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Player:
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Pitcher, John
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1979-
Number of games
:
248
Number of wins
:
91
Number of draws
:
84
Number of losses
:
73
White score
:
69½/119 (58.4% - Average Elo: 2187.52)
Black score
:
63½/129 (49.22% - Average Elo: 2190.11)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Pitcher, John (2222) - Greet, Andrew (2447), BCF-chT2b 1617 (4NCL), England (A08) - 2016
Pitcher, John (2232) - D'Costa, Lorin AR (2430), BCF-chT 1415 (4NCL), England (B12) - 2015
Pitcher, John (2226) - Sarakauskas, Gediminas (2408), BCF-chT 1213 (4NCL), England (B31) - 2013
Oliveira, Sancho (2273) - Pitcher, John (2252), BCF-chT2c 1314 (4NCL), England (B48) - 2014
Hall, John (2269) - Pitcher, John (2246), 4NCL-chT rapid, Daventry (B49) - 2013
Kulon, Klaudia (2267) - Pitcher, John (2226), BCF-chT 1213 (4NCL), England (B48) - 2013
Pitcher, John - ? (108)
Almond, Richard (2½/3)
Allinson, Julian (1/2)
Ansell, Simon (1/2)
Bullen, Alex (½/2)
Granat, Russell (1½/2)
Martyn, Rafe (2/2)
Milliet, Sophie (½/2)
Polaczek, Richard (0/2)
Shaw, Peter (1½/2)
Wall, Gavin (½/2)
Adair, James R (0/1)
Arnott, Jonathan (½/1)
Asenov, Pavel (1/1)
Baker, Chris W (½/1)
Bates, Richard (1/1)
Bates, William (½/1)
Birtwistle, Nigel (½/1)
Bisby, Daniel L (½/1)
Bramson, Mike (1/1)
Brau, Julio (1/1)
Brown, Thomas (1/1)
Buckley, David (½/1)
Cansdale, Zach (1/1)
Chandler, Clifford R (½/1)
Coles, Steven F (1/1)
Collier, David (½/1)
Collins, Peter M (1/1)
Conway, Paul Bernard (1/1)
Cooley, Christopher Martin (0/1)
Cooper, John Grantley (½/1)
Cumbers, Paul (½/1)
Cumming, Rhys (½/1)
D'Costa, Lorin AR (1/1)
Dickinson, Timothy R (½/1)
Dunne, Thomas Jr (1/1)
Eckersley Waites, Tom (½/1)
Edgell, Ben P (1/1)
Eggleston, David (1/1)
Emerson, Roger (1/1)
Faulkner, Martin J (1/1)
Fish, Jonathan (½/1)
Fodor, Tamas Jr (0/1)
Franklin, Michael J (½/1)
Ghasi, Ameet K (0/1)
Gormally, Daniel (0/1)
Greet, Andrew (1/1)
Griffiths, Ryan Rhys (0/1)
Hansen, Hans Peter (½/1)
Healey, Michael W (0/1)
House, Glenn (½/1)
Jirka, Jiri (0/1)
Keeling, Geoff (1/1)
Kemp, Peter (1/1)
Kozusek, Daniel (0/1)
Lang, Adam R (1/1)
Lau, Lut Yin Luke (1/1)
Le Moir, David A (1/1)
Lewis, Andrew P (1/1)
Littleton, Mark (1/1)
Mackle, Dominic (0/1)
Martin, Andrew D (1/1)
May, Frank (0/1)
Maycock Bates, David Henry (0/1)
McCarthy, Damian (1/1)
McCorry, Robert T (0/1)
McKeown, Paul (0/1)
Mehrafarin, Amirabbas (1/1)
Merry, Alan B (0/1)
Mitchell, Martin (1/1)
Moore, Gerald C (½/1)
Moreby, James (0/1)
Mortazavi, Ali (0/1)
Onslow, Teddy (½/1)
Pert, Richard G (0/1)
Pinter, Gabor (0/1)
Plueg, Andreas (½/1)
Price, Gwilym (½/1)
Procter, Colin S (1/1)
Richardson, Keith Bevin (1/1)
Richmond, Jane (0/1)
Rogers, Jonathan (0/1)
Rudd, Jack (0/1)
Rutter, Nicholas J (1/1)
Sarakauskas, Gediminas (1/1)
Sathyanandha, Saravanan (1/1)
Savory, Richard J (1/1)
Sedgwick, David (1/1)
Sharp, John R (1/1)
Shearsby, Jude (1/1)
Simons, Martin J (1/1)
Spice, Alan (1/1)
Starley, Robert (0/1)
Stewart, Joseph (½/1)
Taylor, Mark V (1/1)
Taylor, Robert Marc (1/1)
Tiller, Bjorn (1/1)
Towers, Nigel S (½/1)
Varnam, Liam (1/1)
Walker, David John (½/1)
Walton, A (½/1)
Ward, Christopher (0/1)
Watson, William N (0/1)
Wheeler, Darren (½/1)
White, Michael JR (½/1)
Williamson, Paul L (1/1)
Wirth, Anthony (1/1)
Yeo, Michael J (1/1)
Zakarian, David (0/1)
? - Pitcher, John (124)
Harakis, Alexis (1/3)
Jackson, James P (1/2)
Richardson, John R (0/2)
Wall, Gavin (1/2)
Allis, Richard (1/1)
Anderton, David William (0/1)
Ansell, Simon (½/1)
Barrett, Stephen J (1/1)
Berry, Neil (0/1)
Bhatia, Kanwal K (½/1)
Bisby, Daniel L (½/1)
Brett, Andrew (0/1)
Broomfield, Matthew (0/1)
Burgess, David (1/1)
Byway, Paul V (½/1)
Chow, Samuel (0/1)
Clark, Ian C (½/1)
Cook, Philip (0/1)
Cooper, John Grantley (½/1)
Cumbers, Paul (1/1)
Cumming, Rhys (½/1)
Davison, Chris (1/1)
Dineley, Richard (½/1)
Drabble, Andrew (½/1)
Du Maire, Jerome (0/1)
Edwards-Wright, Miles D (½/1)
Ferguson, Mark (0/1)
Fernandez, Daniel Howard (½/1)
Foster, James J (½/1)
Fraser Mitchell, Jeremy N (½/1)
Friedgood, David (0/1)
Frost, Nicholas (1/1)
Frostick, Clive A (½/1)
Gandy, Andrew (0/1)
Gayson, Peter (0/1)
Ghasi, Ameet K (0/1)
Griffiths, Adele K (1/1)
Grigoryan, Meri (1/1)
Habibi, Amir (½/1)
Hall, John (1/1)
Hanley, James L (1/1)
Haria, Ravi (0/1)
Holland, James P (0/1)
Horton, Andrew P (0/1)
House, Glenn (½/1)
Howell, Christopher (1/1)
Isaakidis, Alexandros (1/1)
Iyengar, Ilya (1/1)
Jackson, Sheila (1/1)
James, David J (½/1)
Jaunooby, Ali Reza (1/1)
Josse, Mark (0/1)
Kane, Robert (1/1)
Karayiannis, Costas (½/1)
Kawuma, Moses (1/1)
Keetman, Maaike (1/1)
Kilpatrick, Callum (½/1)
King, Daniel J (0/1)
Kulon, Klaudia (1/1)
Larchikov, Maksym (1/1)
Lewis, Andrew P (0/1)
Littlewood, John Eric (0/1)
Lyell, Mark (½/1)
Maduekwe, Chiedu U (½/1)
Mason, Donald (½/1)
McCarthy, Kevin (1/1)
McEwan, Ken B (½/1)
Miles, Richard (1/1)
Miller, Naomi (1/1)
Minnican, Alan William (½/1)
Moore, Gerald C (½/1)
Mortazavi, Ali (0/1)
Moser, Guenter (1/1)
Munson, Shaun D (1/1)
Musson, Adam (1/1)
Oliveira, Sancho (1/1)
Palliser, Richard (½/1)
Paul, Nathanael (0/1)
Pert, Max (1/1)
Phillips, David A (1/1)
Plaskett, H James (0/1)
Pritchett, Craig William (½/1)
Pyun, Lindsay (1/1)
Redmond, John P (0/1)
Rendle, Thomas (½/1)
Reuben, Stewart (½/1)
Rizvi, Nasir (1/1)
Roe, Simon J (0/1)
Rogers, Jonathan (0/1)
Royal, Shreyas (0/1)
Ruston, Mark (1/1)
Sedykh, Mikhail (½/1)
Selway, Richard P (0/1)
Shaw, David A (0/1)
Shaw, John (0/1)
Simmons, Matthew (1/1)
Smith, An (1/1)
Smith, Jeff R (½/1)
Snape, Ian L (½/1)
Snuverink, Jochem (0/1)
Spanton, Timothy (½/1)
Spivack, Simon (0/1)
Stewart, Ashley (1/1)
Svidler, Peter (0/1)
Swanson, Stephen (½/1)
Tavoularis, Nicholas (1/1)
Taylor, Peter P (½/1)
Thestrup, Sixten (½/1)
Thorfinnsson, Bragi (0/1)
Thorsteins, Karl (½/1)
Towers, Nigel S (1/1)
Townsend, M Paul (0/1)
Trevelyan, John (0/1)
Tukpetov, Evgeny (1/1)
Van der Linden, Lucas (0/1)
Villiers, Thomas (1/1)
Wadsworth, Matthew J (½/1)
Waterfield, John (½/1)
Weber, Tom (0/1)
White, Michael JR (0/1)
Willson, Ollie (½/1)
Wittmann, Jochen (½/1)
Wiwatanadate, Poompong (0/1)
Yeo, Michael J (1/1)
Openings played as White (36)
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
2153.31
Result:
9/14 = 64.29%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2164.36
Result:
7/11 = 63.64%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2207.78
Result:
6/9 = 66.67%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2150.62
Result:
6½/8 = 81.25%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2281.86
Result:
4½/7 = 64.29%
C24 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2147.71
Result:
4/7 = 57.14%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
2225.2
Result:
2½/5 = 50%
C28 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2219.5
Result:
1½/4 = 37.5%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2192
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2031.5
Result:
3½/4 = 87.5%
C27 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4)
Average Elo:
2130.75
Result:
2/4 = 50%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2294
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
B03 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4)
Average Elo:
2231.33
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2193.33
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo:
2263.67
Result:
3/3 = 100%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2222.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2297.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
1981
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
2136
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
2414
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
1959
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2212
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2276
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C23 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6)
Average Elo:
2485
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2215
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2364
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2125
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
1836
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
2333
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2380
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2185
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C25 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2084
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
1858
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C78 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2346
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (45)
D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2165.69
Result:
6/13 = 46.15%
D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2246.5
Result:
4/12 = 33.33%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
2287.2
Result:
3½/10 = 35%
B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2231.67
Result:
6½/10 = 65%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2140.6
Result:
2½/5 = 50%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2072.4
Result:
3½/5 = 70%
A12 English with b3 (1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3)
Average Elo:
2338.75
Result:
½/5 = 10%
B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2110.5
Result:
3½/4 = 87.5%
B41 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6)
Average Elo:
2159.25
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2161.25
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4)
Average Elo:
2073
Result:
3/3 = 100%
B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
2109
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
2126.33
Result:
1½/3 = 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:
2261
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
2228.67
Result:
0/3 = 0%
D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
2232.67
Result:
0/3 = 0%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
1983.67
Result:
3/3 = 100%
B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo:
2033.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
2162.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
2106
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2194
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2080.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2199.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo:
2176
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
2324.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A32 English, Symmetrical Variation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2067
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A20 English (1.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
2237
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
2060
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2067
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D04 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3)
Average Elo:
2110
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A17 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
2152
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2397
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:
2346
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:
2343
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D01 Richter-Veresov Attack (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2167
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2169
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5)
Average Elo:
2172
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
2282
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7)
Average Elo:
1967
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo:
2240
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B44 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2067
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
2297
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2245
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
2714
Result:
0/1 = 0%