Player profile
Marks, Ian A
Dossier
35 of 35 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 86%
Opened d4: 4/8Opened e4: 2/8Opened f4: 1/8Opened Nf3: 1/8
Castled kingside: 14Same-side castling: 12Did not castle: 4Opposite-side castling: 3Castled queenside: 2
Played in the center: 10Fianchettoed queenside: 7Fianchettoed kingside: 6Played on the queenside: 5Played on the kingside: 2
Active pieces: 15Sacrificed material: 12Initiated exchanges: 12Space advantage: 11Kept the bishop pair: 10Backward pawn: 9Isolated pawn: 7Missed tactics: 7Avoided exchanges: 6Played gambits: 2
Openings
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As White 8 games 1W 4D 3L
Catalan Opening 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
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1 game
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Open Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Line
1 game
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French Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Tarrasch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Morozevich Variation
1 game
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1L
Bird Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dutch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
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1 game
0W
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1L
Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Raphael Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
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1 game
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King's Indian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
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King's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Averbakh Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Defense
1 game
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Sicilian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Traditional
1 game
0W
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1L
As Black 12 games 2W 3D 7L
Scandinavian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Portuguese Gambit 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Banker Variation
1 game
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1L
Wuss Variation
1 game
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Scotch Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Mieses Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
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1 game
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Italian Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
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1 game
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Petrov's Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Three Knights Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
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1 game
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1L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Standard Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
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1 game
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Bogo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzowitsch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
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1 game
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1L
Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1 game 1W 0D 0L
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1 game
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0L
Trompowsky Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
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1 game
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1L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
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Czech Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
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Pirc Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
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Blunders Top 4 of 169
This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?
Games Showing all 35 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.09.13 | Round 5: Kovalevskij, Alan - Marks, Ian A | 5.19 | 2026.09.13 Kovalevskij, Alan (2414996) (1644) | 0 | 86.20% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 | |
| 2026.09.13 | Round 4: Marks, Ian A - Murray, Frankie | 4.19 | 2026.09.13 Murray, Frankie (2402963) (1725) | 0 | 80.20% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 | |
| 2026.09.12 | Round 3: Ganesh, Krishiv - Marks, Ian A | 3.18 | 2026.09.12 Ganesh, Krishiv (2413035) (1543) | ½ | 84.20% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 | |
| 2026.09.12 | Round 2: Marks, Ian A - Shopynskyi, Vladyslav | 2.14 | 2026.09.12 Shopynskyi, Vladyslav (2416255) (1815) | 0 | 84.70% | 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 | |
| 2026.09.11 | Round 1: Yip, Atticus - Marks, Ian A | 1.11 | 2026.09.11 Yip, Atticus (2413256) (1667) | 0 | 79.30% | 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 | |
| 2025.09.14 | Round 5: Skettos, Nicolas - Marks, Ian A | 5.3 | 2025.09.14 Skettos, Nicolas (5900670) (1919) | 0 | 87.20% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.09.14 | Round 4: Marks, Ian A - Malkin, Jamie | 4.2 | 2025.09.14 Malkin, Jamie (2403668) (2085) | ½ | 90.90% | 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 | |
| 2025.09.13 | Round 3: Yip, Oscar - Marks, Ian A | 3.8 | 2025.09.13 Yip, Oscar (2413264) (1528) | 1 | 97.00% | 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 | |
| 2025.09.13 | Round 2: Marks, Ian A - Al Dakl Alla, Humam | 2.12 | 2025.09.13 Al Dakl Alla, Humam (2410150) (1706) | 1 | 82.90% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bf5 | |
| 2025.09.12 | Round 1: Nield, Christopher - Marks, Ian A | 1.12 | 2025.09.12 Nield, Christopher (2410044) (1763) | ½ | 70.20% | 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 | |
| 2025.02.26 | World Senior Team 2025 S65 | 9.44 | 2025.02.26 Brait, Wolfgang (1330918) (1992) | ½ | 90.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 e6 | |
| 2025.02.17 | World Senior Team 2025 S65 | 1.20 | 2025.02.17 Meduna, Eduard (300055) (2305) | 0 | 85.90% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ | |
| 2024.07.11 | wstcc2024o65 | 9.15 | 2024.07.11 Ungure, Liga (11600330) (1935) | ½ | 92.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 | |
| 2024.07.10 | wstcc2024o65 | 8.15 | 2024.07.10 Booth, Anthony (4302699) (1742) | 1 | 93.00% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 | |
| 2024.07.09 | wstcc2024o65 | 7.16 | 2024.07.09 Kane, Robert (420468) (1854) | 0 | 82.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e3 d5 | |
| 2024.07.07 | wstcc2024o65 | 6.15 | 2024.07.07 Hansch, Klaus-Michael (24601683) (1878) | ½ | 94.80% | 1. d4 g6 2. Bf4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 | |
| 2024.07.05 | wstcc2024o65 | 4.15 | 2024.07.05 Dekan, Hans (4685555) (2083) | 0 | 79.50% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 | |
| 2024.07.04 | wstcc2024o65 | 3.15 | 2024.07.04 Algars, Olle (1702513) (1883) | 0 | 77.50% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 | |
| 2024.07.03 | wst65 | 2.20 | 2024.07.03 Bartczak, Hanna (1157531) (1634) | ½ | 93.80% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2024.05.08 | European Senior Team Chess Championship 2024 - Section 65 + | 2.27 | 2024.05.08 Bukvic, Mihailo (918458) (2081) | 0 | 87.90% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 | |
| 2023.07.20 | European Senior Team Chess Championship 2023 50+ | 9.4 | 2023.07.20 Wozny, Jan (21816441) (1193) | 1 | 96.90% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Ng1 Nb8 | |
| 2023.07.19 | European Senior Team Chess Championship 2023 50+ | 8.4 | 2023.07.19 Noyce, Robert C (403059) (2142) | 0 | 83.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 | |
| 2023.07.18 | European Senior Team Chess Championship 2023 50+ | 7.4 | 2023.07.18 Fink-Nunn, Petra (405809) (1982) | ½ | 89.90% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 | |
| 2023.07.16 | European Senior Team Chess Championship 2023 50+ | 5.4 | 2023.07.16 Hogarth, Mark J (412104) (1902) | 1 | 91.80% | 1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 | |
| 2023.07.15 | European Senior Team Chess Championship 2023 50+ | 4.4 | 2023.07.15 Zielinski, Olgierd (1831) | ½ | 91.10% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 | |
| 2023.07.14 | European Senior Team Chess Championship 2023 50+ | 3.4 | 2023.07.14 Kantorik, Marian (14900513) (2200) | ½ | 94.20% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 | |
| 2023.07.13 | European Senior Team Chess Championship 2023 50+ | 2.4 | 2023.07.13 Buriene, Regina (12838004) | ½ | 88.20% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| Round 7: Habershon, Paul F - Marks, Ian A | 7.20 | Habershon, Paul F (409065) (1959) | 1 | 94.40% | 1. Nf3 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. d3 c5 | ||
| Round 6: Marks, Ian A - Geoffrey W Sage | 6.6 | Geoffrey W Sage | 1 | 92.20% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 b6 | ||
| Round 5: Clark, Robert G - Marks, Ian A | 5.4 | Clark, Robert G (421162) (1991) | 0 | 86.50% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | ||
| Round 4: Marks, Ian A - Dilleigh, Stephen P | 4.2 | Dilleigh, Stephen P (408379) (2048) | ½ | 96.30% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nd7 3. Bg2 e5 | ||
| Round 3: James, Geoffrey H - Marks, Ian A | 3.1 | James, Geoffrey H (402346) (2088) | ½ | 91.00% | 1. Nf3 d6 2. g3 e5 3. d3 f5 | ||
| Round 2: Barnes, David - Marks, Ian A | 2.20 | Barnes, David (343417191) (1758) | 1 | 91.40% | 1. e4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 | ||
| Round 1: Marks, Ian A - Granat, Russell G | 1.8 | Granat, Russell G (401714) (2164) | 0 | 80.00% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 | ||
| 2023.07.08 | Round 2: Stephen Swanson - Ian A Marks | 2023.07.08 Stephen Swanson | 0 | 83.70% | 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nf3 Qxd5 |