Player profile
Buka, Joshua
Dossier
22 of 22 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 83.3%
Opened e4: 12/12
Castled kingside: 20Same-side castling: 18Opposite-side castling: 2Castled queenside: 1Did not castle: 1
Played in the center: 12Played on the kingside: 8Fianchettoed queenside: 3Fianchettoed kingside: 2Played on the queenside: 2
Active pieces: 17Sacrificed material: 17Initiated exchanges: 16Isolated pawn: 13Space advantage: 12Kept the bishop pair: 11Backward pawn: 8Missed tactics: 6Avoided exchanges: 4Played gambits: 1
Openings
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As White 12 games 6W 2D 4L
Sicilian Defense 4 games 2W 0D 2L
Kan Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Modern Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Polugaevsky Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Dragon Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Yugoslav Attack, Modern Line
1 game
0W
0D
1L
French Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Caro-Kann Defense 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Bayonet Attack
2 games
1W
0D
1L
Karpov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Ruy Lopez 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Berlin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anti-Berlin Variation, Mortimer Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Steinitz Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Italian Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Giuoco Piano 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Petrov's Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
As Black 10 games 3W 4D 3L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Colle System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Accelerated London System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Steinitz Countergambit
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Sicilian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Old Sicilian 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Löwenthal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Accelerated London System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Leningrad Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ragozin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
English Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
French Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Blunders Top 4 of 137
This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?
Games Showing all 22 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.10.18 | Round 11: Kerobyan, Mark - Buka, Joshua | 11.2 | 2026.10.18 Kerobyan, Mark (343444350) (1916) | ½ | 89.90% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 d6 | |
| 2026.10.18 | Round 10: Buka, Joshua - Sanderson, Scarlett | 10.6 | 2026.10.18 Sanderson, Scarlett (343451349) (1656) | 1 | 65.20% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 | |
| 2026.10.18 | Round 8: Saxena, Advik - Buka, Joshua | 8.6 | 2026.10.18 Saxena, Advik (343423892) (1722) | ½ | 89.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 | |
| 2026.10.18 | Round 7: Buka, Joshua - Li, Alice | 7.2 | 2026.10.18 Li, Alice (343454976) (1542) | 1 | 74.30% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.10.17 | Round 6: Dodukh, Artem - Buka, Joshua | 6.5 | 2026.10.17 Dodukh, Artem (343423213) (1669) | 0 | 67.90% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2026.10.17 | Round 5: Buka, Joshua - Lin, William | 5.3 | 2026.10.17 Lin, William (343433766) (1830) | 0 | 85.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.10.17 | Round 4: Vijay, Kayal - Buka, Joshua | 4.4 | 2026.10.17 Vijay, Kayal (343456766) (1652) | 1 | 94.90% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 d5 | |
| 2026.10.17 | Round 3: Buka, Joshua - Sennaroglu, Djan | 3.4 | 2026.10.17 Sennaroglu, Djan (343424902) (1880) | 1 | 89.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.10.17 | Round 2: Cawdery, Mary - Buka, Joshua | 2.3 | 2026.10.17 Cawdery, Mary (343426077) (1735) | ½ | 88.80% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 | |
| 2026.10.17 | Round 1: Buka, Joshua - Zhestilevskii, Stepan | 1.5 | 2026.10.17 Zhestilevskii, Stepan (343421822) (1671) | ½ | 87.00% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 | |
| 2026.10.15 | Round 9: Buka, Joshua - Bhaduri, Aviraj | 9.1 | 2026.10.15 Bhaduri, Aviraj (343451721) (1767) | 0 | 47.40% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2025.10.12 | Round 9: Katukuri, Aarav - Buka, Joshua | 9.9 | 2025.10.12 Katukuri, Aarav (343400604) (1616) | 1 | 94.50% | 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 | |
| 2025.10.12 | Round 8: Buka, Joshua - Dupuis, Daniel | 8.7 | 2025.10.12 Dupuis, Daniel (343410529) (1583) | 0 | 80.70% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2025.10.12 | Round 7: Buka, Joshua - Lin, Vickie | 7.11 | 2025.10.12 Lin, Vickie (343451250) | 1 | 90.30% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2025.10.12 | Round 6: Lankapura, Tashil Sethika - Buka, Joshua | 6.8 | 2025.10.12 Lankapura, Tashil Sethika (29984416) | ½ | 80.90% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| 2025.10.11 | Round 5: Xiong, Yichen - Buka, Joshua | 5.4 | 2025.10.11 Xiong, Yichen (343422632) (1672) | 0 | 85.80% | 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 | |
| 2025.10.11 | Round 4: Buka, Joshua - Bekakhmet, Tauyekel | 4.11 | 2025.10.11 Bekakhmet, Tauyekel (343451845) (1483) | 1 | 96.60% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 | |
| 2025.10.11 | Round 2: Buka, Joshua - Astolfi, Gustavo | 2.10 | 2025.10.11 Astolfi, Gustavo (343424872) (1507) | 0 | 83.80% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 | |
| 2024.09.22 | 2024 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Challengers U8 | 9.6 | 2024.09.22 Oudet, Charlotte (343424694) (1541) | 1 | 94.10% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 | |
| 2024.09.22 | 2024 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Challengers U8 | 8.8 | 2024.09.22 Gerko, Misha (343431020) (1411) | ½ | 84.90% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 | |
| 2024.09.22 | 2024 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Challengers U8 | 7.10 | 2024.09.22 Krishnaraj, Arnav (343448038) (1499) | 1 | 82.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 e6 | |
| 2024.09.21 | 2024 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Challengers U8 | 1.6 | 2024.09.21 Chotai, Rishi (343404111) (1522) | 0 | 80.30% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 |