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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Purdy, John Spencer
Years
:
1955-2006
Number of games
:
103
Number of wins
:
38
Number of draws
:
25
Number of losses
:
40
White score
:
24/51 (47.06% - Average Elo: 2252.4)
Black score
:
26½/52 (50.96% - Average Elo: 2338.11)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Purdy, John Spencer - Jamieson, Robert Murray (2420), AUS-ch37 197778, Perth (A24) - 1978
Purdy, John Spencer (2250) - Curtis, John (2265), New South Wales CC op, Sydney (B80) - 1990
Purdy, John Spencer (2250) - Ghenzer, Charles (2235), New South Wales CC op, Sydney (B47) - 1990
Jorgensen, Vagn Rauhe - Purdy, John Spencer, World U20-ch03 Preliminaries A, Antwerp (D58) - 1955
Muller, Wilhelm - Purdy, John Spencer, World U20-ch03 Final B, Antwerp (C35) - 1955
Van Hoorne, Michel - Purdy, John Spencer, World U20-ch03 Final B, Antwerp (E77) - 1955
Purdy, John Spencer - ? (43)
West, Guy (½/3)
Crowl, Frank Arthur (2/2)
Deiseach, Donald (1/2)
Fuller, Maxwell L (½/2)
Geus, William J (1½/2)
Koshnitsky, Gregory Simon (1/2)
Somers, Staf (1/2)
Abrahams, Gerald (0/1)
Aitken, James Macrae (0/1)
Atzmon Simon, Barak (0/1)
Bachtiar, Arovah (0/1)
Bagirov, Vladimir (0/1)
Beach, Thomas John (½/1)
Booth, Stewart (0/1)
Broden, Per (½/1)
Byrne, Robert Eugene (0/1)
Cardoso, Radolfo Tan (0/1)
Ciric, Dragoljub M (0/1)
Cook, Percy B (1/1)
Curtis, John (1/1)
Davis, Colin J (½/1)
Dozsa, Paul (1/1)
Ferris, David (1/1)
Flatow, Alfred (½/1)
Ghenzer, Charles (1/1)
Hay, Trevor (½/1)
Jamieson, Robert Murray (1/1)
Jordan, William J (0/1)
Klages, Hans Juergen (0/1)
Leonhardt, Wolfgang (1/1)
Lloyd, Kenneth W (½/1)
Lundquist, Rolf (0/1)
Morris, Colin (0/1)
Partis, Michael (1/1)
Prods, Arvids (½/1)
Purdy, Cecil John Seddon (1/1)
Purkalitis, P (1/1)
Sarapu, Ortvin (½/1)
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich (0/1)
Tay, Cheong Ann (1/1)
Viner, Phillip John (1/1)
Wettstein, Markus (½/1)
Wohl, Aleksandar H (0/1)
? - Purdy, John Spencer (46)
Hamilton, Douglas Gibson (½/2)
Hanks, John (1½/2)
Kellner, John Vincent (1½/2)
Rogers, Ian (½/2)
Shaw, Terrey Ian (1/2)
Zaric, Srboljub (2/2)
Averbakh, Yuri L (0/1)
Badilles, Glicerio (1/1)
Ballantyne, William (1/1)
Berger, Bela (0/1)
Brent, Richard (1/1)
Broun, Malcolm D (1/1)
Canfell, Gregory (0/1)
Choo, Min Wang (0/1)
Curtis, John (0/1)
Fell, Lloyd Stanley (1/1)
Fuller, Maxwell L (0/1)
Ginat, Michael (1/1)
Hallstrom, Leo (½/1)
Halpin, Patrick (1/1)
Harrison, Kevin J (0/1)
Haygarth, Michael J (1/1)
Hjorth, Greg (0/1)
Israel, Harold (½/1)
Jamieson, Robert Murray (0/1)
Johannsson, Ingi Randver (0/1)
Johansen, Darryl Keith (1/1)
Jorgensen, Vagn Rauhe (1/1)
Klages, Hans Juergen (½/1)
Lim, Hong Gie (1/1)
Lloyd, Kenneth W (0/1)
Muller, Wilhelm (1/1)
Ozols, Karlis Alexander (0/1)
Parr, David (0/1)
Penrose, Jonathan (0/1)
Purdy, Cecil John Seddon (1/1)
Solomon, Stephen J (1/1)
Stalley, R (½/1)
Tan, Lian Ann (1/1)
Tredinnick, Malcolm Robert (½/1)
Van Hoorne, Michel (1/1)
Van Oosterom, Joop J (0/1)
Weber, Otto (0/1)
Woodhams, Michael V (0/1)
Wren, P (1/1)
Zhao, Zong Yuan (0/1)
Openings played as White (38)
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2076
Result:
½/4 = 12.5%
C27 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
3/3 = 100%
D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/2 = 25%
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:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo:
2260
Result:
0/2 = 0%
E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2390
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B44 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D80 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C28 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
2265
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:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
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:
2380
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:
2235
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A24 English, Bremen System with ...g6 (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 g6)
Average Elo:
2420
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B03 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B94 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B41 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6)
Average Elo:
0
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:
0/1 = 0%
A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dc 5.O-O f6 6.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall (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 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A17 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A20 English (1.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B89 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 Nc6 7.Be3)
Average Elo:
2220
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
2023
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Openings played as Black (37)
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/4 = 25%
C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) System (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 b6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
D55 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd (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 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.Nbd2 cxd4 13.cxd4)
Average Elo:
2303
Result:
0/3 = 0%
B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2415
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C59 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Be2 h6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C35 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E77 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4 O-O 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Ng4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D59 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.cxd5 Nxd5)
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:
1/1 = 100%
E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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%
B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
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:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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%
C23 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2385
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C83 Ruy Lopez, Open (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D01 Richter-Veresov Attack (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2385
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C58 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5)
Average Elo:
2400
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.O-O-O Nbd7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo:
2355
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
2325
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C25 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2172
Result:
½/1 = 50%