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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Ward, Tom
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1980-2000
Number of games
:
150
Number of wins
:
72
Number of draws
:
31
Number of losses
:
47
White score
:
43½/74 (58.78% - Average Elo: 2284.53)
Black score
:
44/76 (57.89% - Average Elo: 2324.31)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Ward, Tom (2330) - Tate, Emory (2370), Chicago op, Chicago (B90) - 1995
Ward, Tom (2330) - Friedman, Josef (2290), Chicago US Masters, Chicago (B89) - 1996
Ward, Tom (2305) - Kamberi, Sonny (2285), Lansing MI Inv, Lansing (C54) - 1998
Ballicora, Miguel A (2245) - Ward, Tom (2282), Michigan MEC MastersExperts, USA (E42) - 2000
Harkins, James L - Ward, Tom, Ohio-ch qual, Cleveland (C44) - 1980
Zachlin - Ward, Tom, Ohio-ch qual, Cleveland (A40) - 1980
Ward, Tom - ? (66)
Noren, Kevin (1/3)
Burg, Dan (1½/2)
Calton, Bill J (1/2)
Finegold, Mark (½/2)
Jarosz, Stanley J Jr (1½/2)
Moody, David (2/2)
Williams, R (1½/2)
Almquist, W (1/1)
Arganian, David H (1/1)
Bailey, Gregory E (0/1)
Basin, Leonid (½/1)
Cadman, Chuck (0/1)
Chow, Albert (0/1)
Ciaffone, Robert (1/1)
Cooper, Thomas L (0/1)
Cox, William G (1/1)
Dmuchowski, F (1/1)
Eagle, Christopher (1/1)
Finegold, Ronald (1/1)
Ford, William (1/1)
Friedman, Josef (1/1)
Gilruth, Peter (0/1)
Gregorz, Ralph (½/1)
Hernandez, Hector R (0/1)
Inumerable, Florentino (1/1)
Jakstas, K (1/1)
Johnson, Eric C (½/1)
Kaidanov, Gregory S (0/1)
Kamberi, Sonny (1/1)
Kaptsan, Aron (1/1)
Kende, Mark S (1/1)
Kitts, Gary (1/1)
Lehotzky, Attila (1/1)
Lin, Alan (½/1)
Maddex, William I (0/1)
Marshall, L2 (1/1)
Mazuchowski, Tom (1/1)
Moore, Randall (1/1)
Olesen, Martin (0/1)
Owens, J (0/1)
Palmer, Tony (0/1)
Paschall, William M (0/1)
Pirochta, Todd (0/1)
Puckett, Matthew (0/1)
Rajlich, Vasik G (0/1)
Revnell, Joseph (1/1)
Ruiz, G (0/1)
Salman, Nachum (0/1)
Sinn, M Robert (0/1)
Smeltzer, P (1/1)
Smith, MA (1/1)
Smith, Ron (1/1)
Smythe, Bill (0/1)
Sollano, E (1/1)
Spooner, Frank (1/1)
Stinson, David (1/1)
Tate, Emory (1/1)
Thomas, C (0/1)
Thomas, H (1/1)
Torman, Eric (0/1)
Vandivier, Don (1/1)
Weeramantry, Sunil (½/1)
Wysocki, Jason Ray (1/1)
Zaremba, Andrie (½/1)
Zebrowski, Andrew (½/1)
Zingheim, Scott (1/1)
? - Ward, Tom (69)
Bailey, Gregory E (2½/3)
Calton, Bill J (0/2)
Haakonstad, Olaf (2/2)
Mazuchowski, Tom (0/2)
Skidmore, Mike (2/2)
Zaremba, Andrie (1/2)
Anderson, Renard (½/1)
Ballicora, Miguel A (1/1)
Base, Alfredo B (½/1)
Belfer, J (0/1)
Bohley, Donald (1/1)
Brasket, Curt Justin (½/1)
Brattin, Vincent (1/1)
Brooks, Michael A (0/1)
Bungo, Gregory (1/1)
Chang, D (1/1)
Ciaffone, Robert (½/1)
Collins, Chris (1/1)
Comp BP (½/1)
Cunningham, Robin J (½/1)
Davies, Nigel Rodney (½/1)
Everett, Morgan (1/1)
Gabbara, Faris (0/1)
Garrison, Ray (1/1)
Gogel, Dennis (0/1)
Golonka, Stan (1/1)
Hahn, David (½/1)
Halstead, Kevin (1/1)
Hankinson, Chris (1/1)
Harkins, James L (1/1)
Homan, Stephen (½/1)
Jarosz, Stanley J Jr (½/1)
Klug, Steffen (½/1)
Koger, M (½/1)
Kung, F (1/1)
Laren, Philip (0/1)
Levadi, David (½/1)
Mellen, Steve (0/1)
Moody, David (1/1)
Morrell, Gordon (1/1)
Mote, David (0/1)
Noren, Kevin (½/1)
O'Donnell, Robert (0/1)
Oll, Lembit (0/1)
Pence, M (1/1)
Popovych, Orest (0/1)
Raftshol, Warren (½/1)
Reyes, Ivan L (1/1)
Ridella, Dennis (½/1)
Roe, Philip (0/1)
Seawald, Dennis (1/1)
Skidmore, Jennifer M (1/1)
Smith, Walter (½/1)
Sobocinski, M (0/1)
Solon, Nathan (1/1)
Sprague, Ross Frederick (0/1)
Steverson, B (1/1)
Stone, Raymond (0/1)
Thompson, D (1/1)
Torman, Eric (0/1)
Turgut, Tansel (0/1)
Turner, Keita (0/1)
Vaka, Flamur (1/1)
Walker, D (1/1)
Walker, Leigh (1/1)
Wisckol, R (1/1)
Wygrecki, J (1/1)
Young, Angelo (0/1)
Zachlin (1/1)
Openings played as White (42)
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
5½/8 = 68.75%
C24 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2355
Result:
3½/5 = 70%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2240
Result:
1½/4 = 37.5%
B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B32 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
3/3 = 100%
C15 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2230
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
C16 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B03 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4)
Average Elo:
2445
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B89 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 Nc6 7.Be3)
Average Elo:
2223.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2180
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B77 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 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/2 = 100%
C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
2285
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C14 French, Classical (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
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:
2285
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2430
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C25 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B72 Sicilian, Dragon (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2300
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C27 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2205
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
2115
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C13 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
2265
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:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
2370
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C21 Center Game (1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4)
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:
1/1 = 100%
C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 (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 Qa5 11.Bb3 Rfc8 12.h4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Openings played as Black (44)
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:
2445
Result:
3½/7 = 50%
B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
2625
Result:
2/4 = 50%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4)
Average Elo:
2260
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
3/3 = 100%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
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:
2270
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
E20 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
2415
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo:
2365
Result:
½/2 = 25%
E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
½/2 = 25%
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:
2252.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2495
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2250
Result:
0/2 = 0%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6 4.Ngf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A61 Benoni (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
2126
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Be7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A27 English, Three Knights System (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E10 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
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%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
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:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.Bd3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E07 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7)
Average Elo:
2205
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O O-O 9.Nb3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%