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ID: 400890

Nigel J Holloway

FIDE ratings

2,320Classical

Performance

50 games
36% Win
42% Draw
22% Loss

Nigel J Holloway's playing style

Strong overall score:57%18W 21D 11L over 50 games
Dominates 1.Nf3 as White:81%in 16 games
Steady recent form:55%8W 6D 6L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:42%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation has the largest White sample, with 5 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation
40%
60%
5g
Indian Defense: Knights Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Hungarian Variation has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Hungarian Variation
100%
2g
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation
100%
2g
Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

27 games as white in scope
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Starting position

27 games in this line · White to move

Results for Holloway, Nigel J as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
52%
37%
11%
Move
16 · 59%
63%
38%
9 · 33%
22%
44%
33%
2 · 7%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jan 1, 1996
OTB - Codekiddy
Colquhoun, Robert
D—
Jan 1, 1976
OTB - Codekiddy
FMByway, Paul V(2230)
W—
Jan 1, 1976
OTB - Codekiddy
FMByway, Paul V(2230)
W—
Aug 11, 1975
OTB - MillionBase2.9
Clarke, Paul R H(2350)
D—
Aug 9, 1975
OTB - Codekiddy
FMNicholson, John G(2182)
W—
Aug 9, 1975
OTB - MillionBase2.9
Nicholson Matthew, Jack(2065)
W—
Aug 8, 1975
OTB - PGNMentor
Macdonald-Ross, Michael(2117)
L—
Aug 7, 1975
OTB - MillionBase2.9
Pritchard, David J
W—
Aug 1, 1975
OTB - TheChessDog
Sinclair, Ian
D—
Aug 1, 1975
OTB - TheChessDog
Haygarth, Michael J(2335)
D—

Research Nigel J Holloway’s games and opening repertoire

Nigel J Holloway is rated 2320 in standard by FIDE. Nigel J Holloway plays for England.

Nigel J Holloway has FIDE ID 400890.

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