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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Forbes, Cathy
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Title
:
WIM
Years
:
1984-2009
Number of games
:
231
Number of wins
:
71
Number of draws
:
63
Number of losses
:
97
White score
:
62/127 (48.82% - Average Elo: 2146.19)
Black score
:
40½/104 (38.94% - Average Elo: 2195.09)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Forbes, Cathy (2105) - Averbakh, Yuri L (2445), Oviedo rapid, Oviedo (D03) - 1993
Forbes, Cathy (2055) - Coleman, David (2295), BCF-ch 76th, Plymouth (A36) - 1989
Forbes, Cathy (2075) - Wagner Michel, Annett (2260), Kuala Lumpur Interzonal (Women), Kuala Lumpur (D02) - 1990
Rahman, Zillur (2395) - Forbes, Cathy (2135), BCF-ch 78th, Eastbourne (A32) - 1991
El Assiouti, Sheriff (2385) - Forbes, Cathy (2125), Lloyds Bank op 16th, London (D10) - 1992
Beaumont, Chris (2295) - Forbes, Cathy (2094), White Rose Int 1st, Wakefield (D42) - 1999
Forbes, Cathy - ? (117)
Richmond, Jane (1/4)
Jackson, Sheila (1½/3)
Shepley, Julien M (1/3)
Collier, David (0/2)
Ledger, Dave J (1½/2)
Wilson, Julie Christine (2/2)
Acey, Gerald (½/1)
Alexandria, Nana (0/1)
Anderton, Matthew (0/1)
Arkell, Keith C (0/1)
Ashby, Ann Marie (½/1)
Averbakh, Yuri L (1/1)
Baruch, Andrew JD (0/1)
Benitah, Yohan (0/1)
Bennett, Patrick (1/1)
Berglitz, Regina (0/1)
Beveridge, Nigel (0/1)
Bigg, Andrew J (½/1)
Bjornsson, Sigurbjorn (0/1)
Brusey, Alan W (1/1)
Buchanan, David (1/1)
Burnett, Andrew (0/1)
BYE2 (½/1)
Byway, Paul V (0/1)
Chandler, Murray G (0/1)
Chapman, Timothy J (1/1)
Coburn, Joseph A (1/1)
Coleman, David (1/1)
Coleman, James (½/1)
Crouch, Colin S (0/1)
Dahl, Ingrid (½/1)
Dearing, Eddie (0/1)
Dundua, Nino (1/1)
Edwards, Raymond B (0/1)
Estrada Nieto, Julian (½/1)
Fantin, Ludwig (0/1)
Flear, Christine (½/1)
Foord, Dominic (1/1)
Freeman, Richard (0/1)
Gaprindashvili, Nona (0/1)
Gayson, Peter (0/1)
Gokhale, Jayant Suresh (0/1)
Goodwin, Lydia (½/1)
Grigoryan, Meri (½/1)
Guindy, Esmat Susanne (½/1)
Hadzimanolis, Antonios (0/1)
Haydon, Richard (0/1)
Helbig, Doreen J (1/1)
Henderson, John B (½/1)
Hill, David F (1/1)
Houska, Miroslav (0/1)
Howard, Marieanne (½/1)
Hurwitz, Ed (1/1)
Hutchinson, Paul A (1/1)
Ilic, Zoran S (½/1)
Jamieson, Peter Michael (0/1)
Jarvis, David (0/1)
Jenks, Chris Bruce (1/1)
Johns Putra, Geraldine (1/1)
Johnsen, Sylvia (1/1)
Kemp, Paul R (1/1)
Khakimova, Masrura (1/1)
Krawczuk, Michael J (1/1)
Krutti, Valer (0/1)
Krzywda, Andrzej (1/1)
Lim, Chin Lee (1/1)
Ludbrook, Matthew (½/1)
Lusher, Claire (0/1)
Madl, Ildiko (0/1)
Makropoulou, Marina (1/1)
McElligott, Gerry (½/1)
McLure, Alison (½/1)
Miles, Richard (1/1)
Milligan, Helen (1/1)
Mills, Natalie (0/1)
Morrison, Chris (0/1)
Mortazavi, Ali (0/1)
Muir, Andrew Joseph (0/1)
Neil, David (½/1)
Osborne, William (1/1)
O'Siochru, Mairead Maura (1/1)
O'Toole, George E (1/1)
Palatkova, Eliska (½/1)
Polgar, Sofia (0/1)
Powell, Annie (1/1)
Quinn, John M (½/1)
Ravi, Lanka (½/1)
Regan, Natasha (1/1)
Rice, Christopher (1/1)
Richards, Heather (1/1)
Root, Alexey (1/1)
Rosen, Daniel B (1/1)
Rutter, Nicholas J (½/1)
Saunders, John C (½/1)
Sidselrud, Laila (1/1)
Smallbone, Kieran (½/1)
Smith, Alan A (0/1)
Smith, Andrew Philip (0/1)
Spice, Alan (0/1)
Starr, Nava (½/1)
Storey, Charles (1/1)
Sugden, John N (½/1)
Summerscale, Aaron (0/1)
Sziva, Erika (½/1)
Szmacinska, Grazyna (0/1)
Taylor, Geoffrey P (1/1)
Tebb, David (½/1)
Tidman, Sophie E (0/1)
Tompson, John C (½/1)
Ungure, Liga (½/1)
Varnam, Liam (1/1)
Wagner Michel, Annett (1/1)
Wheeler, John Francis (1/1)
Williams, Simon Kim (0/1)
Woolridge, Leon M (0/1)
Yurenok, Maria S (½/1)
Zaiatz, Elena (½/1)
? - Forbes, Cathy (99)
Buckley, Melanie (1/2)
BYE (2/2)
Cooper, Lawrence (½/2)
Dunnington, Angus J (0/2)
Gregory, Keith D (1/2)
Adami, Mark (1/1)
Akhsharumova, Anna M (½/1)
Baker, Chris W (0/1)
Beaumont, Chris (1/1)
Bimbatti Dorante, Gian Carlos (½/1)
Borrowdale, Graham E (1/1)
Britton, Richard (0/1)
Buckley, Graeme N (0/1)
Bus, Mariusz (0/1)
Casagrande, Harald (0/1)
Chan, Nevil (1/1)
Clarke, Stuart (0/1)
Cobb, James (1/1)
Cohen, Falah Norman (½/1)
Curtis, John E (0/1)
Dahl, Ingrid (½/1)
Damasco, Rosa (½/1)
Demina, Julia (0/1)
Dickson, George A (0/1)
El Assiouti, Sheriff (1/1)
Elwin, Adrian G (1/1)
Fathallah, Joe (½/1)
Fenn, Paul David (½/1)
Flear, Christine (1/1)
Frost, Nicholas (0/1)
Gale, Helen (1/1)
Gurieli, Nino (0/1)
Hamid, Rani (0/1)
Helgason, Reynir (0/1)
Hempson, Peter W (½/1)
Heron, Heidi (1/1)
Hinks Edwards, Thomas RJ (0/1)
Hoiberg, Nina (½/1)
Houska, Jovanka (1/1)
Howard, Emily (1/1)
Howell, Sue (1/1)
Jackson, Adrian (½/1)
Jackson, Sheila (0/1)
James, David J (0/1)
Jones, Nicholas (½/1)
Jonkman, Harmen (0/1)
Kasparov, Garry (½/1)
Kenworthy, Gary (0/1)
Kinsman, Andrew PH (0/1)
Kovats, Beatrix (1/1)
Lalic, Susan (1/1)
Large, Peter G (0/1)
Lawton, Geoffrey W (0/1)
Lazarus, Simon (0/1)
Lazhevskaya, Zhanni (1/1)
Ledger, Andrew (0/1)
Lematschko, Tatjana (0/1)
Litinskaya, Marta I (0/1)
Lodhi, Mahmood (0/1)
Malajovich, Sandra (0/1)
Maric, Alisa (0/1)
McLaren, Leonard (0/1)
Mordue, A Tyson (½/1)
Morelle, Ludovic (½/1)
Morrison, Chris (½/1)
Morrison, Lynne GP (1/1)
Mossong, Hubert (0/1)
Norman, Dinah M (1/1)
Podrazhanskaya, Olga (½/1)
Ponter, Ian (1/1)
Rahman, Zillur (1/1)
Rees, Gwynfor (0/1)
Regan, Natasha (0/1)
Richards, Heather (½/1)
Richtrova, Eliska (0/1)
Risley, David A (½/1)
Rose, Matthew (0/1)
Rosen, Daniel B (½/1)
Rudd, Jack (1/1)
Rutter, Nicholas J (0/1)
Safranska, Anda (0/1)
Salov, Valery (0/1)
Sedgwick, David (½/1)
Sheldon, Ruth (0/1)
Smith, Lynda (½/1)
Solomon, Ajoy (0/1)
Tal, Mihail (0/1)
Talbot, Andrew R (0/1)
Taylor Bowd, Philip J (½/1)
Teasley, Dorothy O (½/1)
Thompson, Tracey (½/1)
Trevelyan, John (0/1)
Turvey Cross, Syringa (1/1)
Veloso, Palas Atena (½/1)
Walker, Martin Graham (0/1)
Webster, Richard J (½/1)
White, Mark (0/1)
Xie, Jun (0/1)
Yurenok, Maria S (1/1)
Openings played as White (39)
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2119.62
Result:
14/27 = 51.85%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
2118.5
Result:
11½/16 = 71.88%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2062.45
Result:
5/11 = 45.45%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2204.17
Result:
3/8 = 37.5%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2022.14
Result:
5/7 = 71.43%
A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
2277.5
Result:
2/6 = 33.33%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2074.5
Result:
4/5 = 80%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2240
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2077.33
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
2045.33
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2268.33
Result:
0/3 = 0%
A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo:
2239.33
Result:
0/3 = 0%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2159.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
2280
Result:
0/2 = 0%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
2137
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2240
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2145
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
E60 King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6)
Average Elo:
2462
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2135
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo:
2157
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2295
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo:
2100
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C70 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4)
Average Elo:
2195
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2435
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
2067
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
2360
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo:
2295
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2345
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A93 Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.b3)
Average Elo:
1952
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2010
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
2127
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A91 Dutch Defense (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo:
2196
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dc 5.O-O f6 6.d4)
Average Elo:
2280
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2290
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
2093
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
2315
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
2104
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Openings played as Black (48)
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2126.45
Result:
5½/11 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2253.75
Result:
5½/9 = 61.11%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2247.5
Result:
2½/7 = 35.71%
B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2106.33
Result:
2½/6 = 41.67%
D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2151.67
Result:
3½/6 = 58.33%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2065.75
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2265
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
2209
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5)
Average Elo:
2231.67
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B41 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6)
Average Elo:
2165
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
A02 Bird's Opening (1.f4)
Average Elo:
2118
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2295
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A53 Old Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6)
Average Elo:
2330
Result:
0/2 = 0%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
2381
Result:
0/2 = 0%
D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
2276
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2157
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2145
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2200
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A12 English with b3 (1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3)
Average Elo:
2172
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D06 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1965
Result:
1/2 = 50%
E16 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+)
Average Elo:
2710
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2180
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4)
Average Elo:
2630
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A60 Benoni Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
2190
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
2010
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo:
2010
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo:
2310
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7)
Average Elo:
2275
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Ngf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2350
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A32 English, Symmetrical Variation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6)
Average Elo:
2395
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2285
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo:
2265
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo:
2335
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:
2660
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A17 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
2475
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:
2088
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:
2295
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1784
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1445
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D42 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 Nc6 7.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2295
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
2109
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2288
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A37 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2099
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
1920
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2262
Result:
0/1 = 0%