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Player:
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Carlsen,Magnus
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Margulis, Igor
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1964-2012
Number of games
:
194
Number of wins
:
85
Number of draws
:
48
Number of losses
:
61
White score
:
57/98 (58.16% - Average Elo: 1975.93)
Black score
:
52/96 (54.17% - Average Elo: 1998.14)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Margulis, Igor (2270) - Keatinge Clay, Adrian (2295), San Francisco schev 2nd, San Francisco (B31) - 1999
Margulis, Igor - Reichstein, Boris (2285), World op 20th, Philadelphia (B31) - 1992
Margulis, Igor (2295) - Freeman, Michael (2205), Las Vegas National op, Las Vegas (B51) - 1994
Sandager, Stephen (2325) - Margulis, Igor (2295), Las Vegas National op, Las Vegas (A88) - 1994
Bhat, Vinay S (2312) - Margulis, Igor (2270), San Francisco schev 2nd, San Francisco (B22) - 1999
Russell, Richard (2300) - Margulis, Igor (2270), San Francisco schev 2nd, San Francisco () - 1999
Margulis, Igor - ? (82)
Cunningham, Robin J (½/3)
MacIntyre, Brendan (1½/3)
Abraham, Renjish (1/2)
Askin, Michael (2/2)
Byambaa, Uyanga (0/2)
Manvelyan, Hovik (1/2)
Milliken, William (1½/2)
Newey, Richard H (1½/2)
Periwal, Prashant (1½/2)
Pinto, Mark A (1/2)
Salvo, Tab (2/2)
Schiller, Eric Andrew (0/2)
Sherwood, Peter (2/2)
Thiel, Peter (1½/2)
Afkham Ebrahimi, Payam (1/1)
Ahmed, Jahangir (1/1)
Aigner, Michael (1/1)
Anderson, Michael Gene (½/1)
Bambou, Christophe (1/1)
Banik, Siddharth G (0/1)
Beilin, Allan (1/1)
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard (½/1)
Capdeville, Barry E (1/1)
Cartagena, Omar (½/1)
Chalissery, Jossy (½/1)
Ciaffone, Robert (1/1)
Curto, Wayne (1/1)
Dembling, Arthur (1/1)
Denker, Arnold Sheldon (½/1)
Drane, Robert W (½/1)
Farzaneh Far, Ramin (1/1)
Fedorenko (1/1)
Freeman, Michael (1/1)
Frumkin, Edward A (1/1)
Gaffagan, Steven (1/1)
Goins, Demetrius (0/1)
Gray, William (½/1)
Grefe, John Alan (0/1)
Grey, Peter G (1/1)
Gurevich, Dmitry (0/1)
Hamilton, S (1/1)
Harrison, Drayton (1/1)
Hernandez, R (1/1)
Hilliard, Michael (1/1)
Hua, Arnold (0/1)
Hummel, Patrick (0/1)
Izumikawa, Burt (½/1)
James, Charles (1/1)
Jones, Ian Robert (½/1)
Jones, James (0/1)
Keatinge Clay, Adrian (1/1)
Ketslakh, Anatolij (½/1)
Klinetobe, David (0/1)
LaCounte, Brendan A (0/1)
Litowsky, Daniel (1/1)
Mar, Henry (½/1)
Miles, Anthony John (0/1)
Mont Reynaud, Jordy (0/1)
Nagarajan, Pranav (½/1)
Oca Homer, Nicolas (½/1)
Olson, David L (1/1)
Perepelitsky, Philipp (1/1)
Poling, Scott (0/1)
Purcell, Brendan (1/1)
Rachels, Stuart (0/1)
Reichstein, Boris (1/1)
Rich, Albert J (½/1)
Rudyak, Felix (1/1)
Russell, Joe Ryan (1/1)
Sanguinetti, George A (½/1)
Sasata, Robert (½/1)
Serper, Grigory (0/1)
Sevillano, Enrico (0/1)
Shahade, Gregory P (½/1)
Shakhnazarov, Oleg (0/1)
Steigman, AJ (1/1)
Thornally, Frank (½/1)
Traub, Igor Vladimirovich (1/1)
Tserendorj, Batsaikhan (0/1)
Wilkerson, Max (1/1)
Wolski, Thomas (0/1)
Yermolinsky, Alex (0/1)
? - Margulis, Igor (79)
Manvelyan, Hayk (1/3)
Shakhnazarov, Oleg (2½/3)
Abraham, Renjish (2/2)
Afkham Ebrahimi, Payam (2/2)
Cusi, Ronald (½/2)
Gray, William (1/2)
Izumikawa, Burt (0/2)
Riese, Kayven (1/2)
Royzen, Igor (0/2)
Russell, Joe Ryan (2/2)
Salinas, Chad (½/2)
Sandberg, Evan (0/2)
Sherwood, Peter (2/2)
Thornally, Frank (0/2)
Todortsev, Victor (1½/2)
Alzhin, Leonid (1/1)
Andries, Craig (1/1)
Bellizzi, Douglas (½/1)
Bhat, Vinay S (1/1)
Brown, Charles (1/1)
Byambaa, Uyanga (0/1)
Chamberlain, Ethan J (½/1)
Cole, Tony (½/1)
Curdo, John (½/1)
Davis, Loal W (1/1)
De Firmian, Nick E (0/1)
De Guzman, Ricardo (0/1)
Dembling, Arthur (1/1)
Eytan, David (1/1)
Fenster, David (1/1)
Fuentes, Romulo C (0/1)
Goodall, Michael (1/1)
Grey, Peter G (½/1)
Gurevich, Dmitry (0/1)
Hanken, Jerome B (½/1)
Kleiman, Charles (0/1)
Leavens, Weston A (1/1)
Lee, Andy C (0/1)
Litowsky, Daniel (1/1)
Livschitz, Louiza (0/1)
Lobo, Richard (0/1)
MacIntyre, Brendan (1/1)
Mackenzie, Dana N (1/1)
Merwin, Steve (0/1)
Milliken, William (1/1)
Nagarajan, Pranav (0/1)
Newey, Richard H (½/1)
Nochomovitz, Yigal (1/1)
Oca Homer, Nicolas (1/1)
Orlov, Boris (1/1)
Pelech, Leslie (1/1)
Periwal, Prashant (0/1)
Pinto, Mark A (½/1)
Purcell, Brendan (0/1)
Ramachandran, Jayakrishnan (1/1)
Remlinger, Larry (0/1)
Reprintsev, Alexander (½/1)
Robinson, Richard (0/1)
Rudyak, Felix (½/1)
Russell, Richard (1/1)
Ryaboy, Vadim (1/1)
Sailer, Mike L (½/1)
Sandager, Stephen (1/1)
Shipman, Walter (0/1)
Shnaiderman, Lazar (½/1)
Solomonik, Edgar (1/1)
Starr, Albert Martin (1/1)
Sze, Jerry (1/1)
Tan, Oscar (0/1)
Thiel, Peter (0/1)
Thomas, Melvin (½/1)
Thorfinnsson, Bjorn (1/1)
Trammell, George (1/1)
Wang, Yuan1 (1/1)
Wilkerson, Max (1/1)
Wolff, Patrick G (0/1)
Wong, Russell (0/1)
Yudovich, Mikhail Jr (0/1)
Zugic, Igor (½/1)
Openings played as White (50)
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
1851.9
Result:
5½/10 = 55%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2176.71
Result:
2/7 = 28.57%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2033.33
Result:
4/6 = 66.67%
B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo:
1940.6
Result:
3/5 = 60%
B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo:
2290
Result:
3½/4 = 87.5%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1871.75
Result:
4/4 = 100%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1672.67
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
C56 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
1775
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo:
1784.67
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
C24 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1771
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2425
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2360
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
C27 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4)
Average Elo:
2050
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1935.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
2370
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2016
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2386
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
1785.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
2151.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
1913
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C26 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
1905
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B41 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6)
Average Elo:
1810
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
2370
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
1985
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2315
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C47 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2274
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
1895
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2160
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6)
Average Elo:
2001
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2425
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C11 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2010
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
1817
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.f4)
Average Elo:
1669
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:
1684
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2555
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
1683
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C28 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1702
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A33 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1744
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
1678
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C23 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4)
Average Elo:
1400
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B32 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5)
Average Elo:
1874
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1780
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2)
Average Elo:
2485
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4)
Average Elo:
1727
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
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:
2320
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (45)
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
1940.83
Result:
10/20 = 50%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1978.83
Result:
2½/7 = 35.71%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2015
Result:
2½/5 = 50%
A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo:
1777.4
Result:
2/5 = 40%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2095.67
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2127
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System (1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4)
Average Elo:
2371.5
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
1864.33
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1912.33
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo:
2272.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2084
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2375
Result:
½/2 = 25%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2265
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
1937
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
2007
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1618
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
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:
2495
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B57 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4)
Average Elo:
2580
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 c6)
Average Elo:
2325
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5)
Average Elo:
2185
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E74 King's Indian, Averbakh, 6...c5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E81 King's Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
2335
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B68 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Bd7 9.f4 Be7)
Average Elo:
2395
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
2090
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A38 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2334
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C27 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4)
Average Elo:
1700
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
1826
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C40 King's Knight Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2177
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2109
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C29 Vienna Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4)
Average Elo:
1874
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
1969
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1866
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1863
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
1613
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1894
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C56 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
1829
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E70 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4)
Average Elo:
1817
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
1900
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E65 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 c5 7.O-O)
Average Elo:
1886
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
1547
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo:
1732
Result:
1/1 = 100%