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Karell, Leif

Standard: 1734 Rapid: 0 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 2018020 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: USA Sex: M Birth Year: 1948 Age: 78
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 11 Wins: 1 (9%) Draws: 3 (27%) Losses: 7 (64%)
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Dossier

11 of 11 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 86.3%
Opened e4: 5/6Opened Nf3: 1/6
Castled kingside: 8Same-side castling: 8Castled queenside: 3Opposite-side castling: 2
Fianchettoed kingside: 6Played on the kingside: 5Played in the center: 5Fianchettoed queenside: 1Played on the queenside: 1
Isolated pawn: 8Active pieces: 6Sacrificed material: 6Kept the bishop pair: 5Initiated exchanges: 5Backward pawn: 4Space advantage: 4Avoided exchanges: 3Missed tactics: 2Played gambits: 2
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Openings

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As White 6 games 0W 2D 4L
Sicilian Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Old Sicilian 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Italian Game 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Scotch Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Max Lange Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Max Lange Attack, Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Formation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
As Black 5 games 1W 1D 3L
Caro-Kann Defense 4 games 1W 1D 2L
Bronstein-Larsen Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 41

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

2024.10.12 · 39. Qd7 (−48.4% win chance) 1/2-1/2
He, Justin Shandong
Karell, Leif
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2025.10.11 · 32. Qb2 (−42.7% win chance) 0-1
Moorhouse, Will
Karell, Leif
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2026.10.09 · 28. Qg2 (−40% win chance) 0-1
Zhuang, Kyle
Karell, Leif
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2024.10.10 · 56... Ke2 (−28.2% win chance) 1-0
Karell, Leif
Zhao, Kevin
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Games Showing all 11 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves