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Player Profile
Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Vella, Duncan
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Title
:
CM
Years
:
1996-2019
Number of games
:
103
Number of wins
:
31
Number of draws
:
21
Number of losses
:
51
White score
:
17½/45 (38.89% - Average Elo: 2188.79)
Black score
:
24/58 (41.38% - Average Elo: 2163.44)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Vella, Duncan - Chang, Hon Kun (2200), Olympiad-34, Istanbul (C02) - 2000
Vella, Duncan (2167) - Said, Mahmoud (2021), Olympiad-36, Mallorca (B06) - 2004
Vella, Duncan (2041) - Veer, Willem (1957), Olympiad-39, Khanty-Mansiysk (C10) - 2010
Villegas, Pierre (2309) - Vella, Duncan (1989), EU Small Countries ol 5th, Andorra (D12) - 2017
Richter, Hans S (2165) - Vella, Duncan, Olympiad-34, Istanbul (A26) - 2000
Vazquez Maccarini, Danitza (1965) - Vella, Duncan (1979), Olympiad-41, Tromsoe (B75) - 2014
Vella, Duncan - ? (41)
Pace, Colin (1/3)
Nakapunda, Otto (1/2)
Xuereb, Vincent (1/2)
Attard, Wilfred G (½/1)
Bengafer, Moh (0/1)
Borigas, Edgardo (0/1)
Carpenter, Paul A (½/1)
Cecchetti, Roberto (1/1)
Chang, Hon Kun (1/1)
Chogdov, Munkhbat (0/1)
Cilia Vincenti, David (0/1)
Domingos, Manuel (½/1)
Elhaj, Nizar (½/1)
Galea, A (1/1)
Giron, Jorge Ernesto (½/1)
Hemam, Moulaye Brahim (0/1)
Kawuma, Steven Male (0/1)
Kigigha, Inimo (0/1)
Labollita, Martin (0/1)
Lebrun, Piersont (0/1)
Lima, Darcy Gustavo Macha (0/1)
Mifsud, Timothy (0/1)
Murillo Tsijli, Alexis (0/1)
Petterson, John (1/1)
Portanier, G (1/1)
Puhiera, Roger (½/1)
Ribbegren, Karl Johan (0/1)
Said, Mahmoud (1/1)
Sammut Briffa, Peter (½/1)
Sammut, Ronald (1/1)
Sarwary, Hamidullah (1/1)
Schartz, Alain (½/1)
Soyez, Cyril (0/1)
Strade, Arita (1/1)
Su, Haifeng (½/1)
Vajda, Levente (0/1)
Valderrama Quiceno, Esteban Alberto (0/1)
Van Hoolandt, Patrick (0/1)
Veer, Willem (1/1)
Yapa, Mayura (0/1)
Zelcic, Robert (0/1)
? - Vella, Duncan (57)
Richards, John (2/2)
Abela, Daniel (1/1)
Adedeji, Adekola (0/1)
Aizpurua, Patrick (0/1)
Aloma Vidal, Roberto (0/1)
Antonio, Rogelio Jr (0/1)
Bassel, Charaf (0/1)
Berardi, Giancarlo (½/1)
Bhowany, Hurrynarain (1/1)
Camilleri, Henry (0/1)
Chinasamy, Devarajen (0/1)
Corbin, Philip (0/1)
Fekadu, Desalegn Jimma (0/1)
Fung, ST (1/1)
Gentilleau, Jean Philippe (½/1)
Gomez Anadon, Daniel (0/1)
Hassuji, Nurdin (1/1)
Hill, Christopher (1/1)
Hoegener, Claude (½/1)
Huguet Mainar, Sergio (½/1)
Kalugampitiya, RS (½/1)
Khader, Sami (0/1)
Klerides, Paris (0/1)
Lachaux, Jerome (0/1)
Laylo, Darwin (0/1)
Maduro, Sherman (0/1)
Maksimovic, Suzana (0/1)
Mannhart, Marcel (0/1)
Martis, Valentino (1/1)
Micaller, A (1/1)
Michaelides, Konstantinos (0/1)
Mifsud, Timothy (½/1)
Mimbasa Kutesa, Willy (1/1)
Mooney, Graham (½/1)
Muscat Baron, A (1/1)
Nanjo, Ryosuke (1/1)
Neumann, Herni WM (0/1)
Noble, Mark Frederick (0/1)
Parraga, Alejandro (0/1)
Pickering, Henry (1/1)
Richter, Hans S (1/1)
Righi, Ezio (½/1)
Rippental, O (1/1)
Rombaldoni, Denis (0/1)
Salani, Polite (0/1)
Sammut Briffa, Peter (0/1)
Sammut, Ronald (1/1)
Savva, Panikos (0/1)
Shrestha, Bilam Lal (0/1)
Simonsen, Hans Kristian (0/1)
Skehan, Craig (1/1)
Taleb, Moussa (0/1)
Theocharides, Constantinos (0/1)
Tromp, Rigoberto (½/1)
Vazquez Maccarini, Danitza (1/1)
Villegas, Pierre (1/1)
Wong, Brian (½/1)
Openings played as White (32)
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2200
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
C67 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
2061
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
2225
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo:
2427
Result:
0/2 = 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:
1/2 = 50%
B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
2166.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
2461.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo:
2135
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2247
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2321
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
2036
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2230
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B54 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
0/1 = 0%
C43 Petrov, Modern Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C66 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C78 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
2533
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2021
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
2236
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1957
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
2103
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6)
Average Elo:
1920
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2267
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
1864
Result:
1/1 = 100%
Openings played as Black (38)
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:
2120.67
Result:
3/6 = 50%
B72 Sicilian, Dragon (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
1864
Result:
3½/4 = 87.5%
D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5)
Average Elo:
2243.75
Result:
1½/4 = 37.5%
E97 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6)
Average Elo:
2190
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
2066
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo:
2230
Result:
1/2 = 50%
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:
2389
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2045
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/2 = 100%
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:
2074
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f4)
Average Elo:
2220
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Ngf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2530
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2245
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3)
Average Elo:
2260
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:
2230
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2282
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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%
E72 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E60 King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6)
Average Elo:
2328
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
2200
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
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:
2115
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
2204
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo:
2182
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo:
1878
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
2160
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2352
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3)
Average Elo:
1965
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
2017
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
1917
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2440
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
2118
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
2147
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.O-O-O)
Average Elo:
2138
Result:
0/1 = 0%