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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Ball, Stephen
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1972-1988
Number of games
:
80
Number of wins
:
26
Number of draws
:
24
Number of losses
:
30
White score
:
13/34 (38.24% - Average Elo: 2383.78)
Black score
:
25/46 (54.35% - Average Elo: 2342.91)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Ball, Stephen (2197) - Joyner, Lionel (2401), Canadian op, Edmonton (E51) - 1985
Ball, Stephen - Biyiasas, Peter, CAN-ch, Calgary (E94) - 1975
Ball, Stephen (2230) - Campbell, Gordon, Alberta-ch, Edmonton (A39) - 1978
Johnstone, Glenn (2350) - Ball, Stephen (2230), Saint John op-2, Saint John (C16) - 1988
Pacey, Kevin (1885) - Ball, Stephen (2127), Canadian op, Ottawa (A10) - 1980
Zaradic, Ante - Ball, Stephen, Alberta-ch playoff, Edmonton (A04) - 1975
Ball, Stephen - ? (28)
Zaradic, Ante (2/4)
Campbell, Gordon (1/2)
Campbell, Murray (1½/2)
Evans, Chris (½/2)
Amos, Bruce M (0/1)
Biyiasas, Peter (1/1)
Briem, Stefan (0/1)
Burger, Karl (½/1)
Day, Lawrence A (0/1)
Dobrich, Walter (0/1)
Gurevich, Dmitry (0/1)
Harper, Bruce (0/1)
Henao, Raul Fernando (½/1)
Hjartarson, Johann (½/1)
Jenkins, Ron (0/1)
Joyner, Lionel (1/1)
Kiffmeyer, Constanz (0/1)
Loadman, Ian (½/1)
Macskasy, Elod (½/1)
Piasetski, Leon David (0/1)
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman (0/1)
Ross, David (1/1)
Scholseth, Tor Kristian (0/1)
South, Robert (0/1)
Steele, Len (½/1)
Swanson, Stephen (1/1)
Veszely, Frank (1/1)
Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham (0/1)
? - Ball, Stephen (41)
Berry, Jonathan (0/2)
Harper, Bruce (1/2)
Kuczaj, Chris (1½/2)
Sherzer, Alex (½/2)
Zaradic, Ante (1/2)
Allan, Denis (½/1)
Ardaman, Miles (½/1)
Baragar, Fletcher (1/1)
Brebric, Branimir (½/1)
Campbell, Gordon (1/1)
Coudari, Camille (1/1)
Cummins, Jim (1/1)
Doubleday, William G (1/1)
Ehrman, Carl (1/1)
Evans, Chris (½/1)
Fiedler, Brian (½/1)
Garcia, Gildardo (0/1)
Hebert, Jean (½/1)
Hidalgo, Jaime (½/1)
Ivanov, Igor Vasilievich (0/1)
Johnstone, Glenn (1/1)
Karklins, Andrew (0/1)
Kassay Farkas, Joe (1/1)
Kirton, Dale (1/1)
Loadman, Ian (½/1)
Long, Eric (1/1)
Makarichev, Sergey (0/1)
McLaren, Brian (½/1)
Meza, Miguel (½/1)
Otoniel, Rualdo (1/1)
Pacey, Kevin (1/1)
Pajak, John T (1/1)
Prystenski, Arthur (0/1)
Smith, Paul (1/1)
South, Robert (0/1)
Spraggett, Kevin (0/1)
Steele, Len (½/1)
Tudhope, Douglas (0/1)
Vranesic, Zvonko (0/1)
Wong, Andre (1/1)
Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham (½/1)
Openings played as White (29)
E77 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4 O-O 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
2395
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
E94 King's Indian, Orthodox (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
2300
Result:
½/2 = 25%
E41 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5)
Average Elo:
2320
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.O-O O-O 7.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A66 Benoni (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 dxc4 10.Bxc4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6)
Average Elo:
2475
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
2345
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E81 King's Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E51 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
2401
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
2320
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D56 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System (1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 b6)
Average Elo:
2503
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D69 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.Bd3 dxc4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A84 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E86 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Qe8)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A92 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A96 Dutch, Classical Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (33)
B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ gxf6)
Average Elo:
2372.33
Result:
2½/5 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
3½/4 = 87.5%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2200
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.Nd2 Na6 11.f3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo:
2185
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C25 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A58 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E91 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A74 Benoni, Classical, 9...a6, 10.a4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O a6 10.a4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 c6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.O-O O-O 7.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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%
A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System (1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A86 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A73 Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A96 Dutch, Classical Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6)
Average Elo:
2420
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) System (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 b6)
Average Elo:
2555
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2430
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C16 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5)
Average Elo:
2350
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo:
2330
Result:
0/1 = 0%