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ID: 2019582
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John Russell Potter

FIDE ratings

2,117Classical

Performance

50 games
50% Win
24% Draw
26% Loss

John Russell Potter's playing style

Strong overall score:62%25W 12D 13L over 50 games
Dominates 1.e4 as White:68%in 22 games
Steady recent form:63%11W 3D 6L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Portsmouth Gambit has the largest White sample, with 3 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Portsmouth Gambit
67%
33%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian
33%
33%
33%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
50%
50%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Closed
50%
50%
2g

Openings as Black

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

French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation
100%
2g
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System
50%
50%
2g
Pirc Defense: Sveshnikov System
50%
50%
2g
Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation
100%
1g
French Defense: Advance Variation, Extended Bishop Swap
100%
1g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

25 games in this line · White to move

Results for Potter, John Russell as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
56%
24%
20%
Move
22 · 88%
55%
27%
18%
2 · 8%
50%
50%
1 · 4%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Apr 6, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Hornsby, Albert(1822)
W—
Apr 5, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Sharma, Devesh(2121)
L—
Jan 25, 2026
OTB - TWIC
GMHebden, Mark L(2362)
W—
Jan 25, 2026
OTB - TWIC
GMKorneev, Oleg(2427)
L—
Jan 24, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Ward, Cian(1948)
W—
Jan 24, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Fossey, Isaac(1761)
W—
Jan 23, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Kaushik, Madhav(1908)
D—
Sep 7, 2025
OTB - TWIC
FMMartyn, Rafe(2192)
L—
Sep 7, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Cooper, John G(2100)
W—
Sep 6, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Birtwistle, Nigel(2068)
W—

Research John Russell Potter’s games and opening repertoire

John Russell Potter is rated 2117 in standard by FIDE. John Russell Potter plays for United States.

John Russell Potter has FIDE ID 2019582.

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