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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Foster, Paul
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1995-2019
Number of games
:
142
Number of wins
:
58
Number of draws
:
40
Number of losses
:
44
White score
:
40½/74 (54.73% - Average Elo: 1581.68)
Black score
:
37½/68 (55.15% - Average Elo: 1588.8)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Foster, Paul (1600) - Kok, Frans (1685), Guernsey Holiday op, Grand Harve Bay (B45) - 2006
Foster, Paul (1432) - Parfett, Gerald F (1653), GBR-ch U1750 op 104th, Llandudno (B02) - 2017
Foster, Paul (1600) - Jongerius, Marc (1651), Guernsey Holiday op, Grand Harve Bay (C55) - 2006
Kershaw, Graham J (1826) - Foster, Paul (1738), Guernsey Holiday op, Guernsey (B13) - 2009
Baart, Edwin (1816) - Foster, Paul (1485), Guernsey Holiday op 43rd, Guernsey (A46) - 2017
Nielsen, Jorgen Holmstrom (1748) - Foster, Paul (1540), Guernsey Holiday op 44th, Vale (C41) - 2018
Foster, Paul - ? (62)
Newrick, William (3½/4)
Glover, John (½/3)
Harnden, Terry (2½/3)
Collier, Michael J (1/2)
Cox, Reginald E (1½/2)
Jones, Sidney A (1/2)
Jongerius, Marc (1½/2)
Nielsen, Jorgen Holmstrom (½/2)
Akeya Price, Robert A (½/1)
Andrews, Norman G (½/1)
Ariss, John A (½/1)
Baart, Edwin (0/1)
Bateman, Kerry (1/1)
Beadle, John R (0/1)
Bennett, David (1/1)
Bloom, Alan (0/1)
Bower, Daniel (0/1)
Brown, Jim (1/1)
BYE8 (½/1)
Carlucci, Paul A (0/1)
Constable, John (1/1)
Cook, Chris RD (0/1)
Cuggy, Mike J (1/1)
Day, Fred G (0/1)
Duwel, Gerard W (1/1)
Egan, William J (½/1)
Farrell, Joseph B (1/1)
Forbes, Garry (½/1)
Fowler, David J (0/1)
Gibzinski, Stanislaw (0/1)
Goris Schouwstra, Adry (½/1)
Gunning, Michael (1/1)
Haisma, Henk (½/1)
Hearty, Raymond (1/1)
Herschmann, Heinz (1/1)
Hoare, Amy B (1/1)
Hoogakker, Peter (0/1)
James, Howard (½/1)
Kay, Robert Terry (0/1)
Kaye, Michael J (1/1)
Kearsley, Raymond J (½/1)
Kershaw, Graham J (0/1)
Kirk, Matthew (0/1)
Kok, Frans (1/1)
Marsay, Martin (1/1)
Naldrett, Geoffrey William (½/1)
Nalichowski, Bogdan (1/1)
Onwezen, Eric (1/1)
Parfett, Gerald F (1/1)
Perrin, Jonathan (½/1)
Rowe, Oliver (1/1)
Ruigrok, Jacques (0/1)
Salisbury, Paul (1/1)
Shepherd, Graham C (0/1)
Smith, Paul S (0/1)
Stanners, Michael J (½/1)
Stoop, Michael (1/1)
Twitchell, David J (0/1)
Van de Perre, Patrick (½/1)
Van Nijen, Peter (0/1)
Walker, Maria (1/1)
Wood, Peter C (½/1)
? - Foster, Paul (60)
Roberts, Malcolm A (2/3)
Carrick, Peter (2/2)
Dennis, Nigel W (0/2)
Hoogakker, Peter (0/2)
Kershaw, Graham J (1½/2)
Paardekam, Rene (1/2)
Rowe, Oliver (1½/2)
Ainscow, Faye (1/1)
Alley, Herbie (1/1)
Andrews, Norman G (½/1)
Baart, Edwin (1/1)
Beech, Michael (1/1)
Blatter, Robert (0/1)
Brooker, Chris H (1/1)
Brown, James (0/1)
Brown, Jim (1/1)
Constable, Christine F (1/1)
Dokter, Marike (½/1)
Evans, Charles (½/1)
Foran, Barry (½/1)
Fraser, Alan R (1/1)
Gallagher, Daniel GH (1/1)
Goman, Colin (0/1)
Haisma, Henk (1/1)
Hamann, Marcus (0/1)
Harnden, Terry (1/1)
Herschmann, Heinz (0/1)
Holcombe, Shelagh (1/1)
Hunt, Ray K (½/1)
Ince, Darren (½/1)
Ingram, Norman F (1/1)
Jones, Tim (1/1)
Jongerius, Marc (0/1)
Jonker, Jan (0/1)
Kearsley, Raymond J (0/1)
Kok, Frans (1/1)
Le Maitre, Richard (1/1)
Miglani, Aarav (1/1)
Moriarty, Tom J (1/1)
Mourant, Lloyd (1/1)
Nalichowski, Bogdan (0/1)
Nielsen, Jorgen Holmstrom (1/1)
O'Connell, Denis (0/1)
Onwezen, Eric (1/1)
Oxener, Aldo (0/1)
Riley, Dave (1/1)
Ruigrok, Jacques (½/1)
Smith, Paul S (0/1)
Stanners, Michael J (½/1)
Stephenson, TE (0/1)
Tidy, Norman F (0/1)
Timmerman, Peter (½/1)
Turner, David (½/1)
Twitchell, David J (0/1)
Van Beek, Ronald (0/1)
Van Galen, Alex G (1/1)
Van Hoek, Wim (½/1)
Vonhoff, Joerg (0/1)
Welch, Hazel (1/1)
Williams, Peter D (0/1)
Openings played as White (33)
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
1611.11
Result:
4½/10 = 45%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1460.5
Result:
6/9 = 66.67%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
1555.83
Result:
4/7 = 57.14%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
1635.67
Result:
2/4 = 50%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1689.75
Result:
1½/4 = 37.5%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
1612.5
Result:
1/4 = 25%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
1712
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1357.5
Result:
3/3 = 100%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
1490
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
1480
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
1659
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1469
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1636
Result:
2/2 = 100%
C15 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
1517
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C16 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C14 French, Classical (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7)
Average Elo:
1736
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
1700
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:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C57 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5)
Average Elo:
1773
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1450
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1685
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C24 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1736
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1709
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
1650
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo:
1416
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1725
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C58 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5)
Average Elo:
1678
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C13 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
Openings played as Black (26)
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
1616.56
Result:
11/21 = 52.38%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1555
Result:
2½/5 = 50%
B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ gxf6)
Average Elo:
1714.67
Result:
1/4 = 25%
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
1495
Result:
2/4 = 50%
A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
1573
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
1472
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1621
Result:
2/2 = 100%
E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
E20 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
1420
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1740.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A06 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
1716.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1316.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E41 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5)
Average Elo:
1616
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1624
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
1304
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D01 Richter-Veresov Attack (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1522
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A50 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1566
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
1688
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A02 Bird's Opening (1.f4)
Average Elo:
1721
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 (1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
1811
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
1652
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1400
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1748
Result:
1/1 = 100%