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Player Profile
Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Swan, Iain
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Title
:
FM
Years
:
1983-2017
Number of games
:
112
Number of wins
:
27
Number of draws
:
48
Number of losses
:
37
White score
:
24½/61 (40.16% - Average Elo: 2261.3)
Black score
:
26½/51 (51.96% - Average Elo: 2272.49)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Swan, Iain (2200) - Grant, Jonathan (2200), Edinburgh op, Edinburgh (B12) - 1988
Swan, Iain (2259) - Rysbayeva, Korlan (2057), SCO-ch 119th, Glasgow (C78) - 2012
Swan, Iain (2130) - Coffey, Tom (1955), SCO-chT Richardson fin, Grangemouth (B01) - 2001
McNab, Colin Anderson (2490) - Swan, Iain (2275), SCO-ch100, St Andrews (A34) - 1993
Basman, Michael J (2365) - Swan, Iain (2270), BCF-ch 79th, Plymouth (A00) - 1992
Bryson, Douglas Marshall (2335) - Swan, Iain, SCO-ch, Troon (C13) - 1990
Swan, Iain - ? (51)
Grant, Jonathan (2½/4)
Muir, Andrew Joseph (1/3)
Henderson, John B (1/2)
Holmes, Donald A (½/2)
MacKay, Ian D (1/2)
McNab, Colin Anderson (0/2)
Orr, Mark JL (½/2)
Alvarez Fernandez, Enrique (½/1)
Andre, Gordon (½/1)
Ansell, Simon (0/1)
Baryshpolets, Andrey (0/1)
Beaton, Kenneth S (½/1)
Bejtovic, Jasmin (0/1)
Birkett, Richard (½/1)
Bolt, Graham (½/1)
Bremner, Adam (½/1)
Bryson, Douglas Marshall (½/1)
Coffey, Tom (1/1)
Crouch, Colin S (0/1)
Dawson, Alastair G (½/1)
Dempsey, Tony (½/1)
Demuth, Adrien (½/1)
Farrell, Neil (½/1)
Findlay, David John (1/1)
Gibson, Christopher J (0/1)
Graf, Felix (½/1)
Greer, Kieran (½/1)
Hassabis, Demis (½/1)
Hera, Imre Jr (0/1)
Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo (½/1)
Kilgour, David A (0/1)
Martin, Andrew D (0/1)
McEwan, Ken B (1/1)
McKay, Roderick M (½/1)
Molet, I (0/1)
Montgomery, Jim M (0/1)
Mooney, Graham (1/1)
Mortazavi, Ali (½/1)
Pritchett, Craig William (0/1)
Ridge, Michael (1/1)
Robinson, Stephen (1/1)
Rowson, Jonathan (0/1)
Russell, M (½/1)
Rysbayeva, Korlan (1/1)
Spencer, Edwin A (1/1)
Stockwell, Mark B (½/1)
Thomson, Craig SM (0/1)
Upton, Timothy J (0/1)
Viatte, Robert (½/1)
Vladimirov, Yevgeniy (0/1)
Zvara, Petr (0/1)
? - Swan, Iain (43)
Bryson, Douglas Marshall (1/4)
Grant, Jonathan (2½/3)
McNab, Colin Anderson (1½/3)
Buchanan, Walter F (1½/2)
Abdulla, Murad (½/1)
Basman, Michael J (1/1)
Bathie, Nicol (½/1)
Burnett, Andrew (1/1)
Condie, Mark L (0/1)
Dearing, Eddie (½/1)
Fatin, Tarek (0/1)
Gormally, Daniel (½/1)
Hamitevici, Vladimir (½/1)
Hampton, Paul (½/1)
Holmes, Donald A (½/1)
Hookham, James (1/1)
Howell, James C (0/1)
Kalavannan, Koby (1/1)
Kilgour, David A (1/1)
Kulovana, Eva (1/1)
Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel (0/1)
MacKay, Ian D (0/1)
Mannion, Stephen R (½/1)
Marks, Ian Alexander (1/1)
Martin, Andrew D (0/1)
McFarland, Robert S (0/1)
Muir, Andrew Joseph (1/1)
Mullen, Ian D (½/1)
Newton, Andrew (1/1)
Orton, Stephen LA (1/1)
Petesch, Gabriel N (0/1)
Pritchett, Craig William (0/1)
Quinn, David (1/1)
Roberts, Paul (1/1)
Robertson, Ian C (0/1)
Russell, Luke (½/1)
Sabol, Marian (0/1)
Shields, Callum T (1/1)
Steckner, Johannes (½/1)
Steil Antoni, Fiona (½/1)
Thomson, Craig SM (½/1)
Tukmakov, Vladimir B (0/1)
Walker, David John (½/1)
Openings played as White (45)
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2392.33
Result:
1½/5 = 30%
B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4)
Average Elo:
1940.67
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
2216.67
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
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:
2277.5
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:
2319
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2357
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2115
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
C11 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2295
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7)
Average Elo:
2456.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C78 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
2233
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6)
Average Elo:
2377
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4)
Average Elo:
2305
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Bd7)
Average Elo:
2474
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C12 French, McCutcheon (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
2408
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
1934
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C14 French, Classical (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7)
Average Elo:
2425
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:
2200
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6)
Average Elo:
2463
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C16 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2352
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2200
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B03 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A27 English, Three Knights System (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2260
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
2360
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2365
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f4)
Average Elo:
1816
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2320
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2235
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 (1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2345
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:
2345
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C17 French, Winawer, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5)
Average Elo:
1802
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:
2345
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C83 Ruy Lopez, Open (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6)
Average Elo:
2095
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
2280
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2565
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (28)
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2282.5
Result:
3/7 = 42.86%
A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2255.4
Result:
3½/6 = 58.33%
C07 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5)
Average Elo:
2192.67
Result:
3½/4 = 87.5%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2230
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2465
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
2415
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6)
Average Elo:
2340
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.Bg5 dxc4)
Average Elo:
2537.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2344
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
2190
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2170.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2319.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
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:
2345
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6)
Average Elo:
1860
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
2310
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B44 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2200
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2320
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
2310
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C13 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo:
2335
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
2420
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5)
Average Elo:
2320
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2)
Average Elo:
2360
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C11 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2015
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1914
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C06 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4)
Average Elo:
2547
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A32 English, Symmetrical Variation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6)
Average Elo:
1983
Result:
½/1 = 50%