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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Van Wyk, Joseph
Years
:
1998-2010
Number of games
:
205
Number of wins
:
115
Number of draws
:
34
Number of losses
:
56
White score
:
71½/105 (68.1% - Average Elo: 1792.89)
Black score
:
60½/100 (60.5% - Average Elo: 1786.31)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Van Wyk, Joseph (1913) - Babb, Jeff (2167), Winnipeg Yanofsky Memorial, Winnipeg (C44) - 2007
Van Wyk, Joseph (1921) - Tang, Edward (2099), Winnipeg TNT January op, Winnipeg (B22) - 2007
Van Wyk, Joseph (1922) - Vincent, Trevor (2094), Winnipeg Grand Prix-B, Winnipeg (B36) - 2003
Taylor, Gordon (2325) - Van Wyk, Joseph, Winnipeg Manitoba op, Winnipeg (A22) - 1998
Schulz, Waldemar (2110) - Van Wyk, Joseph (1882), Albert Boxer Classic op, Winnipeg (D02) - 2006
Schulz, Waldemar (2073) - Van Wyk, Joseph (1920), Winnipeg TNT April op, Winnipeg (D34) - 2007
Van Wyk, Joseph - ? (60)
Cleto, Sam (2/5)
Khedkar, Jay S (3/5)
Rutter, Blair A (3½/5)
Lauritson, Jim (2/4)
Lipnowski, Samuel (0/4)
Tang, Edward (1½/4)
Booth, Kevin (2½/3)
Greenberg, Harley (3/3)
Kohalmi, Andy (3/3)
Lafreniere, Adrian (1½/3)
Silva, T Romero (2½/3)
Vincent, Trevor (2/3)
Zaczek, Jonathon (1½/3)
Atem, James (2/2)
Clark, Jeff (1/2)
Czarny, Keith (2/2)
Katona, John (1½/2)
Klokow, John (2/2)
Oberton, Daniel (1/2)
Podmoroff, Yuri (1/2)
Pottinger, Carl (2/2)
Wood, Nathaniel (2/2)
Zhou, Lu (1½/2)
Agusti, Marcos (1/1)
Anderson, Collin (0/1)
Anderson, George (1/1)
Babb, Jeff (1/1)
Bince, Rolando (1/1)
BYE (1/1)
Charter, Bennet (1/1)
Curtis, Rory (½/1)
Evans, Brian (1/1)
Garrod, Chris (1/1)
Gentes, Kevin (½/1)
Gibbons, Lorne (1/1)
Green, Aaron (½/1)
Herkert, Dean (0/1)
Hogeveen Rutter, Alexander (1/1)
Kaptsan, Aron (1/1)
Kwiatek, Jordan (1/1)
Lipic, Stephen (1/1)
MacPherson, Al (1/1)
Magyar, Peter (1/1)
Martens, Peter (1/1)
McTavish, David (0/1)
Melamedoff, Gustavo (½/1)
Milord, Frank (1/1)
Mundwiler, Les (1/1)
Nikouline, Alexandre (1/1)
Penner, Wesley (0/1)
Prince, Colin (0/1)
Prystenski, Arthur (0/1)
Raihman, Daniel (1/1)
Repa, Jason (0/1)
Rumpel, Chris (1/1)
Shome, Devarshi (1/1)
Thompson, David Seip (½/1)
Trueman, Francis (1/1)
Wiebe, Daniel (1/1)
Wierda, John (1/1)
? - Van Wyk, Joseph (61)
Babb, Jeff (0/5)
Khedkar, Jay S (2/5)
Lauritson, Jim (1/4)
Liu, Weixi (1½/4)
Schulz, Waldemar (3/4)
Silva, T Romero (3/3)
Tang, Edward (0/3)
Trueman, Francis (2/3)
Vincent, Trevor (1/3)
Anderson, Collin (2/2)
Clark, Jeff (2/2)
Cleto, Sam (1½/2)
Essery, Richard (1½/2)
Evans, Brian (2/2)
Gannon, Keith (1½/2)
Gibbons, Lorne (2/2)
Greenberg, Harley (1/2)
Kaptsan, Aron (1/2)
Milord, Frank (2/2)
Pottinger, Carl (1/2)
Prince, Colin (1/2)
Proulx, Roy (1/2)
Rutter, Blair A (2/2)
Anderson, George (½/1)
Baragar, Fletcher (0/1)
Bist, Jordan (1/1)
Bist, Kent (1/1)
Booth, Kevin (1/1)
Boron, Anthony (0/1)
Cheyne, Andrew (½/1)
Curtis, Rory (1/1)
Cyncore, Dauwyn (0/1)
Czarny, Keith (1/1)
Czypinski, Jaroslaw (1/1)
Einarsson, Ken (1/1)
Goodman, Clifford (0/1)
Haynes, Nicolas (1/1)
Hogeveen Rutter, Alexander (1/1)
Huynh, Peter (1/1)
Jarmasz, Mark (0/1)
Lafreniere, Adrian (0/1)
Lange, John (½/1)
Magnusson, Saul (1/1)
Mu, Yuchen (0/1)
Mundwiler, Les (½/1)
Nikouline, Alexandre (0/1)
Ranville, Marc (1/1)
Reimer, Bruce (1/1)
Repa, Jason (0/1)
Shome, Devarshi (½/1)
Swift, Ryne (1/1)
Taylor, Gordon (1/1)
Taylor, Jasper (1/1)
Tetrault, Claude (1/1)
Wasney, Mark (1/1)
Wasserman, Arie (1/1)
Weijs, Harry (1/1)
Wiebe, Daniel (1/1)
Wierda, John (1/1)
Zaczek, Jonathon (0/1)
Zhou, Lu (1/1)
Openings played as White (42)
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
1894.92
Result:
13½/24 = 56.25%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1669.7
Result:
9/11 = 81.82%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
1839
Result:
3½/5 = 70%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1721
Result:
3½/4 = 87.5%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1651.5
Result:
1/4 = 25%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
1877.33
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1819.67
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
B44 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1878
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
1554
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1828.5
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1685
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
1591
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1778
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
1661
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
1779.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
1842
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B54 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1881
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo:
1989
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1614
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1694.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
1435
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B72 Sicilian, Dragon (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
1305
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo:
1585
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:
1697
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C15 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1874
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo:
1506
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C58 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5)
Average Elo:
1703
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B41 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6)
Average Elo:
2076
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2076
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2136
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C56 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
1189
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2024
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo:
1956
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6)
Average Elo:
1775
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1973
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C47 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2004
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4)
Average Elo:
2094
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:
2060
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C53 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3)
Average Elo:
1713
Result:
1/1 = 100%
Openings played as Black (46)
D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5)
Average Elo:
1822.07
Result:
8½/16 = 53.12%
D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
1632.43
Result:
6½/7 = 92.86%
D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5)
Average Elo:
1813
Result:
5½/7 = 78.57%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
1860.75
Result:
1/4 = 25%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1827
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
1716.75
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5)
Average Elo:
1710
Result:
2/4 = 50%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2167
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1761.33
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
D33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3)
Average Elo:
1924.67
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
C77 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1908
Result:
0/2 = 0%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1764
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo:
1793.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
2167
Result:
0/2 = 0%
A06 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
1432
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
2041
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
1635.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
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:
2062.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
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:
1653.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2325
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1698
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C57 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5)
Average Elo:
1699
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1567
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2150
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B44 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1855
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C66 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O d6)
Average Elo:
1902
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2094
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D06 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1786
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
1657
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo:
2019
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
1390
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
1651
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
1394
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C27 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4)
Average Elo:
2151
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 (1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
1855
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1438
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1956
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1727
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A09 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1753
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
1763
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
1581
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1963
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
1601
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
1447
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1502
Result:
1/1 = 100%