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Player:
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Handley, Michael R
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
2018-
Number of games
:
127
Number of wins
:
53
Number of draws
:
42
Number of losses
:
32
White score
:
43½/62 (70.16% - Average Elo: 1819.95)
Black score
:
30½/65 (46.92% - Average Elo: 1900.25)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Handley, Michael R (1979) - Cumming, Rhys (2355), BCF-chT1 S3 (4NCL) online, Lichess.org INT (E05) - 2021
Handley, Michael R (2061) - Ball, Laurence (2067), BCF-chT2 2223 (4NCL), England (A81) - 2023
Handley, Michael R (1979) - Hackett, David G (2064), Witney Online Rapid 1st, Lichess.org INT (A70) - 2020
Findlay, David John (2177) - Handley, Michael R (1986), BCF-chT1 S5 (4NCL) online, Lichess.org INT (C11) - 2022
McMichael, Richard (2112) - Handley, Michael R (1974), GBR-ch Seniors 50 111th, Liverpool (A22) - 2025
Ashton, Alannah (2004) - Handley, Michael R (2019), 4NCL Div 2 2025-26, England ENG (C02) - 2026
Handley, Michael R - ? (60)
Cole, Graham (1½/2)
Hammond, Benjamin (1½/2)
Allen, John P (1/1)
Arkell, Keith C (0/1)
Ball, Laurence (1/1)
Best, Francis P (1/1)
Brixel, Christof (1/1)
Burrows, Nick (½/1)
Cooney, Thomas (1/1)
Cordova Lopez, Diego Anton (1/1)
Cox, Leon (1/1)
Crocker, Philip J (0/1)
Cumming, Rhys (1/1)
Dasgupta, Avyukt (1/1)
Du Toit, Reenen J (1/1)
Duggan, John E (1/1)
Duncan, Christopher R (½/1)
Ethelontis, Alexandros N (1/1)
Gibbs, Dominic V (½/1)
Gordon, Sean (½/1)
Hackett, David G (1/1)
Hng, Mei Xian Eunice (1/1)
Ingham, H William (1/1)
Jaszkiwskyj, Peter (1/1)
Johnson, Paul A (1/1)
Jones, Ian Robert (0/1)
Kennedy, Craig (½/1)
Kenning, Paul H (1/1)
Kett, Timothy (½/1)
Khan, Samir (1/1)
Khoury, Theo (0/1)
Kumar, Sanjit S (1/1)
Letton, Rob (½/1)
Lewis, Andrew P (0/1)
Lim, Mark (1/1)
Littlejohns, David (0/1)
London, Nick J (1/1)
Longson, Sarah N (½/1)
McNally, Richard JE (1/1)
Morea, Georgiana Steluta (1/1)
Moss, Thomas D (1/1)
Neatherway, A Philip (1/1)
O'Cuilleanain, Oisin (1/1)
Parry, Samuel A (1/1)
Paterson, Andrew I (0/1)
Phillips, David A (½/1)
Phillips, Max P (1/1)
Pilley, Jack (0/1)
Purdon, Colin (½/1)
Pye, David E (½/1)
Reznak, Attila (½/1)
Sandhu, Manvith (½/1)
Serbanescu, Diana Maria (½/1)
Shearsby, Jude (0/1)
Shephard, Chris CW (½/1)
Sieczkowski, Adam (½/1)
Sivanandan, Bodhana (½/1)
Tart, Peter (1/1)
Veisseire, Arthur (1/1)
Wheeler, Tim (1/1)
? - Handley, Michael R (64)
Kumar, Soham (1/2)
Arora, Tashika (1/1)
Ashton, Alannah (1/1)
Baer, Bruce L (0/1)
Bossy, Arnim (0/1)
Brett, Andrew (½/1)
Chan, Nevil (½/1)
Clark, Ian C (½/1)
Cole, James (½/1)
Deary, Daniel (0/1)
Ewart, David W (1/1)
Findlay, David John (1/1)
Flynn, David (½/1)
Gazis, Georgios (1/1)
Gordon, Sean (½/1)
Gormally, Daniel (0/1)
Grassie, Duncan (½/1)
Han, Yichen (0/1)
Harvey, Marcus Ross (½/1)
Hayward, Philip (0/1)
Hill, Jonathan S (0/1)
Hylands, Liam M (1/1)
Jermy, Jaden (0/1)
Jukes, Sam (1/1)
Kalerwa, Edwin M (1/1)
Kirton, Evie (0/1)
Kuznecova, Marija (½/1)
Lenaerts, Lennert (0/1)
Mackle, Dominic (0/1)
McMichael, Richard (1/1)
Merriman, John (0/1)
Minnican, Alan William (½/1)
Motwani, Paul (0/1)
Moyse, Nigel John (0/1)
Mueller, Jens1 (½/1)
Myles, Simon (0/1)
Neave, George (½/1)
Nettleton, Charlie (½/1)
Nguyen, Thu Giang (0/1)
Olufemi, George (1/1)
Pasialis, Vasileios (1/1)
Patrick, David A (½/1)
Pichugov, Andrey (0/1)
Pradeep, Verma1 (1/1)
Putar, Lara (½/1)
Reed, John (1/1)
Rendle, Thomas E (0/1)
Rich, Aaron (½/1)
Sarpotdar, Amogh (0/1)
Shaw, Dashiell (½/1)
Shek, Daniel (0/1)
Slegg, Gary (1/1)
Small, Edward P (½/1)
Smith, Mark2 (0/1)
Sowray, Peter John (½/1)
Srivastava, Arnav (½/1)
Stork, Christopher (½/1)
Turner, Lewis A (1/1)
Turner, Tim M (1/1)
Vleeshhouwer, Douglas (1/1)
Watson, Mikey J (½/1)
Watson, Simon (½/1)
Webb, Andrew (1/1)
Webb, Laurence (0/1)
Openings played as White (42)
D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
1947.17
Result:
2½/6 = 41.67%
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:
1845.25
Result:
3/4 = 75%
E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Be7)
Average Elo:
1933.67
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
2032
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo:
2014.33
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
1959
Result:
2/2 = 100%
E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.e4)
Average Elo:
1818
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1875.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
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:
1761.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
E73 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2)
Average Elo:
1842.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
1623.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A58 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5)
Average Elo:
2363
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A81 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
2067
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1497
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A90 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
182
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
1207
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1632
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A52 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4)
Average Elo:
1395
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1905
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) System (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 b6)
Average Elo:
1857
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo:
1944
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1871
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1772
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3)
Average Elo:
2178
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2)
Average Elo:
1711
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.e4 c6 9.h3)
Average Elo:
2228
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
1943
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5)
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:
1798
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.g3 Bg7 8.Bg2 O-O)
Average Elo:
1669
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
1983
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo:
1969
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A59 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4)
Average Elo:
2050
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.O-O a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D90 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
181
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E70 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4)
Average Elo:
1992
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A56 Benoni Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
2155
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1601
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A84 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1875
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E16 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+)
Average Elo:
1907
Result:
1/1 = 100%
Openings played as Black (33)
A90 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1620.67
Result:
2/7 = 28.57%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1847
Result:
3/6 = 50%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2065.6
Result:
3/5 = 60%
D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo:
1994.5
Result:
2/4 = 50%
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:
1406.67
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
1817.67
Result:
3/3 = 100%
C13 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo:
2044
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1926
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
2420
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
1818.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo:
1963
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D01 Richter-Veresov Attack (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1809
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo:
1683.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
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:
1881.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1951.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C15 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
2000
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A20 English (1.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
1959
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A12 English with b3 (1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3)
Average Elo:
2385
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1401
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1882
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A84 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1812
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A65 Benoni, 6.e4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4)
Average Elo:
2246
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C11 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2177
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
2471
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C17 French, Winawer, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5)
Average Elo:
1778
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
2165
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
2046
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
1933
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
2081
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
1926
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A28 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1873
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C07 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5)
Average Elo:
2066
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2112
Result:
1/1 = 100%