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Downham, Alan



Years:	2002-2023
Number of games:	122
Number of wins:	37
Number of draws:	46
Number of losses:	39
White score:	31½/64 (49.22% - Average Elo: 1940.16)
Black score:	28½/58 (49.14% - Average Elo: 1929.92)

Rating progression

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White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses

Top wins

Downham, Alan (2019) - Stephenson, F Norman (2165), BCF-ch Senior, Torquay (E94) - 2013

Downham, Alan (2005) - Hadi, Justin (2068), BCF-chT3S 1213 (4NCL), England (A18) - 2013

Downham, Alan (1988) - Paul, Nathanael (2012), BCF-chT4 1516 (4NCL), England (A25) - 2016

Townsend, Michael P (2072) - Downham, Alan (1967), ENG-ch Seniors 65, Solihull (B33) - 2019

Kelly, Ian G (2028) - Downham, Alan (1990), BCF-ch Seniors 65, Bournemouth (A26) - 2016

Lambourne, Daniel M (1987) - Downham, Alan (1956), BCF-chT3Sa 1819 (4NCL), England (D02) - 2019

Downham, Alan - ? (63)

Anderton, David William (0/2)

Bowmer, Kevin (0/1)

Burke, Steven J (½/1)

BYE (1/1)

Byway, Paul V (0/1)

Calvert, David Ian (1/1)

Campbell, Ian (½/1)

Chadwick, Susan E (1/1)

Clegg, Robert (1/1)

Colburn, Paul J (½/1)

Cork, David J (0/1)

Crombleholme, Alan K (½/1)

Davies, Matthew (½/1)

Dawson, Alastair G (0/1)

Emerson, Roger (0/1)

Fenwick, Hugh (½/1)

Finn, Thomas (½/1)

Fisher, C Phillip (0/1)

Flockhart, Hugh (½/1)

Fowler, David W (½/1)

Ganger, Sajan (½/1)

Graff, Ben (½/1)

Habershon, Paul F (½/1)

Jackson, Oliver A (½/1)

James, Geoffrey H (0/1)

Jeffries, Majid (0/1)

Jones, Christopher M (½/1)

Kalyana, Ashwin (½/1)

LeMoir, David A (0/1)

MacRae, James (1/1)

McGann, Gary (½/1)

McKerracher, Douglas (1/1)

Millward, Kevin P (0/1)

Mitchell, Ian (0/1)

Nezis, Anastasios (0/1)

Openshaw, David (½/1)

Paul, Nathanael (1/1)

Phillips, Owen S (½/1)

Pickersgill, Adrian (½/1)

Pinkerton, Arthur (0/1)

Reuben, Stewart (0/1)

Shaw, Dashiell (1/1)

Stayt, James N (½/1)

Stepanyan, Henrik (½/1)

Stephens, Ian Paul (1/1)

Stephenson, F Norman (1/1)

Surtees, Michael (0/1)

Tart, Peter K (½/1)

Taylor, Robert P (½/1)

Thomas, Norman G (1/1)

Tidmarsh, David A (1/1)

Timson, Paul F (½/1)

White, Martin (½/1)

Wood, Peter R (½/1)

? - Downham, Alan (56)

Meade, Philip J (½/2)

Milnes, Anthony CP (0/2)

Adaway, William (1/1)

Ashby, Anthony (0/1)

Bowmer, Kevin (½/1)

Calvert, John C (1/1)

Chan, Nevil (½/1)

Corcoran, Gary (1/1)

Davey, Mark (0/1)

Dean, Michael J (1/1)

Deighton, Simon (½/1)

Donaghay, Richard H (0/1)

Emerson, Roger (0/1)

Feavyour, John (0/1)

Finn, Thomas (1/1)

Fuller, David Michael (0/1)

Gill, Neville BK (0/1)

Goodwin, Ed H (½/1)

Hibbitt, Arthur M (1/1)

Hilton, Stephen H (1/1)

Hilton, Tim (½/1)

Homer, Neil S (1/1)

Ireland, David J (½/1)

James, Angus S (½/1)

James, David (½/1)

Jaques, Andrew (0/1)

Jayawarna, Tarini (0/1)

Judkins, Brian (1/1)

Kelly, Ian G (1/1)

Lambourne, Daniel M (1/1)

MacDonald Ross, Michael (0/1)

McCorry, Robert T (½/1)

Milson, Samuel (½/1)

Mitchell, Robert2 (1/1)

Moore, Gerald C (0/1)

Moore, Graham J (½/1)

Nicolson, Jim R (1/1)

O'Brien, Robert J (½/1)

Phillips, William (½/1)

Price, Andrew (1/1)

Ramage, Colin R (0/1)

Reuben, Stewart (0/1)

St Clair, Allan (½/1)

Swanson, Stephen (½/1)

Tanner, Frank (1/1)

Tarr, Steve (1/1)

Tomson, Paul F (½/1)

Townsend, Michael P (1/1)

Valentine, Brian J (½/1)

Van der Westhuizen, Charles (0/1)

Wager, John D (0/1)

Way, Julian M (0/1)

White, Alastair F (½/1)

Whyte, Brian G (0/1)

Woodcock, Roy (1/1)

Wylie, Steve (1/1)

Openings played as White (26)

A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 1891.25
Result: 7/12 = 58.33%

A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo: 1925.33
Result: 2½/6 = 41.67%

A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo: 1909.2
Result: 3/5 = 60%

A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1986.4
Result: 1/5 = 20%

A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1927.4
Result: 2½/5 = 50%

A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 1946.5
Result: 2½/4 = 62.5%

D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O c6)
Average Elo: 1984.5
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo: 2042.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1962
Result: ½/2 = 25%

A18 English, Mikenas-Carls (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4)
Average Elo: 1826
Result: 2/2 = 100%

A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo: 1960
Result: ½/2 = 25%

A17 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 1768
Result: ½/2 = 25%

A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 c6)
Average Elo: 1978
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2252
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 2006
Result: ½/1 = 50%

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

E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo: 2148
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo: 1640
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2184
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A37 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1815
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo: 1729
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo: 2133
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A24 English, Bremen System with ...g6 (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 g6)
Average Elo: 1919
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo: 1975
Result: ½/1 = 50%

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: 2165
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo: 1940
Result: ½/1 = 50%

Openings played as Black (33)

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 1965.78
Result: 5½/10 = 55%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1749.25
Result: 4/5 = 80%

D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2140
Result: 1/4 = 25%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 2051.33
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1948.67
Result: 0/3 = 0%

D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5)
Average Elo: 1928.33
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1547.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo: 1802
Result: 1/2 = 50%

D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo: 1875
Result: 2/2 = 100%

A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 1612
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo: 1771
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1945
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo: 1934
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo: 2237
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo: 2028
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo: 2112
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 2052
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A38 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1973
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo: 2007
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System (1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4)
Average Elo: 2080
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo: 1960
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo: 2072
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo: 1779
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo: 1862
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo: 1980
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1601
Result: 1/1 = 100%

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: 2059
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2184
Result: ½/1 = 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: 1909
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3)
Average Elo: 1522
Result: ½/1 = 50%

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: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D50 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5)
Average Elo: 1991
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: 2075
Result: 0/1 = 0%