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Player Profile
Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Kirton, Dale
Years
:
1983-2000
Number of games
:
103
Number of wins
:
38
Number of draws
:
48
Number of losses
:
17
White score
:
33½/52 (64.42% - Average Elo: 2293.22)
Black score
:
28½/51 (55.88% - Average Elo: 2245.4)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Kirton, Dale - Taylor, Timothy (2440), Canadian op, Winnipeg (D29) - 1997
Kirton, Dale (2250) - Gentes, Kevin (2380), Gothenburg Variation m, Canada (B98) - 1999
Kirton, Dale - Gentes, Kevin (2298), Winnipeg m, Winnipeg (B98) - 2000
Kaptsan, Aron (2255) - Kirton, Dale, Manitoba-ch, Manitoba (E12) - 1991
Kaptsan, Aron (2255) - Kirton, Dale, Manitoba-ch, Manitoba (A49) - 1992
Rasmussen, Barry (2250) - Kirton, Dale, Manitoba-ch, Manitoba (B80) - 1996
Kirton, Dale - ? (35)
Gentes, Kevin (5/9)
Kaptsan, Aron (3/4)
Baragar, Fletcher (1½/2)
Kollar, Frank (1½/2)
Lukic, Luka (1½/2)
Prystenski, Arthur (½/2)
Rasmussen, Barry (1½/2)
Spraggett, Kevin (1/2)
Agusti, Marcos (1/1)
Babb, Jeff (½/1)
Balandin, Aleksey (0/1)
Becker, Hans Peter (1/1)
Bishop, Tom (1/1)
Burstow, John (0/1)
De Castro, Dan (1/1)
Ehrman, Carl (½/1)
Grant, Carl (1/1)
Hassain, Mahmud (1/1)
Henson, Joshua (½/1)
Hergott, Deen (½/1)
Knjazhevsky, Alexander (½/1)
Kurlyandchik, Yevgeny (½/1)
Langner, David (1/1)
Moises, F Joao (1/1)
Nikolovski, Vladimir (1/1)
Perron, Sean (½/1)
Pitre, Ron (1/1)
Sadov, Sergey (1/1)
Schulz, Manfred (½/1)
Seier, Ken (½/1)
Starr, Sasha (0/1)
Taylor, Gordon (½/1)
Taylor, Timothy (1/1)
Waissbluth, Boris (½/1)
Willis, Matthew M (½/1)
? - Kirton, Dale (34)
Gentes, Kevin (1½/5)
Rasmussen, Barry (2½/5)
Kollar, Frank (3/4)
Langner, David (1½/3)
Prystenski, Arthur (3/3)
Burstow, John (0/2)
Kaptsan, Aron (2/2)
Babb, Jeff (0/1)
Baragar, Fletcher (0/1)
Brodie, Hugh (1/1)
Brown, Rod (½/1)
Coppin, Wayne (1/1)
Farges, Yves (½/1)
Fullbrook, Nigel (½/1)
Grant, Carl (½/1)
Gustafson, Dale L (1/1)
Hellsten, Ole (½/1)
Henson, Joshua (½/1)
Jewlal, Derrick (1/1)
Khedkar, Jay S (0/1)
Krupka, David (½/1)
Lauritson, Jim (½/1)
Lukic, Luka (½/1)
Moffat, Ron (1/1)
Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus (½/1)
Profit, Brian (½/1)
Rodriguez, Tony (½/1)
Roque, Rodolfo (1/1)
Sasikiran, Krishnan (0/1)
Schulz, Michael (½/1)
Stone, Raymond (0/1)
Vlaovic, Djordje (½/1)
Waissbluth, Boris (1/1)
Yip, Michael (1/1)
Openings played as White (46)
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
B98 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7)
Average Elo:
2339
Result:
2/2 = 100%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2298
Result:
1/2 = 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:
½/2 = 25%
A32 English, Symmetrical Variation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6)
Average Elo:
2542.5
Result:
1/2 = 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:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C08 French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5)
Average Elo:
2285
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2285
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D56 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5)
Average Elo:
2235
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B41 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6)
Average Elo:
2285
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:
2325
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 7.Bb3 b5)
Average Elo:
2325
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2325
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:
2298
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A33 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2010
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2395
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo:
2210
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
2210
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C20 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5)
Average Elo:
2170
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C77 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B44 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2200
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E16 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A18 English, Mikenas-Carls (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E90 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B32 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5)
Average Elo:
2100
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.O-O-O Nbd7)
Average Elo:
0
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:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
0
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:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Ne2)
Average Elo:
2330
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bb3 Bb7)
Average Elo:
2440
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C88 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Openings played as Black (42)
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2235
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2237.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2240
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B96 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4)
Average Elo:
2245
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5)
Average Elo:
2189
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
2272.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B44 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2240
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1948
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2235
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E60 King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A33 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C77 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
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%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Be7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4)
Average Elo:
2220
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 7.Bb3 b5)
Average Elo:
2350
Result:
½/1 = 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:
2355
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
2305
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C80 Ruy Lopez, Open (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
2300
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2430
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
2535
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2010
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B98 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7)
Average Elo:
2275
Result:
½/1 = 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:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
2225
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2036
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2298
Result:
0/1 = 0%