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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
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Pakenham, John
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1999-2020
Number of games
:
125
Number of wins
:
52
Number of draws
:
20
Number of losses
:
53
White score
:
36½/63 (57.94% - Average Elo: 1607.87)
Black score
:
25½/62 (41.13% - Average Elo: 1712)
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Pakenham, John (1692) - Wojnar, Maciej (1958), NZL-ch Major op, Wanganui (A51) - 2003
Pakenham, John (1681) - Yee, Stanley (1898), NZL-ch Major op, Palmerston North (E62) - 2018
Pakenham, John (1595) - Cater, James (1841), NZL-ch Major op, Tauranga (C37) - 2020
Bryan, Jason (1833) - Pakenham, John (1733), NZL-ch Major op, Devonport (D04) - 2016
Donaldson, Bruce (1781) - Pakenham, John (1692), NZL-ch Major op, Wanganui (B45) - 2003
Cruden, Neil B (1712) - Pakenham, John (1760), NZL-ch Major, Auckland (B23) - 2010
Pakenham, John - ? (61)
Bell, David I (1½/2)
Garland, Mana (2/2)
Aldridge, Alan L (0/1)
Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern (1/1)
Barraza Perez, Jesus (0/1)
Barry, Jacob (1/1)
Bogoda, Sagara T (0/1)
Cater, James (1/1)
Chadwick, Susan E (1/1)
Chen, Thomas (½/1)
Davis, Justin (1/1)
Dodwell, Philip (0/1)
Forster, William (0/1)
Fuatai, Fuatai (0/1)
Gahir, Jasdeep (1/1)
Gibson, Griffin (½/1)
Gloistein, Bruce H (1/1)
Goh, Julien (1/1)
Gold, Hamish R (½/1)
He, Paul (1/1)
Hope, Iain (½/1)
Howard, MI (1/1)
Kay, Bruce (0/1)
Kitchen, Michael J (½/1)
Kolev, Hristo (½/1)
Kong Lim, Yu Le (1/1)
Krstev, Antonio (0/1)
Latimer, Bryan (½/1)
Lee, Ryan1 (1/1)
Li, Andrew Geng (1/1)
Lin, Alan (1/1)
Lyall, Simon (1/1)
Lynn, William (0/1)
McDonald, John A (0/1)
McDougall, Wayne (1/1)
McGowan, Alistair (0/1)
McIntosh, Andrew (0/1)
McNally, Ian (0/1)
Molina Barrera, Gustavo (0/1)
Nicholls, Leighton (1/1)
Patterson, Miles (0/1)
Paul, David (1/1)
Perrin, Brent (0/1)
Power, Wayne (0/1)
Puepuemai, Malo (1/1)
Qin, Nicole Shu Yu (1/1)
Raivath, Mallela (1/1)
Reed, Ken G (1/1)
Reid, Anton (1/1)
Roberts, Michael Gerard (0/1)
Sheikh, Anum (½/1)
Sole, Michael D (0/1)
Tan, Teck Woon (1/1)
Wang, Puchen (½/1)
Wigbout, Max (½/1)
Wojnar, Maciej (1/1)
Wu, Sharon (0/1)
Yan, Sarah (0/1)
Yee, Stanley (1/1)
Yip, Edwin (1/1)
Zhao, Aiden Tyler (1/1)
? - Pakenham, John (60)
King, Mathew (1½/2)
Watharow, Sean (1/2)
Albrecht, Theo (0/1)
Aldridge, Alan L (½/1)
Beesley, R (0/1)
Bryan, Jason (1/1)
Carpinter, Bernard Alan (0/1)
Casilang, Arthur (½/1)
Chen, Thomas (1/1)
Chew Lee, Max (0/1)
Cooper, Nigel (1/1)
Courtney, Helen (0/1)
Cruden, Neil B (1/1)
Dias, Douglas (0/1)
Donaldson, Bruce (1/1)
Eade, Don (0/1)
Evans, David K (0/1)
Fisher, Neal (0/1)
Forster, William (0/1)
Foster, Caroline (½/1)
Fraemohs, Peter (0/1)
Garland, Mana (1/1)
Gillespie, John G (0/1)
Godfrey, Paul G (1/1)
Gold, Hamish R (0/1)
Goodhue, Nathan (0/1)
Gunn, Neil J (0/1)
Hair, Philip I (0/1)
Hipango, Waata (1/1)
Hoskyn, Gordon A (½/1)
Huang, Alex (0/1)
Jackson, L Ross (0/1)
Jones, Jeremy (0/1)
Konakanchi, Sathya Karthi (1/1)
Li, Luke (0/1)
Lukey, Bryce (1/1)
Martin Buss, Barry (0/1)
McDougall, Sylvia (1/1)
Michael, Andrew (0/1)
Milligan, Helen (0/1)
Mitchell, Robert (0/1)
Mitchell, Robert S (½/1)
Nijman, Arie J (0/1)
Oka, Itsuki (½/1)
Post, Martin J (0/1)
Qin, Joy Shu Yan (0/1)
Qin, Oscar Shu Xuan (1/1)
Rong, David (1/1)
Smith, Robert Wayne (0/1)
Tang, Hao (0/1)
Tanoi, Edward (1/1)
Taylor, Richard (0/1)
Thurner, Anya (1/1)
Vernon, Colin G (1/1)
Vital, Henry (0/1)
Wang, Aaron Ziwen (½/1)
Whittle, Jonathan (½/1)
Wilson, C (1/1)
Yuan, Jacob (1/1)
Zhang, William Jie Wen (1/1)
Openings played as White (46)
E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
1763.33
Result:
3/4 = 75%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
1565
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
E72 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
2046
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1546
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1170
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O c6)
Average Elo:
1917
Result:
1/2 = 50%
E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1732
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo:
1954
Result:
1/2 = 50%
E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3)
Average Elo:
1542.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A09 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1235
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A02 Bird's Opening (1.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3) (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3)
Average Elo:
1250
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C37 King's Gambit Accepted (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1841
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1402
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2015
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D53 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo:
1715
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D06 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1535
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 (1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
1828
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
121
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A58 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D51 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7)
Average Elo:
1730
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 c5)
Average Elo:
1397
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.O-O a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1913
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A95 Dutch, Stonewall (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.Nc3 c6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1695
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6)
Average Elo:
1858
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C34 King's Gambit Accepted (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1429
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 (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)
Average Elo:
1983
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
1804
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:
1909
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
1501
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C15 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E02 Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+)
Average Elo:
1607
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
1622
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E92 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5)
Average Elo:
100
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1801
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A37 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A51 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
1958
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O dxc4 8.Bxc4)
Average Elo:
1671
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (46)
B03 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4)
Average Elo:
1799
Result:
2/4 = 50%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
1833.5
Result:
½/4 = 12.5%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1876
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1945.33
Result:
0/3 = 0%
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1781
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A02 Bird's Opening (1.f4)
Average Elo:
1761.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1726
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D04 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3)
Average Elo:
1696.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4)
Average Elo:
1713
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1409
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O c6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
942
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1962
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B44 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1626
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E81 King's Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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%
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
2160
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2060
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1980
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3)
Average Elo:
1989
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
1976
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D06 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1649
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1189
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A24 English, Bremen System with ...g6 (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 g6)
Average Elo:
1963
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
1070
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
1829
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
1974
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
1999
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1687
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
809
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D62 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 c5 8.cxd5)
Average Elo:
1551
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo:
1656
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
1988
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
1689
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:
1597
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E91 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
1399
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
1275
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A06 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
1850
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1276
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:
1905
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
1394
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo:
1664
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
1930
Result:
0/1 = 0%