Bio
Hi I am an Advocate, SC, AJ, hence this prolix profile. We get paid by time spent and old habits die hard. Weekend farmer (devoted), father of 3 (bad one), besotted bow (most men 40 years younger than me are unable to draw any of my 9 bows) and rifle hunter (dedicated - ethical), on road off road BMW motorbike lover, piously devoted to good whiskey and hopelessly dedicated to triathlon training - around 60 hours per month - swim cycle run repeat. See you at the Durban Iron Man. My fondness for chess far exceeds my ability to play it well at all. In truth I am hopeless. I suck. But I am always keen to give every game an honest good go and will accept any challenge. A good hiding induces respect. I play for fun and relaxation but I do sulk for a day or so after a stupid move. I am over hasty and most of my losses are due to impatience. I make at least one stupid error per game (you can always bank on that) and as soon as I get over that habit, and patiently stick to a more defensive game and reduce the crazy number of games I play - my ratings should decrease less rapidly. I used to dislike taking skulls. Its like kissing your sister but no more after those whose skulls I spared, delighted in taking mine. I dislike playing to the death, if I cannot win, but force myself to do so as of late, as it makes perfect sense and stalemate is sweet; but will only do so if I think I can possibly achieve stalemate. Otherwise if I am way down you deserve your win and I chuck in the f...it bucket and move on. But if you as much as hint that I should resign I will not. Resigning is actually liberating. Try it. If I am playing slower than usual it is because you are playing a good game. I would not know how to use a computer to help me, even if I had one. I am also unable to tell if you are using one. But hey - if that floats your boat. Should you slow down to maximum time just because I am up, I am sure to return the compliment. Regards Leon
Rating Trend
Rated Won / Drawn / Lost
All Rated
14337 games
As White
6951 games
As Black
7386 games
Stats
- Games Played
- 15368
- Rated
- 14338
- Won
- 7006
- Lost
- 7766
- Drawn
- 596
- In Progress
- 281
- All Moves
- 522634
- Moves This Month
- 354
- Tourn. Entry Rating
- 1281
- Vacation rem' 2024
- 36 days
Rated Color
All
14337 games
Won
6857 games
Lost
7003 games
Drawn
477 games
Rated Timeouts
Won
1173 games
Lost
929 games
Historical
Highest Rating | 1342 | 1357 | 1494 |
Average Rating | 1198 | 1173 | 1205 |
Lowest Rating | 1017 | 930 | 930 |
Opponent Average Rating | 1160 | 1169 | 1155 |
Games Rated | 255 | 1102 | 6020 | 90 days | 1 Year | 5 Years |
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Affiliated Clans
Clan Details | Challenges | Games | Points | Name | Last | Won | Lost | Drawn | Won | Lost | Drawn | Net | Gross |
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Mythos RW EssenFootball Legend since 1907 | 11 | 152d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Affiliated Clubs
Just have fun and never take the game too seriously.
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- 203
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- Formed
- 17 Mar 18
Club with LOTS of tournaments :)
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- Formed
- 18 Apr 11
frequent, varied tourneys; great people. come join us! You must be a subscriber to join as only subscribers can play in our tournaments (site rules not club rules). You will also need to have a permanent rating (completed 20 rated games).
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- 21 Apr 08
Tournaments? We’re over stocked with tournaments.
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- 26 Jul 09
For players 1100 - 1350 that like Tournaments
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- 63
- Tournaments
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- Formed
- 14 Jul 17
Tournament Victories
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- 2024 October 2024 #537 Oct quick quads 600-1306
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- 2024 August Mig21's 7 player melee Aug 600-1401
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- 2024 July 2024 #371 Jul quick quad 600-1501
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- 2024 July 2024 #366 Jul quick 600-1506
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- 2024 July 2024 #361 Hul quick 600-1506
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- 2024 January 2024 #67 Jan quick 600-1501
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- 2024 January 2024 #29 Jan regular 800-1401
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- 2024 January 2024 #17 Jan Queen's pawn game Tournament 600-1521
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- 2024 January 2024 #16 Jan regular 800-1401
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- 2023 December Tetrarch # 659 750-1451
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- 2023 November Fransie’s Furious Five Fight Club Nov 625-1426
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- 2023 January Longhaul Octet I 1360-1430
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- 2023 January 2023 #33 Jan quads 600-1311
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- 2023 January 2023 #32 Jan regular 600-1311
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- 2023 January 2023 #22 Jan sailjohn1 5 years in club 615-1336
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- 2022 December boxing day bash up 525-1326
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- 2022 December 2022 #782 Dec longer 600-1301
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- 2022 December 2022 #779 Dec longer 600-1316
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- 2022 December 2022 #696 Nov longer redo 600-1316
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- 2022 December 2022 #771 Dec slow quads 600-1291
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- 2022 December 2022 #768 Dec slow quads 600-1296
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- 2022 December 2022 #766 Dec longer 600-1311
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- 2022 December 2022 #765 Dec longer 600-1301
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- 2022 December 2022 #760 Nov regular 600-1311
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- 2022 November 2022 #737 Nov quick 600-1311
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- 2022 November Super-semi's 525-1326
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- 2022 November 2022 #729 Nov quick 600-1301
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- 2022 November 2022 #728 Nov regular 600-1296
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- 2022 October 2022 #653 Oct quick quads 600-1301
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- 2022 October 2022 #650 Oct quick 600-1301
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- 2022 October Longhaul Octet I 1300-1410
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- 2022 September 2022 #597 Sep regular 600-1311
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- 2022 September 2022 #576 Sep slow quads 600-1301
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- 2022 September 2022 #575 Sep regular 600-1296
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- 2022 September 2022 #572 Sep regular 600-1296
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- 2022 September 2022 #566 Sep longer 600-1296
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- 2022 September 2022 #559 Sep slow quads 600-1316
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- 2022 September 2022 #552 Sep quick 600-1301
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- 2022 September 2022 #547 Sep longer 600-1291
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- 2022 September 2022 #544 Sep longer 600-1311
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- 2022 August 2022 #506 Aug longer 600-1296
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- 2022 August 2022 #489 Aug quads 600-1311
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- 2022 August 2022 #482 Aug quads 600-1296
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- 2022 August 2022 #481 Aug longer 600-1301
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- 2022 August 2022 #479 Aug longer 600-1296
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- 2022 August 2022 #477 Aug longer 600-1281
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- 2022 July 2022 #468 Jul regular 600-1301
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- 2022 June 2022 #387 Jun regular 600-1291
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- 2022 June Threesomes I 0-1300
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- 2022 June 2022 #348 Jun quick 600-1321
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- 2022 June 2022 #222 Apr quick redo 600-1291
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- 2022 May 2022 #332 May quads 600-1296
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- 2022 May 2022 #324 May quads 600-1296
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- 2022 April 2022 #242 Apr quick quads 600-1296
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- 2022 March 2022 #197 Mar regular 600-1291
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- 2022 March 2022 #196 Mar slow quads 600-1291
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- 2022 March 2022 #172 Mar regular 600-1301
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- 2022 March 2022 #168 Mar quads 600-1296
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- 2022 March 2022 #161 Mar regular 600-1291
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- 2022 March 2022 #153 Mar quads 600-1301
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- 2022 January 2022 #76 Jan banded 795-1306
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- 2022 January 2022 #61 Jan slow quads 600-1296
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- 2022 January 2022 #59 Jan quick 600-1301
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- 2022 January 2022 #30 Jan longer 600-1301
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- 2022 January 2022 #23 Jan regular 600-1306
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- 2022 January 2022 #5 Jan longer 600-1311
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- 2022 January 2022 #3 Jan regular 600-1311
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- 2021 December 2021 #928 Dec longer 600-1311
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- 2021 December 2021 #927 Dec longer 600-1316
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- 2021 December 2021 #914 Dec longer 600-1306
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- 2021 December 2021 #907 Dec longer 600-1316
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- 2021 December Super-semi's 780-1281
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- 2021 December 2021 #692 Oct longer redo 600-1301
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- 2021 November 2021 #826 Nov quads 600-1291
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- 2021 November 2021 #823 Nov quads 600-1301
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- 2021 November 2021 #761 Nov regular 600-1316
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- 2021 October 2021 #736 Oct regular 600-1296
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- 2021 September BigD00's Alternate Approach 675-1276
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- 2021 September 2021 #653 Sep quads 600-1291
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- 2021 August 2021 #559 Aug regular 600-1296
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- 2021 August 2021 #545 Aug longer 600-1291
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- 2021 August 2021 #547 Aug quads 600-1301
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- 2021 July 2021 #544 Jul longer 600-1301
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- 2021 July 2021 #543 Jul regular 600-1291
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- 2021 July 2021 #542 Jul quads 600-1306
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- 2021 July 2021 #540 Jul quads 600-1291
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- 2021 July 2021 #538 Jul longer 600-1301
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- 2021 July Mini Duel 800-1316
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- 2021 July 2021 #511 Jul regular 600-1291
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- 2021 July 2021 #507 Jul regular 600-1296
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- 2021 July 2021 #488 Jul quads 600-1296
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- 2021 July Super-semi's 575-1276
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- 2021 June 2021 #461 Jun quick 600-1301
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- 2021 June 2021 #459 Jun quick 600-1291
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- 2021 June 2021 #451 Jun regular 600-1291
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- 2021 June 2021 #450 Jun quick 600-1296
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- 2021 June 2021 #449 Jun quads 600-1291
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- 2021 June 2021 #447 Jun quick 600-1296
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- 2021 June 2021 #432 Jun regular 600-1296
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- 2021 June 2021 #431 Jun regular 600-1296
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- 2021 June 2021 #418 Jun quads 600-1296
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- 2021 June Super-semi's 715-1316
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- 2021 June Super-semi's on speed 525-1326
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- 2021 June 2021 #389 Jun quick 600-1311
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- 2021 May 2021 #355 May regular 600-1311
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- 2021 May Tetrarch # 318 612-1313
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- 2021 May Glacial Super Casual Octet I 0-1325
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- 2021 April bishops opening c5 variation 650-1351
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- 2021 April Hardcore Mini Duel I 1270-1380
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- 2021 April Welcome Kevin-Eleven 575-1376
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- 2021 April Long Haul Duel I 1230-1335
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- 2021 April Hardcore Octet I 1250-1360
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- 2021 April Avoiding Fool's Mate 650-1351
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- 2021 April Annual Speed Championships 2021 Lvl 9 750-1351
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- 2021 March Octet II 1240-1340
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- 2021 March Glacial Super Casual Octet I 0-1315
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- 2021 March 2021 #201 Mar quads 600-1311
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- 2021 March Tetrarch # 310 625-1426
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- 2021 March Mini Duel 620-1311
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- 2021 March Welcome rfrza 650-1351
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- 2021 February Tetrarch On Speed # 117 775-1376
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- 2021 February Tamperman 750-1351
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- 2021 February Aaron Bennet 750-1351
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- 2021 February Cosmic Warrior 750-1351
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- 2021 February norfolk and good 750-1451
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- 2021 February Tetrarch # 299 750-1351
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- 2021 February French Defence 795-1396
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- 2021 January Super-semi's on speed! 915-1366
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- 2021 January After six moves . . . 742-1343
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- 2021 January Stafford Gambit 800-1401
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- 2020 December Welcome Syd63 600-1351
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- 2020 December Welcome D1013 600-1401
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- 2020 December Cochrane Gambit 797-1398
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- 2020 December 2020 #1281 Dec longer 600-1501
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- 2020 December 2020 #1249 Dec quick quads 600-1346
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- 2020 November Fritz trap on speed 755-1356
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- 2020 October Benoni Defence on Speed 640-1341
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- 2020 October Super-semi's 871-1372
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- 2020 September Super-semi's 1000-1401
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- 2020 September Steinitz Gambit 600-1401
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- 2020 August Five Travellers came 600-1401
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- 2020 August Super-semi's on speed! 845-1346
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- 2020 August Super-semi's 740-1341
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- 2020 June Septet I 1255-1375
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- 2020 June Super-semi's on speed! 875-1376
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- 2020 May Tetrarch On Speed 90 650-1351
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- 2020 May Tetrarch On Speed 90 1050-1451
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- 2020 May Mini Duel V 1275-1390
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- 2020 May Hardcore Mini Duel I 1285-1390
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- 2020 May Tetrarch On Speed 83 1000-1401
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- 2020 May Pairs against the clock 800-1376
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- 2020 April Super-semi's 690-1391
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- 2020 April Hardcore Mini Duel I 1320-1440
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- 2020 March Hardcore Mini Duel II 0-1350
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- 2020 March Hardcore Octet II 1260-1345
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- 2020 March Tetrarch # 165 825-1426
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- 2020 February Tetrarch On Speed 73 750-1351
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- 2020 February Super-semi's on speed! 875-1376
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- 2020 February Octet I 1380-1450
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- 2020 January 2020 #59 Jan regular 1175-1521
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- 2020 January Super-semi's on speed! 800-1401
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- 2019 December Super-semi's on speed! 900-1401
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- 2019 December Fractious Four 800-1401
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- 2019 December Super-semi's 800-1401
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- 2019 December Super-semi's on speed! 900-1401
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- 2019 November Super-semi's 800-1351
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- 2019 November Super-semi's 800-1351
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- 2019 October Super-semi's 900-1401
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- 2019 October Octet III 1260-1385
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- 2019 October Tetrarch On Speed 66 1000-1451
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- 2019 October Tetrarch On Speed 65 900-1426
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- 2019 October Tetrarch # 140 900-1351
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- 2019 October Duking Duels October 2019 650-1351
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- 2019 October 2019 #527 October regular 600-1501
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- 2019 October Mini Duel I 1235-1350
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- 2019 September Tetrarch # 138 900-1401
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- 2019 September Mini Duel II 1335-1395
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- 2019 September Super-semi's 1025-1526
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- 2019 September Tetrarch # 118 825-1426
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- 2019 July Hardcore Octet III 1260-1370
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- 2019 July Tetrarch On Speed 12 800-1501
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- 2019 July 2019 #389 July quartet 2 1165-1551
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- 2019 June Tetrarch On Speed 05 800-1401
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- 2019 June 76Xadrez returns 800-1376
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- 2019 June Octet II 1240-1345
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- 2019 June Tetrarch # 75 800-1401
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- 2019 June 2019 #318 June triads 1 1165-1636
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- 2019 June Tetrarch # 66 800-1351
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- 2019 May Octet III 1250-1355
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- 2019 May Speed Jack Melle 2 600-1451
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- 2019 April Threesomes II 0-1320
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- 2019 April Low band 605-1351
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- 2019 March RiotCrew#21 600-1426
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- 2019 March RiotCrew#17 800-1426
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- 2019 March RiotCrew#16 600-1426
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- 2018 December Quartets I 1235-1320
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- 2018 December 2018 December quartet 2 600-1491
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- 2018 December 2018 December octet 1 600-1511
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- 2018 October Long Haul Duel I 1225-1340
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- 2018 October Glacial Super Casual Banded I 0-1340
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- 2018 October Long Haul Quartets IV 0-1340
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- 2018 October Mini Duel I 1210-1320
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- 2018 September Hardcore Mini Duel II 1270-1410
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- 2018 July Hardcore Mini Duel I 1255-1370
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- 2018 May Mini Duel I 1300-1375
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- 2018 April Reti Lisitsin gambit deferred Tournament
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- 2018 April Long Haul Duel I 1295-1400
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- 2018 February Banded Hardcore Grand I 1205-1310
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- 2018 January Mini Duel I 1250-1310
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- 2017 April Hardcore Mini Duel I 1285-1365
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- 2017 February Long Haul Mini Duel I 1235-1370
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- 2016 November Mini Duel III 1235-1370
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- 2016 September Hardcore Grand III 0-1320
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- 2016 August Long Haul Quartets I 0-1350
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- 2016 August Quintets I 1300-1375
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- 2016 March Octet I 1300-1325
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- 2016 February Long Haul Quartets I 1300-1325
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- 2016 February Quartets I 1300-1325
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- 2016 January Mini Duel I 1300-1325
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- 2015 July Sprint Duel I 1325-1350
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- 2014 December Mini Duel I 1400-1425
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- 2013 June Banded Threesomes I 1250-1300
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Awards
Playing for 13 years
Ladder Rank
No ladder entered
Notes
Moves This Month is the number of moves made since the 1st of the month.
Highest Rating excludes provisional (first 20) games.
Tournament Entry Rating is calculated by the formula (CurrentRating + HighestRating) / 2.
The entry rating will never drop to more than 100 points below your Highest Rating.
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