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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Costello, Alexander
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Title
:
IM
Years
:
2013-2023
Number of games
:
128
Number of wins
:
49
Number of draws
:
18
Number of losses
:
61
White score
:
30½/63 (48.41% - Average Elo: 2212.97)
Black score
:
27½/65 (42.31% - Average Elo: 2195.48)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Costello, Alexander (2224) - Srihari, L R (2436), chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw, chess.com INT (A04) - 2022
Costello, Alexander (2224) - Mikhailov, Vi (2428), chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw, chess.com INT (B31) - 2022
Costello, Alexander (2224) - Klukin, Kirill (2390), chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw, chess.com INT (A48) - 2022
Meier, Geo (2615) - Costello, Alexander (2224), chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw, chess.com INT (A05) - 2022
Javakhadze, Zurab (2449) - Costello, Alexander (2231), Bay Area op, Burlingame (A05) - 2019
Nesterov, Arseniy (2380) - Costello, Alexander (2081), Wch U14, Montevideo (D80) - 2017
Costello, Alexander - ? (62)
Hong, Andrew Z (0/2)
Aczel, G. (0/1)
Adamson, Robby (0/1)
Akobian, V (½/1)
Ampie, Mauro (½/1)
Asaria, Danial (0/1)
Baryshpolets, Andrey (0/1)
Batsuren, Dambasuren (0/1)
Bosiocic, Marin (½/1)
Budiarto, Dhatuyo (0/1)
Budisavljevic, Luka (1/1)
Byambaa, Uyanga (½/1)
Chua, Alexander J (1/1)
Collin, Moritz Valentin (1/1)
Cote, Gary (0/1)
Ezra, Paul Chambers (1/1)
Fernandez, Daniel Howard (0/1)
Filgueiras, Nathan Felipe (1/1)
Gasparyan, David (1/1)
Gucaga, Augustas (1/1)
Guo, Thomas (0/1)
Hansen, Eric (0/1)
Heimann, Mark A (½/1)
Illingworth, Max (½/1)
Klukin, Kirill (1/1)
Koustav, Chatterjee (1/1)
Kumar, Nikhil (1/1)
Lee, Alice (½/1)
Li, Chin Chon (1/1)
Liang, Awonder (0/1)
Mikhailov, Vi (1/1)
Mouhamad, J (1/1)
Nathan, Krishna (0/1)
Nguyen, Thanh Thuy Tien (0/1)
Niemann, Hans Moke (0/1)
Nyzhnyk, Illya (0/1)
Oen, Grant (1/1)
Pakleza, Z (0/1)
Paragua, Mark (0/1)
Prieb, Robert (½/1)
Quirke, Jeffrey (1/1)
Ristic, Neb1 (0/1)
Rodrigue-Lemieux, Shawn (0/1)
Sadovsky, Artem (1/1)
Sarkar, Justin (0/1)
Seul, Georg (½/1)
Sevian, Samuel (0/1)
Shavdirov, Jamol (1/1)
Shlyakhtenko, Robert (0/1)
Singh, Hersh (1/1)
Soto, Miguel Angel (1/1)
Srihari, L R (1/1)
Stearman, Josiah P (0/1)
Stetsenko, Ilya (1/1)
Tang, Zoey (1/1)
Teitelman, Jacob (1/1)
Vantika, Agrawal (0/1)
Wang, Andrew (1/1)
Wang, Kevin A (0/1)
West, Vanessa A (1/1)
Wu, Eric Sheng (1/1)
Zong, Davis Jr (0/1)
? - Costello, Alexander (63)
Lin, Daniel (1/2)
Shetty, Atulya (½/2)
Akshit, Kumar J (1/1)
Atwell, Rose (1/1)
Baghirov, Rasul (0/1)
Boros, De (0/1)
Burrows, Brandon (1/1)
Canessa, John L (1/1)
Chasin, Nico (0/1)
Clarke, Brandon GI (0/1)
Coulibaly, Abdoulaye (1/1)
Donchenko, Alexa (0/1)
Eidelman, Gabriel (½/1)
Fecker, Noah (0/1)
Feng, Andrew (1/1)
Gabuzyan, Hovhannes (0/1)
Gardezi, Arsal (1/1)
Gareyev, Timur (0/1)
Hevia Alejano, Carlos Antonio (½/1)
Jacobson, Brandon (0/1)
Javakhadze, Zurab (1/1)
Ke, Ivan (0/1)
Khanin, S (0/1)
Khattar, Tanmay (1/1)
Koc, P (0/1)
Landa Medrano, Gabriel Aaron (0/1)
Li, Ruifeng (0/1)
Liu, Elliott (0/1)
Lu, Jason (0/1)
Lu, Yiding (1/1)
Mahajan, Rushaan (1/1)
Matsumura, Cocoro (1/1)
Meier, Geo (1/1)
Melian, Juan Sebastian (0/1)
Mollo, Jhoan (1/1)
Morawietz, Dieter (0/1)
Nenezic, M (½/1)
Nesterov, Arseniy (1/1)
Nihal, Sarin (1/1)
Pan, Zachary (0/1)
Sarana, Alexey (0/1)
Shabalov, A (½/1)
Sheliya, Daniel (1/1)
Stijve, Niels (1/1)
Sukandar, Irine Kharisma (0/1)
Tang, Andrew (0/1)
Teclaf, Pawel (½/1)
Theodorou, Nikolas (0/1)
Thilakarathne, GM Harshana (0/1)
Tiglon, Bryce (0/1)
Turgut, Aydin (0/1)
Uzumcu, Ahmet Utku (0/1)
Virtanen, Teemu (½/1)
Vivekananthan, Anish (½/1)
Wang, Alex Yuxuan (1/1)
Wang, Justin (0/1)
Wen, Tommy (0/1)
Woodward, Andy (0/1)
Wu, Rochelle (1/1)
Xu, Kevin (½/1)
Yang, Alexander Z (1/1)
Yoo, Christopher Woojin (0/1)
Zhu, Jack Q (1/1)
Openings played as White (48)
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
1993.6
Result:
1/5 = 20%
B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo:
2455.33
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
A06 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
2130.67
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2541
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2266
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.O-O-O)
Average Elo:
1814
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
2305
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2132
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
2470.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2156.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C12 French, McCutcheon (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4)
Average Elo:
2592
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C78 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
2301
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2625
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:
1631
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B56 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2291
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A20 English (1.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
2132
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2360
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2465
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2049
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4)
Average Elo:
1765
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo:
1760
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
2390
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
2390
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 (1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
2317
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
2597
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo:
2428
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2022
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D75 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O c5 8.dxc5)
Average Elo:
1971
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
2598
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
2496
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A15 English (1.c4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2060
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2335
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
2495
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2276
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D24 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2380
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2376
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
2660
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
1629
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer (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 Nb8 10.d4)
Average Elo:
1906
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
2192
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2436
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B32 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5)
Average Elo:
1317
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B54 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2348
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D90 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo:
2450
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2098
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:
1841
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2129
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (40)
C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer (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 Nb8 10.d4)
Average Elo:
2196.14
Result:
2/7 = 28.57%
E60 King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6)
Average Elo:
2156.4
Result:
3½/5 = 70%
A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2579.75
Result:
2/4 = 50%
A15 English (1.c4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2461
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2097
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
2104.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
D80 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5)
Average Elo:
2388
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo:
2195.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
A20 English (1.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
2446
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo:
1912.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
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:
2468.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2374
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2219.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B77 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 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4)
Average Elo:
2073
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C88 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3)
Average Elo:
1713
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E16 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+)
Average Elo:
1744
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A09 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2056
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:
2227
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2618
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2092
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
1999
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C26 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2364
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2404
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
2630
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo:
1434
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A50 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4)
Average Elo:
2332
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B57 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4)
Average Elo:
1484
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D87 Grunfeld, Exchange (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Ne2 c5)
Average Elo:
1630
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5)
Average Elo:
1899
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E15 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
2457
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C52 Evans Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5)
Average Elo:
1468
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C49 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4)
Average Elo:
2249
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:
2016
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2550
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
1854
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3)
Average Elo:
2510
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2)
Average Elo:
2150
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B32 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5)
Average Elo:
2088
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C53 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3)
Average Elo:
2105
Result:
1/1 = 100%