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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Mendes da Costa, Alex
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Title
:
CM
Years
:
2003-2018
Number of games
:
140
Number of wins
:
65
Number of draws
:
26
Number of losses
:
49
White score
:
36/68 (52.94% - Average Elo: 1920.74)
Black score
:
42/72 (58.33% - Average Elo: 1917.31)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Mendes da Costa, Alex (2017) - Ayvazyan, Armen (2241), Sydney op, Parramatta (B70) - 2007
Mendes da Costa, Alex (1953) - Capilitan, Romeo (2150), New South Wales-ch, Sydney (B13) - 2005
Mendes da Costa, Alex (1923) - Dizdarevic, Mehmedalija (2127), Australian op, Mount Buller (B01) - 2005
Fancy, Stuart (2171) - Mendes da Costa, Alex (2017), Oceania zt, Fiji (C60) - 2007
Myers, John (2079) - Mendes da Costa, Alex (2044), AUS-ch Major, Brisbane (C45) - 2006
Huang, Justin (2069) - Mendes da Costa, Alex (1782), New South Wales-ch U2000, West Ryde (C53) - 2004
Mendes da Costa, Alex - ? (61)
Dizdarevic, Mehmedalija (1/2)
Grcic, Milan (½/2)
Guo Yuthok, Sherab (2/2)
Oliver, Shannon (1/2)
Smerdon, David (0/2)
Song, Angela (2/2)
Wang, Zhengbo (2/2)
Abbott, Peter (1/1)
Ali, Mosaddeque (1/1)
Atzmon Simon, Barak (0/1)
Ayvazyan, Armen (1/1)
Bird, Andrew (½/1)
Bjelobrk, Igor (0/1)
Bolens, Johnny (0/1)
Brown, Andrew (1/1)
Capilitan, Romeo (1/1)
Chong, Chor Yuen (0/1)
Chuang, Howard (1/1)
Cunanan, Homer (0/1)
Davidson, Nathan P (1/1)
De Marothy, Maroth (0/1)
Fitzpatrick, Andrew (½/1)
Green, Peter (½/1)
Guthrie, Aaron (½/1)
Harris, Rebecca (1/1)
Hoving, Eliot (1/1)
Hu, Jason (1/1)
Humphrey, Jonathan (0/1)
Hvistendahl, Robert (½/1)
Illingworth, Max (½/1)
Jones, Lee (½/1)
Jordan, William J (0/1)
Jurd, Sebastian (0/1)
Krawcheni, Andrei (1/1)
Lilly, Richard (0/1)
Mulambya, Adam (1/1)
Nakauchi, Gene (½/1)
Oliver, Tamzin Louise (½/1)
Ong, Sterling (1/1)
Pyke, Malcolm (0/1)
Savelieff, Geoffrey (0/1)
Schon, Eugene (1/1)
Selnes, Hamish (½/1)
Siegmund, Rainer (½/1)
Smirnov, Vladimir (0/1)
Stahnke, Alexander (0/1)
Stevens, Tristan (0/1)
Stones, Douglas (1/1)
Tredinnick, Malcolm Robert (0/1)
Truscott, Anthony J (0/1)
Tulevski, Vasil (0/1)
Voon, Richard (½/1)
Wang, Oscar Miao (½/1)
Wijesuriya, G Vineetha (1/1)
Wu, Edwin (½/1)
Xie, Ken (1/1)
Xu, Jerry (1/1)
Yachou, Nur (0/1)
Yu, Sally (1/1)
Yuan, Yi (½/1)
Zileski, George (1/1)
? - Mendes da Costa, Alex (63)
Guo Yuthok, Sherab (3/4)
Ali, Mosaddeque (1½/2)
Canfell, Gregory (0/2)
Escribano, Jose (1½/2)
Fry, Peter (2/2)
Huang, Justin (2/2)
Illingworth, Max (2/2)
Anderson Smith, William T (1/1)
Bennett, Hilton Petrie (0/1)
Berezina, Irina (½/1)
Bleis, Christian (0/1)
Boyce, Jamie (1/1)
Brown, Andrew (1/1)
Cabilin, Jeff (1/1)
Chan, Jason (0/1)
Chernih, Nick (1/1)
Clarke, Matthew (0/1)
Cvetkoski, Tode (1/1)
Djelaj, Pasko (0/1)
Donaldson, Thomas (0/1)
Dragicevic, Domagoj (0/1)
Fancy, Stuart (1/1)
Goldenberg, Igor (0/1)
Harris, Benjamin (1/1)
Holland, Dennis (1/1)
Huddleston, Heather (1/1)
Hvistendahl, Robert (1/1)
Ikeda, Junta (½/1)
Ilic, Ilija (½/1)
Jens, Henk W (½/1)
Jones, Brian (0/1)
Kara, Barboros (1/1)
Korenevski, Oleg (1/1)
Kumar, Manoj (1/1)
Lane, Clive (1/1)
Laugery, Bernard (1/1)
Lovejoy, David W (1/1)
Marner, Gavin (½/1)
Maroroa, Sue Yuchan (1/1)
McCart, Richard (0/1)
McGowan, Cameron (0/1)
McGregor, Allan (0/1)
Myers, John (1/1)
Norman, Brendan (0/1)
Papp, Alexander (1/1)
Prasad, Calvin (½/1)
Reitmans, Quentin (1/1)
Schon, Eugene (0/1)
Sharma, Roneel Vikash (0/1)
Smith, Robert Wayne (½/1)
Song, Raymond (½/1)
Steadman, Michael VR (0/1)
Stevens, Tristan (0/1)
Szuveges, Narelle (0/1)
Tan, Justin Hy (1/1)
Tenorio, Leonardo (0/1)
Tsagarakis, Angelo (0/1)
Tse, Jeffrey (1/1)
Tulevski, Vasil (1/1)
Voon, Richard (0/1)
Wan, Kinto (1/1)
Wijesuriya, G Vineetha (1/1)
Xie, George Wendi (0/1)
Openings played as White (37)
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
1978.67
Result:
4/6 = 66.67%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1897
Result:
3/5 = 60%
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:
1952.33
Result:
3/4 = 75%
B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6)
Average Elo:
1932.33
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
1875
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
1797
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo:
1997.33
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
1797.33
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
1804.33
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
1994.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1849
Result:
0/2 = 0%
A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4)
Average Elo:
1935.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
2128
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C58 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5)
Average Elo:
1502
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
1803
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
1818.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo:
2100
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3)
Average Elo:
2178
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Be2)
Average Elo:
2404
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
1532
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1838
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1954
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E57 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...dc and 9...cd (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 dxc4 9.Bxc4)
Average Elo:
1770
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
2085
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B41 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6)
Average Elo:
2152
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1829
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O)
Average Elo:
2316
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
1553
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B55 Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.f3 e5 6.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
1918
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C03 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2)
Average Elo:
2453
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C40 King's Knight Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1855
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2205
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6)
Average Elo:
2114
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1764
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C57 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B83 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
1702
Result:
1/1 = 100%
Openings played as Black (41)
A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo:
1970.75
Result:
3½/8 = 43.75%
C60 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5)
Average Elo:
1868.29
Result:
5/8 = 62.5%
A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
1843.25
Result:
1½/4 = 37.5%
C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5)
Average Elo:
2153.67
Result:
1/4 = 25%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
2047.5
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
D01 Richter-Veresov Attack (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1722
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo:
1919.67
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
A06 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
2027.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1689
Result:
2/2 = 100%
C47 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2182
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C56 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
1740.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
1845.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo:
1797
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A02 Bird's Opening (1.f4)
Average Elo:
2041
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1956
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A24 English, Bremen System with ...g6 (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 g6)
Average Elo:
1922
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.O-O O-O 7.d4)
Average Elo:
2044
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
1717
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A58 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6)
Average Elo:
1754
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A59 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4)
Average Elo:
1713
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1621
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C26 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2035
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C28 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2104
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C29 Vienna Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4)
Average Elo:
1975
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2104
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2079
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo:
1556
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C53 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3)
Average Elo:
2069
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1960
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.c3 Bd7 6.d4 g6)
Average Elo:
1705
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C77 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1857
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C80 Ruy Lopez, Open (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1929
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2)
Average Elo:
2027
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3)
Average Elo:
2031
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D50 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Qc2)
Average Elo:
2358
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo:
1866
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D90 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1738
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E60 King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%