CM
New ZealandNZL
ID: 4301927

Richard Taylor

FIDE ratings

1,853Classical
1,906Rapid

Performance

50 games
34% Win
30% Draw
36% Loss

Richard Taylor's playing style

Overall score:49%17W 15D 18L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:46%in 24 games
Steady recent form:55%9W 4D 7L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:30%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack
100%
2g
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line
100%
2g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation
100%
2g
Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense
50%
50%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Grob Attack
100%
2g
Nimzo-Indian Defense
100%
2g
Torre Attack: Classical Defense
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Retreat Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

24 games in this line · White to move

Results for Taylor, Richard as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
33%
25%
42%
Move
24 · 100%
33%
25%
42%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jan 12, 2019
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Akshay Sharma(1489)
W—
Jan 12, 2019
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Akshay Sharma(1489)
W—
Jan 10, 2019
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Cooper, Nigel(1587)
D—
Jan 10, 2019
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Cooper, Nigel(1587)
D—
Jan 9, 2019
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Bennett, Hilton(1943)
W—
Jan 9, 2019
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Bennett, Hilton(1943)
W—
Jan 8, 2019
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Seabrook, Roy(1754)
D—
Jan 8, 2019
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Seabrook, Roy(1754)
D—
Jan 7, 2019
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
WFMChibnall, Alana(1944)
L—
Jan 7, 2019
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
WFMChibnall, Alana(1944)
L—

Research Richard Taylor’s games and opening repertoire

CM Richard Taylor is rated 1853 in standard, 1906 in rapid by FIDE. Richard Taylor plays for New Zealand.

Richard Taylor has FIDE ID 4301927.

Check the official FIDE record for ratings and identity. It is not a complete archive of game moves.

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