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ID: 14322447

Michael Findlay

FIDE ratings

1,903Classical
1,913Blitz

Performance

50 games
18% Win
34% Draw
48% Loss

Michael Findlay's playing style

Overall score:35%9W 17D 24L over 50 games
Best with 1.d4 as White:35%in 20 games
Steady recent form:28%4W 3D 13L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:34%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, Main Line has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, Main Line
50%
50%
4g
Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation
100%
2g
Slav Defense: Modern Line
100%
2g
Queen's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation
100%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Neo-Classical Line
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack
100%
2g
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal Variation
100%
2g
Vienna Game: Mieses Variation
100%
2g
Semi-Slav Defense
100%
2g
Slav Defense
100%
2g

Repertoire

28 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

28 games in this line · White to move

Results for Findlay, Michael as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
29%
29%
43%
Move
20 · 71%
30%
10%
60%
6 · 21%
33%
67%
2 · 7%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
May 16, 2005
OTB - IECG
Radchenko, Sergey(1876)
L—
May 16, 2005
OTB - IECG
Petters, Paul(1690)
D—
May 16, 2005
OTB - IECG
Casser, Aaron(1526)
W—
May 16, 2005
OTB - IECG
Rizzi, Davide(1879)
L—
May 16, 2005
OTB - IECG
Shutov, Andry(1769)
L—
May 16, 2005
OTB - IECG
Costanzo, Flavio(1628)
L—
May 16, 2005
OTB - IECG
Topot, Iwan(1525)
D—
May 16, 2005
OTB - IECG
Wishma Ali(1665)
L—
May 16, 2005
OTB - IECG
Vyt, Johan(1839)
L—
May 16, 2005
OTB - IECG
Schalkwijk, Peter H(1561)
W—

Research Michael Findlay’s games and opening repertoire

Michael Findlay is rated 1903 in standard, 1913 in blitz by FIDE. Michael Findlay plays for South Africa.

Michael Findlay has FIDE ID 14322447.

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