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Player Profile
Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Mar, Craig
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Title
:
FM
Years
:
1977-2006
Number of games
:
82
Number of wins
:
39
Number of draws
:
19
Number of losses
:
24
White score
:
27/39 (69.23% - Average Elo: 2251.5)
Black score
:
21½/43 (50% - Average Elo: 2319.75)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Mar, Craig (2445) - Santic, Berislav (2445), San Francisco MI-ch g45, San Francisco (C41) - 1998
Mar, Craig (2420) - Silman, Jeremy D (2395), California-ch, USA (A21) - 1996
Mar, Craig (2370) - Winslow, Elliott C (2345), San Francisco Bagby, San Francisco (D37) - 1987
Jacobi, Steve (2365) - Mar, Craig (2420), California State-ch 9495, California (A36) - 1994
Glueck, David (2360) - Mar, Craig (2420), Northern California Masters, Berkeley (A12) - 1990
Rey, Guillermo (2340) - Mar, Craig (2370), San Francisco Bagby, San Francisco (E11) - 1987
Mar, Craig - ? (38)
Cornelius, Paul (1/2)
Baja, Victor (½/1)
Biyiasas, Peter (½/1)
Comp Belle Constellation (½/1)
Cross, Steven (1/1)
Fritzinger, Dennis (1/1)
Glueck, David (1/1)
Gorman, Dov (1/1)
Gray, William (1/1)
Grefe, John Alan (½/1)
Hanken, Jerome B (1/1)
Izumikawa, Burt (0/1)
Kane, George Francis (0/1)
Koploy, Paul (1/1)
Lawson, Kristan (1/1)
Lehman, Clarence (1/1)
Lobo, Richard (1/1)
MacFarland, James (½/1)
Marcal, Jose M (1/1)
Marin, Ignacio (1/1)
Mezentsev, Vladimir (0/1)
Orton, William R (½/1)
Rudyak, Felix (1/1)
Saidy, Anthony Fred (½/1)
Samatra, Mario (1/1)
Santic, Berislav (1/1)
Schiller, Eric Andrew (1/1)
Shipman, Walter (½/1)
Silman, Jeremy D (1/1)
Stein, Aleksander (0/1)
Taylor, David (0/1)
Traub, Igor Vladimirovich (1/1)
Whitehead, Jay E (0/1)
Winslow, Elliott C (1/1)
Wolski, Thomas (1/1)
Young, Gregory G (½/1)
Yu, Peter (½/1)
Zilberstein, Dmitry (1/1)
? - Mar, Craig (36)
Rey, Guillermo (1½/3)
Cartagena, Omar (½/2)
Cusi, Ronald (1/2)
Fritzinger, Dennis (0/2)
Glueck, David (1/2)
Lobo, Richard (0/2)
Batchimeg, Tuvshintugs (1/1)
Bogner, Harold (1/1)
Browne, Walter Shawn (½/1)
Buckley, Mark (1/1)
Christiansen, Larry Mark (0/1)
Cross, Steven (1/1)
Dira, Rudy (1/1)
Dorsch, Thomas (1/1)
Fedorowicz, John P (½/1)
Frankle, Jon (1/1)
Grefe, John Alan (0/1)
Gulko, Boris F (0/1)
Harari, Zaki (½/1)
Iskotz, Sergey (1/1)
Izumikawa, Burt (0/1)
Jacobi, Steve (1/1)
Ladyzhensky, Boris (1/1)
Martinovsky, Eugene Simeon (0/1)
Miller, Todd Q (1/1)
Peters, Jack (0/1)
Poehlmann, Roger (1/1)
Ramayrat, Cris (½/1)
Sanguinetti, George A (1/1)
Schuster (1/1)
Siff, Boris (0/1)
Snyder, Larry (½/1)
Sprenkle, David (0/1)
Sullivan, Martin (0/1)
Vayntrub, Dmitry (1/1)
Whitehead, Paul A (0/1)
Openings played as White (36)
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2445
Result:
2/2 = 100%
E91 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
2385
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2380
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2320
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2240
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C15 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C60 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5)
Average Elo:
2450
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B57 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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%
B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo:
2200
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2345
Result:
1/1 = 100%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2265
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:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A56 Benoni Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
2360
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A68 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O)
Average Elo:
2300
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6)
Average Elo:
2245
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
1/1 = 100%
A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2395
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A69 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.Be2 Re8)
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:
2315
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D52 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 c6 6.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2350
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E20 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
2250
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E81 King's Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
2310
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D53 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo:
1909
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2516
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A50 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1600
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:
1914
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2054
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo:
2021
Result:
1/1 = 100%
Openings played as Black (40)
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2405
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
2365
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A28 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Be2 O-O)
Average Elo:
2460
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qb3 c5 5.dxc5 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
2465
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E17 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
2225
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2410
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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%
B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo:
2395
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo:
2340
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2215
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2370
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2375
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A60 Benoni Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5)
Average Elo:
2505
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A56 Benoni Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
2610
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A12 English with b3 (1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3)
Average Elo:
2360
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2510
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2365
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
2380
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2385
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2325
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D53 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo:
2310
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
2375
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2335
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
2061
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1733
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2042
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5)
Average Elo:
2268
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E60 King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6)
Average Elo:
1959
Result:
1/1 = 100%