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Donovan, Nigel



Years:	1991-2016
Number of games:	154
Number of wins:	45
Number of draws:	51
Number of losses:	58
White score:	36½/71 (51.41% - Average Elo: 2075.42)
Black score:	34/83 (40.96% - Average Elo: 2101.38)

Rating progression

Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses

Top wins

Donovan, Nigel (2162) - Dickinson, Timothy R (2179), BCF-chT2 0102 (4NCL), Birmingham (B12) - 2002

Donovan, Nigel (2112) - Yeo, Michael J (2153), BCF-chT3 0708 (4NCL), Sunningdale (C29) - 2007

Donovan, Nigel (2033) - Akhanov, Dauren (2149), London e2e4 Diamond Jubilee op, London (C00) - 2012

Sollars, Claude H (2230) - Donovan, Nigel (2170), London SCCU op, London (A45) - 1993

Woolley, Jos (2091) - Donovan, Nigel (2108), BCF-chT4 0607 (4NCL), Sunningdale (B52) - 2007

Bruce, David J (2025) - Donovan, Nigel (2109), BCF-chT4 0607 (4NCL), Sunningdale (B82) - 2007

Donovan, Nigel - ? (70)

Prosviriakov, Vladimir (0/2)

Akhanov, Dauren (1/1)

Arapalea, Daniel Ionel (1/1)

Arngrimsson, Dagur (0/1)

Auckland, Elliott (1/1)

Barissever, Erdogan (½/1)

Black, Richard (½/1)

BYE (1/1)

Calvert, David Ian (½/1)

Capo Vidal, Uriel (0/1)

Cohen, Ronnie (1/1)

Conde Chijeb, Manuel Jesus (1/1)

Cooksey, Paul S (0/1)

Davies, Peter L (0/1)

Deketelaere, Francky (1/1)

Dickinson, Timothy R (1/1)

Dixit, Kumar (½/1)

Duckers, Harvey L (½/1)

Dunsmore, Chris (½/1)

Dutta, Shyamol (½/1)

Eames, Robert (0/1)

Eggleston, David (0/1)

Farrand, Tom (0/1)

Foster, James C (1/1)

Ganesan, Sankar (0/1)

Gavriel, Tryfon (½/1)

Gibson, Christopher J (1/1)

Goldsworthy, Patrick (½/1)

Gray, Mark S (0/1)

Hamilton, Selwyn L (1/1)

Hardy, Otto H (½/1)

Heasman, Richard (0/1)

Jackson, Adrian (0/1)

Johnson, Andy (1/1)

Kelly, Brian (0/1)

Kenyon, Scott (1/1)

Kinsman, Andrew PH (0/1)

Krawczuk, Michael J (1/1)

Krensing, Jan (1/1)

Lande, Hugo (0/1)

Ledger, Stephen C (½/1)

Leroy, Didier (0/1)

Mashayekh, Majid (½/1)

Mc Aleenan, Charles (1/1)

Neatherway, A Philip (0/1)

Player, Edmund C (½/1)

Purton, Benjamin (½/1)

Quinn, John M (0/1)

Radovanovic, Jovica (0/1)

Rajesh, Gorak (1/1)

Regan, Natasha (½/1)

Rojas Alarcon, Julian Antonio (0/1)

Shepherd, David (1/1)

Snowden, James (1/1)

Surchat, Denise (1/1)

Thomas, Jac (0/1)

Torgersen, Markus (1/1)

Trent, Lawrence (0/1)

Trzaska, Peter (0/1)

Tuddenham, David (1/1)

Twyble, Michael (½/1)

Uche, Enyi (1/1)

Walker, Andrew N (0/1)

Webster, Andrew (½/1)

Webster, Richard J (1/1)

Yeo, Michael J (1/1)

? - Donovan, Nigel (78)

Cumming, Rhys (1/2)

Eames, Robert (0/2)

Kwiatkowski, Feliks Jerzy (½/2)

Marusenko, Petr (0/2)

Talbot, Andrew R (1½/2)

Ali, Mehmet (1/1)

Almond, Richard (½/1)

Andersen, Daniel (½/1)

Aroshidze, Levan (0/1)

Bird, Andrew (½/1)

Birtwistle, Nigel (0/1)

Borrowdale, Graham E (½/1)

Brady, Cormac A (0/1)

Bruce, David J (1/1)

Chapman, Terry PD (0/1)

Chaudhry, S Donald (1/1)

Chowdhuri, Adway (½/1)

Cook, Michael P (½/1)

Cramling, Pia (0/1)

Croad, Nicholas (0/1)

Dale, Hannah (1/1)

Delaney, Killian (0/1)

Dines, Sheila (0/1)

Duncan, Christopher R (0/1)

Foord, Dominic (1/1)

Foster, James C (1/1)

Franklin, Samuel Gideon (½/1)

Gray, Mark S (½/1)

Griffiths, Ryan Rhys (0/1)

Guo, Xi Yang (1/1)

Hanley, Craig (0/1)

Harris, Costas (½/1)

Hassabis, George (0/1)

Haydon, David Leslie (½/1)

Jackson, James P (0/1)

Josse, Mark (0/1)

Judkins, Brian (½/1)

Kapadia, Sujit R (½/1)

Karayiannis, Costas (½/1)

Kendall, Paul SN (½/1)

Knights, Anthony P (1/1)

Lalic, Bogdan (0/1)

Longson, Alexander (0/1)

Lunn, Matthew (0/1)

McCarthy, Kevin (½/1)

McEwan, Ken B (0/1)

Miles, Richard (½/1)

Murchadha, Oissine (1/1)

Murphy, Conor E (1/1)

Muter, Donny (½/1)

Neverov, Valeriy (0/1)

O'Neill, Tom C (1/1)

Osborne, Marcus E (½/1)

Panchapagesan, Arjun (½/1)

Parker, Robert (½/1)

Purton, Benjamin (0/1)

Rety, John (½/1)

Reuben, Stewart (0/1)

Savchenko, Stanislav (0/1)

Shilov, Sergej (½/1)

Sollars, Claude H (1/1)

Spanton, Timothy (½/1)

Stepanyan, Henrik (1/1)

Stigar, Petter (0/1)

Swindells, Jonathan (0/1)

Tarhon, Brian (½/1)

Taylor, Peter P (0/1)

Thilaganathan, Jessica (½/1)

Tidman, Sophie E (½/1)

Toikka, Tommi (½/1)

Wallace, John Paul (0/1)

Webster, Richard J (1/1)

Weighell, Mark (½/1)

Weller, Pierre (1/1)

Williams, Peter Arthur (½/1)

Williams, Simon Kim (0/1)

Winfridsson, Ola (½/1)

Woolley, Jos (1/1)

Openings played as White (31)

C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo: 2022.12
Result: 6/9 = 66.67%

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 2026.67
Result: 3/7 = 42.86%

B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo: 2031.5
Result: 3/6 = 50%

B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1995.25
Result: 2/4 = 50%

B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo: 2013
Result: 2½/4 = 62.5%

C24 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2124.67
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2132.33
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: 2083.33
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo: 1966
Result: ½/2 = 25%

B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo: 1912.5
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo: 2372
Result: 0/2 = 0%

C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 2/2 = 100%

B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo: 1955.5
Result: 2/2 = 100%

A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2283
Result: 0/2 = 0%

B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo: 2010.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2145
Result: 0/2 = 0%

B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2152
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo: 2010
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 2225
Result: ½/1 = 50%

Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo: 2090
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6 4.Ngf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2340
Result: 0/1 = 0%

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: 2375
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo: 1985
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2092
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C08 French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2214
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C77 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo: 2405
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C29 Vienna Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4)
Average Elo: 2153
Result: 1/1 = 100%

Openings played as Black (36)

E15 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3)
Average Elo: 2192.67
Result: 2½/7 = 35.71%

B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 1922.17
Result: 3½/7 = 50%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 2052
Result: 2½/7 = 35.71%

E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2)
Average Elo: 2010
Result: 2½/5 = 50%

E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo: 2282
Result: ½/5 = 10%

B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4)
Average Elo: 2114.8
Result: 2/5 = 40%

B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6 7.O-O Qc7 8.f4 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2178
Result: ½/4 = 12.5%

E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo: 2279
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo: 2111.5
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo: 2081.33
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

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: 1959
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2092
Result: 2/2 = 100%

A33 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2263.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6)
Average Elo: 2538
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2069.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo: 2115.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2032
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A38 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2097
Result: 1/2 = 50%

E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1736
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 1688
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 1648
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 2230
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E28 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 O-O 6.e3)
Average Elo: 2159
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo: 1872
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1992
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4)
Average Elo: 2026
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: 2025
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: 2418
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B44 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2105
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo: 2045
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo: 1975
Result: 1/1 = 100%

Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2142
Result: 0/1 = 0%

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: 2131
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: 2229
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2)
Average Elo: 2355
Result: 0/1 = 0%