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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Bengtson, Matthew
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Title
:
FM
Years
:
1993-2021
Number of games
:
85
Number of wins
:
27
Number of draws
:
28
Number of losses
:
30
White score
:
21½/40 (53.75% - Average Elo: 2291)
Black score
:
19½/45 (43.33% - Average Elo: 2295)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Bengtson, Matthew (2242) - Gurevich, Ilya (2665), Pan American Intercollegiate, Providence (D85) - 1994
Bengtson, Matthew (2312) - Zaichik, Gennadi (2504), World op 29th, Philadelphia (B06) - 2001
Bengtson, Matthew (2250) - Braylovsky, Gregory (2336), USA tt, ICC INT (D09) - 2005
Van Delft, Merijn (2340) - Bengtson, Matthew (2312), World op 29th, Philadelphia (B42) - 2001
Gelman, Geoffrey (2300) - Bengtson, Matthew (2290), Harvard-MIT m, USA (B08) - 1996
Cheiner, Oleg (2300) - Bengtson, Matthew (2330), Harvard-MIT, USA (D91) - 1995
Bengtson, Matthew - ? (39)
Ivanov, Alexander (½/2)
Angel, Antonio (0/1)
Araujo Filho, Luiz Antonio (½/1)
Bashirli, Saadat (1/1)
Bonin, Jay R (½/1)
Boskovic, Drasko (½/1)
Braylovsky, Gregory (1/1)
Cheiner, Oleg (½/1)
Duncan, Jason (1/1)
Edelman, Daniel (½/1)
Espino, Miguel (½/1)
Ezat, Mohamed Mahmoud (0/1)
Fenster, David (½/1)
Figler, Ilya (½/1)
Garcia, Martin (1/1)
Geist, Mark J (½/1)
Gelman, Geoffrey (1/1)
Giarobbe, P (1/1)
Gurevich, Dmitry (0/1)
Gurevich, Ilya (1/1)
Hoekstra, Matthew (1/1)
Jones, Craig W (0/1)
Kaufman, Larry C (½/1)
Krasik, Ilya (1/1)
Ljukin, Sergei (½/1)
Mukharji, A (1/1)
Obolentseva, Alexandra (1/1)
Provaznik, Michal (½/1)
Quintiliano Pinto, Renato Rodrigues (0/1)
Rose, Richard1 (½/1)
Rubenchik, Rodion (½/1)
Sahil, Tickoo (½/1)
Seletsky, Grigory (½/1)
Shahade, Gregory P (0/1)
Shapiro, Daniel E (0/1)
Tokman, Ariel (0/1)
Traldi, Matthew (1/1)
Zaichik, Gennadi (1/1)
Zimmer, Ralph (0/1)
? - Bengtson, Matthew (45)
Adamson, Robby (0/1)
Bick, John D (½/1)
Boskovic, Drasko (0/1)
Boudreaux, Floyd (½/1)
Bryakin, Mikhail (0/1)
Cheiner, Oleg (1/1)
Dahanayake, Isara Banidu (0/1)
Djordjevic, Dejan N (1/1)
Fedorowicz, John P (0/1)
Ferguson, Randal (1/1)
Formanek, Edward W (1/1)
Gelman, Geoffrey (1/1)
Gonzales, Jayson (½/1)
Gulko, Boris F (0/1)
Gulkov, Igor A (0/1)
Herman, Matthew J (0/1)
Jenson, Errol (1/1)
Kaufman, Larry C (½/1)
Krasik, Ilya (0/1)
Kudrin, Sergey (0/1)
Mac Intyre, Paul (0/1)
Maldonado, Oscar (1/1)
Miller, Rubin J (1/1)
Minear, Peter (½/1)
Mukharji, A (½/1)
Naroditsky, Daniel (½/1)
Pajeken, Jakob Leon (0/1)
Parkhov, Yair (0/1)
Perez Gormaz, Matias Ariel (0/1)
Reeder, Andrew (½/1)
Reefat, Bin Sattar (0/1)
Shabalov, Alexander (0/1)
Shaked, Tal (0/1)
Snell, Christopher (1/1)
Strenzwilk, Denis (0/1)
Tate, Emory (0/1)
Trubman, Anatoly (1/1)
Van Delft, Merijn (1/1)
Ward, Alfred (1/1)
Weeramantry, Sunil (½/1)
Yanayt, Eugene (1/1)
Yonal, Timur (0/1)
Zaichenko, Daria (½/1)
Zaremba, Andrie (½/1)
Zupa, Daoud G (1/1)
Openings played as White (29)
A58 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6)
Average Elo:
2242
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:
2352
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
E71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3) (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3)
Average Elo:
2335
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
E97 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6)
Average Elo:
2263.5
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2413
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Ne2)
Average Elo:
2376
Result:
0/2 = 0%
E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 (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)
Average Elo:
2305
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2089
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo:
1320
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A37 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2457
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
2336
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4)
Average Elo:
2378
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A90 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
2300
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5)
Average Elo:
1958
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo:
2665
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo:
2510
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:
2515
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3)
Average Elo:
2362
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2009
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A09 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
2127
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Be7)
Average Elo:
2469
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4)
Average Elo:
2316
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
2201
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
2272
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
2320
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2316
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (39)
B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2352.67
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2324
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
1779
Result:
0/2 = 0%
D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo:
2510
Result:
0/2 = 0%
D86 Grunfeld, Exchange (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
2009
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4)
Average Elo:
2279
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A33 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2358
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2583
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2396
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2145
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2357
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2535
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2300
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
2149
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:
2257
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2144
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo:
2058
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4)
Average Elo:
2169
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B41 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6)
Average Elo:
2390
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2457
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:
2104
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B58 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
2404
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:
2470
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2467
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C17 French, Winawer, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5)
Average Elo:
2171
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C19 French, Winawer, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7)
Average Elo:
2319
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D71 Neo-Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5)
Average Elo:
2295
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O Nb6)
Average Elo:
2400
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D77 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O)
Average Elo:
2280
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:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2300
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D98 Grunfeld, Russian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4 Bg4)
Average Elo:
2613
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2)
Average Elo:
2437
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E60 King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%