Player profile

Magnussen, Pal

Standard: 1897 Rapid: 1895 Blitz: 1944 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 1711814 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: SWE Sex: M Birth Year: 1958 Age: 68
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: NA FOA title: —
Games: 38 Wins: 11 (29%) Draws: 7 (18%) Losses: 20 (53%)
Dossier

31 of 38 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 87.4%
Opened e4: 14/14
Castled kingside: 25Same-side castling: 21Opposite-side castling: 3Castled queenside: 2Did not castle: 1
Played in the center: 11Played on the queenside: 8Played on the kingside: 6Fianchettoed kingside: 5Fianchettoed queenside: 4
Space advantage: 21Active pieces: 18Missed tactics: 17Backward pawn: 16Kept the bishop pair: 16Isolated pawn: 14Sacrificed material: 14Avoided exchanges: 12Initiated exchanges: 11Played gambits: 4
Openings

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As White 16 games 6W 4D 6L
Sicilian Defense 9 games 2W 2D 5L
French Variation 3 games 0W 0D 3L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Normal 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Najdorf Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Opocensky Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Dragon Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation, Normal Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scheveningen Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Defense 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Advance Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Euwe Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Wade Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Chigorin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Italian Game 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo, Albin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo, with a4 a5 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Philidor Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 16 games 5W 1D 10L
Italian Game 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Giuoco Piano 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 3 games 0W 0D 3L
Schliemann Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Berlin Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nyholm Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anti-Benoni Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Four Knights Variation, Flexible Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Reversed Grünfeld 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Accelerated London System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Trompowsky Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scotch Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benima Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benko Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zaitsev System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benko Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King Walk Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 173

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2025.10.29 · 43... Bc3 (−38.8% win chance) 0-1
Magnussen, Pal
Segal, Yosef
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????.??.?? · 43. Ba3 (−37.4% win chance) 0-1
Nyander, Joakim
Magnussen, Pal
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2024.06.29 · 13... Bf5 (−37.2% win chance) 1-0
Magnussen, Pal
Malmdin, Nils-Ake
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????.??.?? · 12... Bg4 (−33.2% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Magnussen, Pal
Ronneland, Daniel
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Games Showing all 38 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves