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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Kirk, Matthew
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
2008-2023
Number of games
:
94
Number of wins
:
29
Number of draws
:
24
Number of losses
:
41
White score
:
20½/48 (42.71% - Average Elo: 1747.79)
Black score
:
20½/46 (44.57% - Average Elo: 1758.95)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Kirk, Matthew (1749) - Nielsen, Jorgen Holmstrom (1889), Guernsey Holiday op 41st, Guernsey (A52) - 2015
Kirk, Matthew (1591) - Van Hoek, Wilhelmus J (1783), Guernsey Holiday op, Guernsey (A85) - 2010
Kirk, Matthew (1721) - Kershaw, Graham J (1712), Guernsey Holiday op 43rd, Guernsey (D40) - 2017
Dennis, Nigel W (1915) - Kirk, Matthew, Guernsey op 38th, Guernsey (D94) - 2012
Van Hoek, Wilhelmus J (1882) - Kirk, Matthew (1732), Guernsey op 44th, Vale (D00) - 2018
Murray, J Stephen (1858) - Kirk, Matthew, Guernsey op 38th, Guernsey (B13) - 2012
Kirk, Matthew - ? (45)
Kershaw, Graham J (1/2)
Ruigrok, Jacques (1/2)
Van Hoek, Wilhelmus J (1½/2)
Angermuende, Dirk (0/1)
Ashbrooke, Monika (1/1)
Bakkes, Frits (1/1)
Brooker, Chris H (0/1)
Brookes, Christopher (0/1)
Brown, Geoffrey D (0/1)
Brown, Jim (1/1)
Collins, Alan (1/1)
Colsen, Manuel (1/1)
Cox, Reginald E (1/1)
Curtis, John E (½/1)
Daly, Patrick (0/1)
De Kruif, Kees (½/1)
Dijksterhuis, Rolf (½/1)
Goris Schouwstra, Adry (0/1)
Goris, Ton (0/1)
Gstalter, Herbert (½/1)
Haisma, Henk (0/1)
Havenaar, Jan (0/1)
Hermes, Geoff R (½/1)
Hickman, John (0/1)
Hoogakker, Peter (½/1)
Jongerius, Marc (1/1)
Kay, Robert Terry (½/1)
Kennedy, Craig (½/1)
Lorthioir, Romuald (1/1)
Mooney, Graham (0/1)
Morcom, Huw (0/1)
Murray, J Stephen (0/1)
Namazbayeva, Sholpan (1/1)
Nielsen, Jorgen Holmstrom (1/1)
O'Connell, Denis (½/1)
O'Connor, Jonathan (0/1)
Randall, David Charles (0/1)
Savident, David B (½/1)
Sedgwick, David (0/1)
Staniforth, Matthew (0/1)
Stoop, Michael (1/1)
Turner, David (0/1)
Van Rossum, Pia (0/1)
Van Vliet, Ton (1/1)
Veelenturf, Wim (0/1)
? - Kirk, Matthew (40)
Haisma, Henk (1/3)
De Kruif, Kees (0/2)
Dennis, Nigel W (1/2)
Hawkins, James Nick (1/2)
Van Hoek, Wilhelmus J (1½/2)
Bennett, David (1/1)
Campbell, Eoin S (0/1)
Carlsson, Johan (1/1)
Collier, David (0/1)
Cox, Reginald E (1/1)
De Silver, Arthur (1/1)
Dilleigh, Stephen P (0/1)
Finch, J Russell (1/1)
Foster, Paul (1/1)
Gibson, John (0/1)
Goris Schouwstra, Adry (½/1)
Hewson, Brian Wr (½/1)
Hoogakker, Peter (0/1)
Jones, Sidney A (1/1)
Kemperink, Han (½/1)
Kirkwood, Robin (0/1)
Le Messurier, Rosemary (1/1)
Lenier, Jude (0/1)
Morris, Simon (0/1)
Murray, J Stephen (1/1)
Norman, Dinah M (½/1)
O'Connell, Denis (0/1)
Phillips, Owen S (0/1)
Roberts, Malcolm A (0/1)
Royle, Nick (1/1)
Spicer, Jonathan (1/1)
Spierings, John (0/1)
Svenneling, Matz (½/1)
Taylor, Mark V (½/1)
Thurlow, Kevin J (0/1)
Timmerman, Peter (0/1)
Van Ree, Thailo (1/1)
Wager, John D (0/1)
Welch, Hazel (1/1)
Wood, Peter C (0/1)
Openings played as White (36)
A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1728
Result:
2/4 = 50%
E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
1648
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
E10 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1794
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1473
Result:
2/2 = 100%
E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3)
Average Elo:
1732
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1422
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo:
1819.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5)
Average Elo:
1787
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D55 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1740.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D52 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 c6 6.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1641
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D88 Grunfeld, Spassky Variation, Main line, 10...cd, 11.cd (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Ne2)
Average Elo:
2122
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
1312
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
1690
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
1628
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2046
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A51 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
1887
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
1872
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
2031
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1787
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2008
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1884
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7)
Average Elo:
1986
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A53 Old Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6)
Average Elo:
1769
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
1687
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:
1491
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E70 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4)
Average Elo:
2042
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
1958
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
1449
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A52 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4)
Average Elo:
1889
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1722
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo:
2227
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A65 Benoni, 6.e4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4)
Average Elo:
1576
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
2058
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
1999
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1080
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E92 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5)
Average Elo:
1661
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (24)
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
1775.33
Result:
3/8 = 37.5%
B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
1705.6
Result:
3/6 = 50%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1768
Result:
1/4 = 25%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
1850.33
Result:
2/4 = 50%
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
1596
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3)
Average Elo:
1931.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4)
Average Elo:
1760
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
1402
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E07 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7)
Average Elo:
1594
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1768
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B19 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7)
Average Elo:
1606
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A84 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
2033
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
1885
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
1915
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A12 English with b3 (1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3)
Average Elo:
1930
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1360
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5)
Average Elo:
1835
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
1809
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D60 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)
Average Elo:
1488
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D04 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3)
Average Elo:
1608
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6)
Average Elo:
2028
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
1851
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
2031
Result:
0/1 = 0%