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Szpisjak, Steven



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Years:	1982-2021
Number of games:	138
Number of wins:	61
Number of draws:	34
Number of losses:	43
White score:	38½/70 (55% - Average Elo: 2321.29)
Black score:	39½/68 (58.09% - Average Elo: 2289.72)

Rating progression

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White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses

Top wins

Szpisjak, Steven (2320) - Mitkov, Nikola (2525), National op, Las Vegas (A29) - 1997

Szpisjak, Steven - Lonoff, Marc J (2340), Lincolnwood TOC, Lincolnwood (C02) - 1990

Szpisjak, Steven - Levit, Roman Izrailevich (2315), Illinois op2, Illinois (A13) - 1993

Karklins, Andrew (2335) - Szpisjak, Steven, Chicago op, Chicago (C02) - 1996

Lucky, David N (2311) - Szpisjak, Steven (2240), US Open-102, Framingham (B13) - 2001

Amador, Sergio Jose (2280) - Szpisjak, Steven (2246), World op 28th, Philadelphia (A03) - 2000

Szpisjak, Steven - ? (68)

Finegold, Benjamin (½/2)

Rajlich, Vasik G (0/2)

Adu, Oladapo (0/1)

Airapetian, Chouchanik (0/1)

Andrews, Todd D (1/1)

Bogan, Timothy J (½/1)

Brooks, Michael A (0/1)

Burnett, Kevin (0/1)

Chow, Albert (0/1)

Chutter, John D (½/1)

Cohen, Lewis (½/1)

Damocles, J (1/1)

Davidovich, Manis (1/1)

Fagan, James B (½/1)

Felber, Joseph J (1/1)

Fischer, B (1/1)

Gabbara, Faris (½/1)

Giertz, C (1/1)

Gordin, Vladimir (1/1)

Khmelnitsky, Igor N (0/1)

Kleban, Yuliy (0/1)

Kornfeld, Andreas (½/1)

Kraai, Jesse (½/1)

Kramer, C (1/1)

Kudrin, Sergey (0/1)

Levit, Roman Izrailevich (1/1)

Lonoff, Marc J (1/1)

Maddex, William I (1/1)

Manion, Josh (0/1)

Marshall, James (1/1)

Mitkov, Nikola (1/1)

Morris, Matthew (0/1)

Mulyar, Michael A (½/1)

Oberweis, Jim (1/1)

Obukhov, Dmitriy (1/1)

Pukel, B (1/1)

Randall, Paul (1/1)

Roberts, Marcus (1/1)

Rowley, Robert (½/1)

Satterlee, Ray (0/1)

Schorr, Leon (½/1)

Serper, Grigory (0/1)

Sharp, Dale Eugene (1/1)

Shipman, Walter (½/1)

Smythe, Bill (1/1)

Sobel, Simone L (1/1)

Stein, Peter (1/1)

Sterijov, Ljupco (1/1)

Tamburro, Peter (0/1)

Tate, Emory (½/1)

Thomas, David (1/1)

Umezinwa, George (1/1)

Vayserberg, Tatiana (½/1)

Wallach, Kenneth (0/1)

Warren, Jim (1/1)

Watson, John L (0/1)

Weeramantry, Sunil (½/1)

Zildzic, Kenan (0/1)

Zlotnikov, Mikhail (½/1)

? - Szpisjak, Steven (62)

Bossars, P (2/2)

Chow, Albert (0/2)

Karklins, Andrew (1/2)

Pelts, Peter (0/2)

Schiller, Eric Andrew (1/2)

Sollano, E (2/2)

Aaron, Arvind (1/1)

Acosta, Mariano (1/1)

Amador, Sergio Jose (1/1)

Bachler, Kevin L (½/1)

Benesa, Arnulfo (0/1)

Bolitho, Thomas (1/1)

Buckendorf, Glen (½/1)

Byrne, Robert Eugene (0/1)

Cadman, Chuck (½/1)

Chachere, Lawrence (1/1)

Craggs, T (1/1)

Cronin, Mike (½/1)

Davidovich, Manis (1/1)

Deshpande, Ari (1/1)

Dougherty, Michael J (½/1)

Filipovich, David (1/1)

Friedman, David M (0/1)

Graham, Nathaniel (½/1)

Grigsby, Franklin (1/1)

Gurevich, Dmitry (0/1)

Hartwig, Thomas E (½/1)

Hayes, William (1/1)

Heivilin, J (1/1)

Hodgson, Julian M (0/1)

Ilosvay, Paul (1/1)

John, David C (½/1)

Jungman, Gerard J (1/1)

Karasik, Evgeni (1/1)

Kingrey, Chaene (½/1)

Kus, Chris (1/1)

Lucky, David N (1/1)

Manion, Josh (0/1)

Marshall, James (½/1)

O'Donnell, Robert (1/1)

Ptacek, Miroslav (1/1)

Rogan, Marvin (0/1)

Root, Douglas (0/1)

Sax, Robert (1/1)

Schultz, Donald D (½/1)

Schuschel, Hans (1/1)

Schwartz, Ylon (0/1)

Shaked, Tal (0/1)

Sharp, Dale Eugene (1/1)

Sheaf, Mike (1/1)

Smythe, Bill (1/1)

Stolerman, Jack (½/1)

Sudharsan, Krishnan (0/1)

Taylor, Timothy (0/1)

Terrie, Henry L (1/1)

Warren, Jim (½/1)

Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander (0/1)

Wright, William (1/1)

Yedidia, Jonathan (½/1)

Young, Angelo (0/1)

Zelkind, Mike (0/1)

Zingheim, Scott (½/1)

Openings played as White (57)

A56 Benoni Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5)
Average Elo: 2295
Result: ½/2 = 25%

A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo: 2265
Result: 1/2 = 50%

D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo: 2559
Result: ½/2 = 25%

A02 Bird's Opening (1.f4)
Average Elo: 2340
Result: ½/2 = 25%

A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo: 2295
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/2 = 50%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/2 = 25%

D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2539
Result: 1/2 = 50%

D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2053
Result: ½/2 = 25%

E20 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 2/2 = 100%

C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo: 2317.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 2/2 = 100%

E70 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4)
Average Elo: 2377.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

C14 French, Classical (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7)
Average Elo: 2253
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C78 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O)
Average Elo: 2135
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A06 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C49 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4)
Average Elo: 0
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: 2600
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5)
Average Elo: 2101
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E13 Queen's Indian, 4.Nc3, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Bb4)
Average Elo: 2160
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 2533
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E16 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E17 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A17 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6)
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: 1/1 = 100%

B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2469
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo: 2519
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2315
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo: 2525
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System (1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4)
Average Elo: 2445
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A65 Benoni, 6.e4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo: 2030
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2350
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C40 King's Knight Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2350
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo: 1978
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo: 2365
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A15 English (1.c4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E08 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Qc2)
Average Elo: 2306
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E73 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2380
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C43 Petrov, Modern Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qxd4)
Average Elo: 2210
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C05 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2225
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B19 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7)
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: 2295
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo: 2280
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E75 King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5 e6)
Average Elo: 2390
Result: ½/1 = 50%

Openings played as Black (49)

A51 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5)
Average Elo: 2300
Result: 3/5 = 60%

A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2495
Result: ½/3 = 16.67%

C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo: 2353.5
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2270.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 2/2 = 100%

A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 2/2 = 100%

A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/2 = 50%

C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo: 2252.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A24 English, Bremen System with ...g6 (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 g6)
Average Elo: 2224
Result: 1/2 = 50%

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: 2392.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3)
Average Elo: 0
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: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B98 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo: 2260
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo: 2310
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C40 King's Knight Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C43 Petrov, Modern Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qxd4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D90 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo: 2230
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 2215
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2085
Result: 1/1 = 100%

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: 2300
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2535
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo: 2180
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2435
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D86 Grunfeld, Exchange (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C03 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2)
Average Elo: 2125
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2610
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo: 2280
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3)
Average Elo: 2251
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo: 2311
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: 2105
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2033
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo: 2155
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 2006
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2328
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2465
Result: 0/1 = 0%