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Player Profile
Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Shepherd, Michael
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1995-2012
Number of games
:
81
Number of wins
:
20
Number of draws
:
20
Number of losses
:
41
White score
:
16/41 (39.02% - Average Elo: 2132.58)
Black score
:
14/40 (35% - Average Elo: 2131.34)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Shepherd, Michael - Grant, Alan (2185), Perth op, Perth (E33) - 1998
Shepherd, Michael - Henderson, John B (2165), Glenrothes op, Glenrothes (E92) - 1995
Shepherd, Michael - Clark, Stephen P (2133), Monarch Assurance 09th, Port Erin (D18) - 2000
Carlsten, Peter (2110) - Shepherd, Michael (1999), Gibraltar Masters 9th, Caleta (B60) - 2011
Reid, Vanessa (1841) - Shepherd, Michael (1999), Gibraltar Masters 9th, Caleta (A40) - 2011
Matto, Manuel (1838) - Shepherd, Michael (1999), Gibraltar Masters 9th, Caleta (B56) - 2011
Shepherd, Michael - ? (39)
Grant, Alan (1/3)
Benson, Paul J (1/1)
Bentley, John L (0/1)
Berry, Neil (0/1)
Clark, Stephen P (1/1)
Coathup, Roger (½/1)
Daurelle, Herve (0/1)
Donaghay, MR (½/1)
Dougherty, Michael J (0/1)
Edakina, Maria (½/1)
Ellis, Daniel (1/1)
Gamback, Bjorn (½/1)
Grassie, Duncan (½/1)
Gundersen, Ingvar (1/1)
Hall, David G (1/1)
Harborne, Matthew J (½/1)
Henderson, John B (1/1)
Hickman, John (0/1)
Hutchinson, Paul A (0/1)
Ipatov, Alexander (0/1)
Kynoch, Richard (1/1)
Lacrosse, Marc (0/1)
Lagerman, Robert (0/1)
Lutton, E Josiah (½/1)
Marchand, Francois (0/1)
Moreno Cervera, Jose Luis (½/1)
Motwani, Paul (0/1)
Ormsby, Alan (½/1)
Plato, AGD (1/1)
Pritchett, Craig William (½/1)
Rayner, Francis (0/1)
Russell, David (1/1)
Sedgwick, David (0/1)
Shaw, David A (0/1)
Slaven, Vincent (0/1)
Stubberud, Ornulf A (0/1)
Traustason, Ingi Tandri (½/1)
Waugh, Jonathan C (½/1)
Winkler, Stefan2 (0/1)
? - Shepherd, Michael (35)
McNab, Colin Anderson (0/3)
Harrold, Bruce T (1½/2)
Henderson, John B (½/2)
Spanton, Timothy (0/2)
Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan (0/1)
Avalos Parra, Joao (0/1)
Carlsten, Peter (1/1)
Cheshire, Paul L (1/1)
Coull, Alison Jane (0/1)
Dougherty, Michael J (0/1)
Doyle, James J (½/1)
Finnbogadottir, Tinna Kristin (0/1)
Goodger, Martyn (½/1)
Gordon, Stephen J (0/1)
Grainger, Benjamin P (1/1)
Hansen, Erle Andrea Marki (0/1)
Kiriakov, Petr (0/1)
Lensebakken, Jonar (1/1)
MacKenzie, Donald (1/1)
Malkin, Kenneth (0/1)
Mather, Walter (½/1)
Matto, Manuel (1/1)
Murtagh, Dermot (1/1)
Neil, Kenneth D (0/1)
Nicholson, John (½/1)
Nikcevic, Nebojsa (0/1)
Norris, Alan J (0/1)
Ontiveros, John (0/1)
Orr, Mark JL (0/1)
Palus, Ryszard (0/1)
Reid, Vanessa (1/1)
Reppen, Ellisiv (1/1)
Shaw, John (0/1)
Tweedie, Chris (½/1)
Young, Melvyn Jack (½/1)
Openings played as White (29)
E71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3) (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3)
Average Elo:
1984.75
Result:
1/4 = 25%
E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5)
Average Elo:
2202.5
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo:
2069.5
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2)
Average Elo:
2204.33
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 O-O)
Average Elo:
2510
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
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:
1952.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
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:
2165
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A56 Benoni Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5)
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:
2170
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E90 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2185
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5)
Average Elo:
2235
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3)
Average Elo:
2133
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2127
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A81 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
2011
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo:
1960
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A52 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4)
Average Elo:
2237
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E73 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
2183
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2183
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:
2181
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
2243
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1867
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A06 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
1903
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2561
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (30)
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
2114
Result:
1/5 = 20%
E60 King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6)
Average Elo:
2466.67
Result:
0/3 = 0%
B56 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2061.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo:
2454
Result:
1/2 = 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:
1772.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2320
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B58 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2005
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:
2170
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
½/1 = 50%
E88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 c6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 (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)
Average Elo:
2440
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo:
2180
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2090
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2148
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
2021
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6)
Average Elo:
2081
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A84 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
2457
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B57 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2232
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B41 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6)
Average Elo:
2008
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
2242
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
1914
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2005
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
2252
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2110
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1643
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A90 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1793
Result:
0/1 = 0%