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Polanyk, John

Standard: 1764 Rapid: 0 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 343459129 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1963 Age: 63
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 7 Wins: 2 (29%) Draws: 2 (29%) Losses: 3 (43%)
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Dossier

6 of 7 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 87.9%
Opened e4: 2/2
Castled kingside: 3Same-side castling: 2Castled queenside: 2Opposite-side castling: 1Did not castle: 1
Played in the center: 3Fianchettoed kingside: 3Played on the kingside: 2Played on the queenside: 1
Backward pawn: 5Isolated pawn: 4Missed tactics: 4Sacrificed material: 3Avoided exchanges: 3Initiated exchanges: 3Active pieces: 2Space advantage: 2Played gambits: 1Kept the bishop pair: 1
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As White 3 games 1W 0D 2L
French Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Steinitz Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Averbakh System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Sicilian Defense 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Push Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Hyperaccelerated Dragon 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Moscow Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 39

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

? · 23. exd6 (−32.5% win chance) 0-1
Rooney, Derek
Polanyk, John
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? · 35. Rd1 (−21.3% win chance) 0-1
Rooney, Derek
Polanyk, John
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? · 16... c4 (−18.4% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Polanyk, John
Weersing, Nathan
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? · 37. Ne7 (−15.7% win chance) 0-1
Rooney, Derek
Polanyk, John
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Games Showing all 7 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves