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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
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South, Robert
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1970-1999
Number of games
:
115
Number of wins
:
49
Number of draws
:
19
Number of losses
:
47
White score
:
28/57 (49.12% - Average Elo: 2266.26)
Black score
:
30½/58 (52.59% - Average Elo: 2235.49)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
South, Robert (2307) - Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham (2418), Canadian op, Edmonton (E61) - 1989
South, Robert (2307) - Southam, David (2328), Canadian op, Edmonton (A34) - 1989
South, Robert (2319) - Ristovic, Nenad (2324), Alberta-ch, Edmonton (D47) - 1998
Conquest, Stuart (2350) - South, Robert (2250), Lloyds Bank Open-09, London (D31) - 1985
Reeve, Jeff (2345) - South, Robert (2356), Alberta-ch, Edmonton & Calgary (C42) - 1990
Coudari, Camille (2285) - South, Robert, CAN-ch62 & Zonal, Toronto (A36) - 1978
South, Robert - ? (53)
Biyiasas, Peter (0/2)
Demers, Chris (2/2)
Gardner, Robert (2/2)
Skulsky, Ian (1½/2)
Ball, Stephen (1/1)
Baunok, Zoltan (0/1)
Berry, Jonathan (0/1)
Brebric, Branimir (0/1)
Brikovic, N (1/1)
Campbell, Brett (1/1)
Chow, Robert (½/1)
Coudari, Camille (0/1)
Cummins, Jim (1/1)
Evans, Chris (1/1)
Fritzinger, Dennis (½/1)
Fullbrook, Nigel (½/1)
Ginsburg, Mark (0/1)
Hawkes, Rob (1/1)
Hebert, Jean (0/1)
Huber, Gregory (1/1)
Jauregui Andrade, Carlos (0/1)
Jeanneret, Charles (0/1)
Johnstone, Glenn (0/1)
Joyner, Lionel (1/1)
Kirton, Neil (0/1)
Kourkounakis, Ilias (0/1)
Kuczaj, Chris (0/1)
Macskasy, Elod (0/1)
McLaren, Brian (0/1)
Montchalin, Michael (½/1)
Nickoloff, Bryon (1/1)
Odachowski, Arthur (½/1)
O'Donnell, Tom (0/1)
Ottosen, David (½/1)
Piasetski, Leon David (0/1)
Reeve, Jeff (½/1)
Ristovic, Nenad (1/1)
Saidy, Anthony Fred (0/1)
Scoones, Daniel (0/1)
Sokol, Andreas (1/1)
South, Fred (1/1)
Southam, David (1/1)
Tangborn, Eric (½/1)
Tennant, Steven Randall (½/1)
Turgeon, Levis (1/1)
Vetemaa, Juri (0/1)
Vranesic, Zvonko (½/1)
Weis, Ruediger (1/1)
Williams, Leo (0/1)
Wilson, Ted (½/1)
Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham (1/1)
Yearwood, Roy (1/1)
Zalys, Ignas (0/1)
? - South, Robert (47)
Fullbrook, Nigel (2/4)
Gardner, Robert (2/3)
O'Donnell, Tom (½/3)
Campbell, Gordon (1/2)
Huber, Gregory (1/2)
Joyner, Lionel (0/2)
Yearwood, Roy (2/2)
Ball, Stephen (1/1)
Barclay, Wayne (0/1)
Basanta, Gary (0/1)
Baser, John (1/1)
Baunok, Zoltan (1/1)
Bokan, Stefan (1/1)
Boyd, Stephen J (0/1)
Bray, Ronald (0/1)
Brodie, Hugh (½/1)
Burke, Paul1 (1/1)
Campbell, Murray (1/1)
Conquest, Stuart (1/1)
Coudari, Camille (1/1)
Day, Lawrence A (0/1)
Forbes, Gerry (1/1)
Frialde, Arniel (0/1)
Ginsburg, Mark (0/1)
Gomes, Alan (1/1)
Green Krotki, Jan (0/1)
Harari, Zaki (1/1)
Harper, Bruce (1/1)
Hawkes, Rob (0/1)
Jobin, Gilles G (½/1)
Kiviaho, Bob (0/1)
Lipnowski, Irwin (0/1)
Loadman, Ian (½/1)
Macskasy, Elod (½/1)
Odendahl, Steven M (½/1)
Peredo, Tony (1/1)
Quiring, John (0/1)
Reeve, Jeff (1/1)
Robinson, Kenneth (1/1)
Rohland, Michael K (0/1)
Sharp, Neil (1/1)
Silman, Jeremy D (½/1)
Spraggett, Kevin (0/1)
Stark, Peter (1/1)
Tukmakov, Vladimir B (0/1)
Vermette, Chris (1/1)
Zissos, Andrew (1/1)
Openings played as White (48)
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2320
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2248.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
C19 French, Winawer, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7)
Average Elo:
1910.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/2 = 0%
E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2312
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
D01 Richter-Veresov Attack (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2342.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2320
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C29 Vienna Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4)
Average Elo:
2450
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E73 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2)
Average Elo:
2485
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C07 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5)
Average Elo:
2225
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A28 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
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:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D52 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 c6 6.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2251
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A44 Old Benoni Defense (1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
2225
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2245
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo:
2434
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E91 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2118
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6 4.Ngf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2355
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
2300
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
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:
2387
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bb3 Bb7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2280
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2)
Average Elo:
2297
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
2158
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
2394
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4)
Average Elo:
2324
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C15 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
2120
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6)
Average Elo:
2131
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B32 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
2395
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2245
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 7.Bb3 b5)
Average Elo:
2148
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (35)
C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2482
Result:
3/6 = 50%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2301.5
Result:
0/4 = 0%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
4/4 = 100%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
1750
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
E20 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
2379.5
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2285.67
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2390
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2074
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2244
Result:
1/2 = 50%
E10 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2516
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2310
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1830
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C56 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
1850
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2285
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E41 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5)
Average Elo:
2235
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C20 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2047
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Ne2)
Average Elo:
2401
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2350
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7)
Average Elo:
2178
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
2144
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2384
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
2148
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2029
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo:
2221
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1896
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2236
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A18 English, Mikenas-Carls (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2349
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo:
2253
Result:
1/1 = 100%