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Mateu Palau, Xavier



Years:	1978-1997
Number of games:	95
Number of wins:	37
Number of draws:	34
Number of losses:	24
White score:	32/51 (62.75% - Average Elo: 2346.25)
Black score:	22/44 (50% - Average Elo: 2363.12)

Rating progression

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White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses

Top wins

Mateu Palau, Xavier (2285) - Marin, Mihail (2515), Sitges op, Sitges (C80) - 1993

Mateu Palau, Xavier (2285) - Solozhenkin, Evgeniy (2515), Sitges op, Sitges (C85) - 1993

Mateu Palau, Xavier (2285) - Suba, Mihai (2500), Sitges op, Sitges (B81) - 1993

Jose Abril, Ramon (2390) - Mateu Palau, Xavier (2345), Catalunya-chT, Spain (D09) - 1997

Pisa Ferrer, Jose (2355) - Mateu Palau, Xavier (2345), Catalunya-chT, Spain (B50) - 1997

Petursson, Margeir (2350) - Mateu Palau, Xavier, EU-ch U21, Groningen (A29) - 1978

Mateu Palau, Xavier - ? (49)

Bohigas Santasusagna, Lluis (2/2)

Narciso Dublan, Marc (½/2)

Aparicio Navarro, Pedro Jose (1/1)

Ayza Ballester, Jordi (1/1)

Beitar, Hanni (0/1)

Bravo Barranco, Narciso (1/1)

Cespedes Rodriguez, Jaime (½/1)

Collado Galarza, Josep (½/1)

De Boer, Gert Jan (1/1)

Dolmatov, Sergey (½/1)

Fernandez Cazorla, Antonio (1/1)

Ganuza Mauleon, Inigo (½/1)

Gazik, Igor (0/1)

Gomez Jurado, Luis Alberto (0/1)

Gual Pascual, Antonio (½/1)

Handoko, Edhi (0/1)

Heilinger, Dietmar (1/1)

Jerez Perez, Alfonso (1/1)

Jussupow, Artur (0/1)

Magem Badals, Jordi (0/1)

Marin, Mihail (1/1)

Martin Martin, Oscar (1/1)

Muriel Rojas, Francisco (½/1)

Myreng, Svein G (0/1)

Natsis, Trifon (1/1)

Negulescu, Adrian (½/1)

Oliva Valero, Oscar (1/1)

Oussama, Omar (1/1)

Petursson, Margeir (½/1)

Pizarro Segura, Eduardo (1/1)

Plaskett, H James (½/1)

Rahal, Michael (0/1)

Ravikumar, Vaidyanathan (0/1)

Rivas Pastor, Manuel (0/1)

Roca, Alfredo Cristian (1/1)

Sanpera Bonet, Juan Carlos (1/1)

Sisniega, Marcel (1/1)

Solozhenkin, Evgeniy (1/1)

Stacchini, Angelo P (1/1)

Suba, Mihai (1/1)

Swoboda, Ernst (½/1)

Tiller, Bjorn (½/1)

Ubach Miralda, Marcelo (1/1)

Valencia Jimenez, Jose (1/1)

Valkesalmi, Kimmo (0/1)

Vehi Bach, Victor Manuel (0/1)

Vera Balague, Gabriel (1/1)

West, Guy (1/1)

Zimmermann, Luc (1/1)

? - Mateu Palau, Xavier (42)

Jose Abril, Ramon (1½/2)

Kolev, Atanas (½/2)

Andrianov, Nikolai Ivanovich (0/1)

Ballesteros Gonzalez, David (1/1)

Barbero, Gerardo F (0/1)

Beltran Rueda, Santiago (½/1)

Cordes, Hans Joerg (½/1)

De la Riva Aguado, Oscar (½/1)

Duer, Arne (½/1)

Ferran Biosca, Robert (1/1)

Garcia Ilundain, David (0/1)

Garrido Fernandez, Daniel (½/1)

Gomez, V (1/1)

Groszpeter, Attila (½/1)

Hawelko, Marek (0/1)

Jerez Perez, Alfonso (½/1)

Jhunjhnuwala, Krishan (1/1)

Joanpera Morales, Antonio (½/1)

Karp, Michael (½/1)

Kuijf, Marinus (½/1)

Lacasa Diaz, Jose Antonio (0/1)

Martin Gonzalez, Alejandro (1/1)

McCarthy, Anthony (½/1)

Molina (1/1)

Moreno Ruiz, Javier (½/1)

Morovic Fernandez, Ivan (½/1)

Morrison, Graham (½/1)

Munoz Muriel, MC (1/1)

Ortega, Lexy (0/1)

Petursson, Margeir (1/1)

Pisa Ferrer, Jose (1/1)

Pomes Marcet, Juan (½/1)

Ravikumar, Vaidyanathan (0/1)

Sanpera Bonet, Juan Carlos (1/1)

Santo Roman, Marc (0/1)

Santos, Jose Pereira (½/1)

Sel, Cetin (½/1)

Spassov, Liuben (½/1)

Swoboda, Ernst (½/1)

Ubach Miralda, Marcelo (0/1)

Van der Wiel, John (0/1)

Vehi Bach, Victor Manuel (½/1)

Openings played as White (34)

Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 2/6 = 33.33%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 2302.5
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo: 2265
Result: 1/2 = 50%

C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Bxc6 dxc6)
Average Elo: 2427.5
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

C80 Ruy Lopez, Open (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo: 2362.5
Result: 2/2 = 100%

B41 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6)
Average Elo: 2367.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo: 2467.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo: 2235
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo: 2385
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: 2240
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo: 2455
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo: 2410
Result: ½/1 = 50%

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: 2350
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2495
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E60 King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2305
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D77 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O)
Average Elo: 2460
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C19 French, Winawer, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C43 Petrov, Modern Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qxd4)
Average Elo: 2490
Result: 0/1 = 0%

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: 2200
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A18 English, Mikenas-Carls (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4)
Average Elo: 2460
Result: 0/1 = 0%

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: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4)
Average Elo: 2500
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A12 English with b3 (1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3)
Average Elo: 2320
Result: 1/1 = 100%

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: 2130
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 2285
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2115
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 (1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo: 2300
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A33 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2325
Result: 1/1 = 100%

Openings played as Black (36)

Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 2335
Result: 2½/6 = 41.67%

A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo: 2495
Result: ½/3 = 16.67%

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: 2370
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B72 Sicilian, Dragon (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A37 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A38 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo: 2350
Result: 1/1 = 100%

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: ½/1 = 50%

B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long (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 Bd7 10.O-O-O)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
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: 2355
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

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: 1/1 = 100%

E93 King's Indian, Petrosian System (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 Nbd7)
Average Elo: 2410
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo: 2435
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6)
Average Elo: 2400
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C92 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.h3)
Average Elo: 2445
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A58 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6)
Average Elo: 2360
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo: 2255
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2335
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2300
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2175
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 2335
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B76 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)
Average Elo: 2335
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C66 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O d6)
Average Elo: 2390
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D25 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3)
Average Elo: 2230
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3)
Average Elo: 2390
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo: 2355
Result: 1/1 = 100%