
Cavendish, Joshua (0/1)
Cheung, Lester (0/1)
Cobb, Charles (0/1)
Cole, V (0/1)
Coleto Calderon, Jose Antonio (0/1)
Compton, Alistair (0/1)
Cuschieri, Michael (1/1)
Dempsey, Paul (0/1)
Dilleigh, Stephen P (0/1)
Farrugia, Stephen (½/1)
Franklin, Michael J (0/1)
Gilbert, Alistair A (½/1)
Grech, Joseph (1/1)
Gunter, David WW (½/1)
Heidenfeld, Mark (0/1)
Hunt, Adam (0/1)
Jakubovics, Nick S (½/1)
Johnson, Robert K (1/1)
Khoo, Teresa (½/1)
Kissoon, Alvin N (½/1)
Klingher, Dominic (1/1)
MacCormack, S (½/1)
Mashayekh, Majid (½/1)
Mifsud, Timothy (0/1)
Milovanovic, Aleksander (½/1)
Muscat Baron, Anthony (1/1)
Orr, Mark JL (1/1)
Pace, Colin (0/1)
Plasa, Carl (1/1)
Ponter, Ian (1/1)
Portanier, G (½/1)
Rawlinson, Aidan (½/1)
Rentmore, Jason (1/1)
Ruperez, Miguel Angel (0/1)
Shepley, Julien M (0/1)
Spanton, Timothy (½/1)
Vickery, Jim (½/1)
Villar Reymundo, Juan Antonio (0/1)
Williams, Howard (0/1)
Williams, Leighton (0/1)
Wojciechowski, Paul (0/1)
Young, Craig A (½/1)
Openings played as White (33)
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo:
2162.5
Result:
3½/8 = 43.75%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2060
Result:
3½/6 = 58.33%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
2105
Result:
3½/5 = 70%
C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2172.5
Result:
1½/4 = 37.5%
C24 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2132.5
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
2180
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
2229.5
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2264.5
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2235
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2147.5
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
2522
Result:
0/3 = 0%
E73 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2)
Average Elo:
2300
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2240
Result:
½/2 = 25%
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:
0
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2072
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
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:
2217
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 (1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C27 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2037
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2180
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C15 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2230
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2230
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo:
2225
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo:
1650
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
Openings played as Black (45)
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
2114.33
Result:
2/4 = 50%
B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo:
1983.33
Result:
1½/4 = 37.5%
B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4)
Average Elo:
2334.5
Result:
1/4 = 25%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
2205
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
2188.33
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
D97 Grunfeld, Russian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4)
Average Elo:
2065.5
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
2230
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2132.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo:
2310
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2072.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2242.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2167.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2292.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1908
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4)
Average Elo:
2137.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Ne2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A06 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B72 Sicilian, Dragon (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
2225
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qb3 c5 5.dxc5 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O c6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2075
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D71 Neo-Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5)
Average Elo:
2065
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 (1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
2180
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2230
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3)
Average Elo:
2300
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
2195
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo:
2240
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
2245
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 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:
1912
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo:
2187
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1642
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
1666
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2177
Result:
0/1 = 0%