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Player:
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Scrimgour, Alan
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1817-2025
Number of games
:
141
Number of wins
:
27
Number of draws
:
79
Number of losses
:
35
White score
:
37/69 (53.62% - Average Elo: 2042.72)
Black score
:
29½/72 (40.97% - Average Elo: 2042.84)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Scrimgour, Alan - Pritchett, Craig William (2314), Glasgow op, Glasgow (B42) - 2003
Scrimgour, Alan - Bonner, Gerald (2230), Scotland CA-89 Championship, Troon (B16) - 1982
Scrimgour, Alan (2083) - Malmdin, Nils Ake (2154), EU-chT Seniors 65, Walbrzych (C33) - 2018
Lutton, E Josiah (2102) - Scrimgour, Alan (2008), BCF-chT3b 0001 (4NCL), Birmingham (B23) - 2000
Dovzhenko, Viktor (2069) - Scrimgour, Alan (2059), WchT Seniors 65, Prague (A48) - 2020
Simons, Martin J (2019) - Scrimgour, Alan (2070), BCF-chT3S 1718 (4NCL) Promotion pool, England (D00) - 2018
Scrimgour, Alan - ? (65)
Bonner, Gerald (1½/2)
Carlsten, Peter (1/2)
Ralphs, Nigel (1/2)
Stewart, Kenneth WC (½/2)
Batchelor, Paul A (½/1)
Bengtsson, Jan (1/1)
Bhend, Edwin (½/1)
Bourne, Johnathan (½/1)
Bowmer, Kevin (½/1)
Brett, Andrew (½/1)
Bryant, Richard BE (½/1)
Bryson, Douglas Marshall (½/1)
Buchanan, Walter F (½/1)
Burke, Steven J (½/1)
Cawte, Paul (½/1)
Clapham, Robert (½/1)
Crocker, Philip J (0/1)
Danner, Georg (½/1)
Davis, Edward (½/1)
Dicen, Elis Denele (½/1)
Dick, JW (1/1)
Doyle, James J (1/1)
Faibisovich, Vadim Z (½/1)
Fraser Mitchell, Jeremy N (0/1)
George, Matthew P (½/1)
Gibson, Christopher A (1/1)
Grbovic, Veselin (½/1)
Gromark, Per Olof (½/1)
Hohler, Peter (½/1)
Hollstein, Joachim (1/1)
Hughes, Anthony (1/1)
Illi, Hans Joerg (½/1)
Jardine, Ian (1/1)
Jones, William EG (½/1)
Kennedy, Craig (1/1)
Kerr, Grant (1/1)
Kiefer, Gerhard (0/1)
Lederman, Leon S (0/1)
Littlejohns, David (½/1)
Lomer, Edmund (½/1)
Ludbrook, Matthew (½/1)
Malmdin, Nils Ake (1/1)
Martinez Villena, David (½/1)
Morgan, Anthony F (0/1)
Neudel, Bernd (½/1)
Newrkla, Alexander (½/1)
Opl, Klaus (½/1)
Parker, Francis (0/1)
Patola, Eero (1/1)
Pleasants, Allan J (½/1)
Pritchett, Craig William (1/1)
Reuben, Stewart (1/1)
Richmond, Peter A (½/1)
Richmond, Robert (0/1)
Rosen, Daniel B (0/1)
Sadeghi, Hassan Roger (½/1)
Salmons, Calum (½/1)
Sand, Bjorn (½/1)
Saumaniene, Jurate (½/1)
Smith, Graham M (½/1)
Stirling, LJ (1/1)
Swanson, Stephen (½/1)
Tunik, Gennady (½/1)
Wenner, Tobias (½/1)
Wittmann, Jochen (0/1)
? - Scrimgour, Alan (69)
McKay, Roderick M (½/3)
Upton, Timothy J (½/2)
Aitken, James Macrae (0/1)
Babula, Milan (½/1)
Balouka Myers, Gabriel (1/1)
Baum, Bernd (½/1)
Birkett, Richard (½/1)
Borwell, Alan Peter (0/1)
Chapman, Terry PD (0/1)
Conterno, Dominique (½/1)
Dautov, Rustem (0/1)
Davey, Mark (½/1)
Dobrotka, Martin (½/1)
Dodwell, Philip (0/1)
Dovzhenko, Viktor (1/1)
Dupre, Paul Donald (0/1)
Dydak, Mateusz (1/1)
Elwin, Adrian G (½/1)
Fowler, Hugo (1/1)
French, Max (0/1)
Gasik, Jadwiga (1/1)
Gilfillan, Andrew (½/1)
Giulian, Philip Maurice (½/1)
Goldman, Astra (½/1)
Hayward, Philip (½/1)
Henrichsen, Erland (1/1)
Hunter, AJ (½/1)
Hurme, Harri M (0/1)
Jackson, Sheila (½/1)
Johnstone, John A (1/1)
Jones, Christopher M (½/1)
Jones, Iolo Cerredig (½/1)
Jorgensen, Jorgen (½/1)
Juergens, Peter1 (½/1)
Kremenietsky, Anatoly M (½/1)
Lutton, E Josiah (1/1)
Maki, Christer (½/1)
Mannion, Stephen R (0/1)
Martin Perez, Javier (½/1)
Mauchaza, M (1/1)
Meadows, Michael (½/1)
Moore, Graham J (0/1)
Naylor, Michael A (1/1)
Noyce, Robert (0/1)
Parkinson, Joseph T (0/1)
Perry, Edward AG (½/1)
Pitzl, Konstantinos (½/1)
Potter, Steven (½/1)
Pushkov, Nikolai (0/1)
Pyda, Arjun (0/1)
Ranki, Martti (½/1)
Rantanen, Veikko J (½/1)
Salov, Sergej (0/1)
Schrickx, Frank (½/1)
Simons, Martin J (1/1)
Somton, Anita (½/1)
Spencer, Edwin A (0/1)
Stec, Czeslaw (½/1)
Taylor, Adam A (0/1)
Thomson, Alexander Aird (0/1)
Trevelyan, John (½/1)
Trojan, Lubos (0/1)
Vaisser, Anatoli (0/1)
Valentine, Brian J (½/1)
Varnam, Liam (½/1)
Wahlbom, Magnus (½/1)
Ward, Christopher (0/1)
Watson, W Peter (0/1)
Webster, Jim J (1/1)
Openings played as White (32)
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2073.53
Result:
8½/17 = 50%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
1977.8
Result:
3/5 = 60%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2027.6
Result:
2/5 = 40%
C33 King's Gambit Accepted (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4)
Average Elo:
2142.25
Result:
2/4 = 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:
2162.67
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
1984
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo:
2017.5
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
C91 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.d4)
Average Elo:
2075.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C16 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5)
Average Elo:
1833
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2002
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
1964
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D42 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 Nc6 7.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2056
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ gxf6)
Average Elo:
2230
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2002
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1922
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
1932
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
2087
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6)
Average Elo:
1905
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
1895
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2314
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
2085
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1662
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5)
Average Elo:
2110
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (44)
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
1943.25
Result:
3½/5 = 70%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2048
Result:
2/5 = 40%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1987
Result:
2/4 = 50%
B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7)
Average Elo:
2073.5
Result:
1½/4 = 37.5%
E15 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
2113
Result:
1/4 = 25%
A20 English (1.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
2085.33
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
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:
2176.5
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5)
Average Elo:
2191.5
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1971
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1921
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
1896.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B44 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1821
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2060
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
2214
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2086
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
2236
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A32 English, Symmetrical Variation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6)
Average Elo:
2210
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1918
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1843
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
2069
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A68 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
1885
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
1992
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:
1764
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B83 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
1889
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6)
Average Elo:
1967
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
1/1 = 100%
B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 7.Bb3 b5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
½/1 = 50%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
2060
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2077
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C33 King's Gambit Accepted (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
2019
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1928
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo:
2339
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E17 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo:
2332
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2)
Average Elo:
2229
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:
1917
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O Nc6)
Average Elo:
2482
Result:
0/1 = 0%