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ID: 2018020

Leif Karell

FIDE ratings

1,743Classical

Performance

50 games
38% Win
20% Draw
42% Loss

Leif Karell's playing style

Overall score:48%19W 10D 21L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:47%in 19 games
Strongest in classical:49%in 47 games
Out of form:28%2W 7D 11L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Advance Variation has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Advance Variation
100%
2g
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack, Long Variation
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
2g
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Variation
100%
2g
Czech Defense
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Queen's Gambit Declined has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Queen's Gambit Declined
50%
50%
4g
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation
33%
67%
3g
Caro-Kann Defense: Bronstein-Larsen Variation
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Closed Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

28 games as white in scope
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Starting position

28 games in this line · White to move

Results for Karell, Leif as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
29%
36%
36%
Move
19 · 68%
21%
53%
26%
9 · 32%
44%
56%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Oct 9, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
FMZhuang, Kyle(2296)
L—
Jul 4, 2026
OTB
DB, Pranav(1725)
W—
Jun 24, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
DB, Pranav(1725)
W—
Oct 11, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Moorhouse, Will(2034)
L—
Oct 13, 2024
OTB - TWIC
WCMField, Rowan Soraya(1893)
L—
Oct 13, 2024
OTB - PGN-Mentor
WCMField, Rowan Soraya(1893)
L—
Oct 12, 2024
OTB - TWIC
Lopez, Aldo F(1999)
D—
Oct 12, 2024
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Lopez, Aldo F(1999)
D—
Oct 12, 2024
OTB - PGN-Mentor
He, Justin Shandong(1845)
D—
Oct 12, 2024
OTB - PGN-Mentor
Aleman, Lopez Javier(1999)
D—

Research Leif Karell’s games and opening repertoire

Leif Karell is rated 1743 in standard by FIDE. Leif Karell plays for United States.

Leif Karell has FIDE ID 2018020.

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