Player profile

Kosten, Anthony C.

Standard: 2373 Rapid: 2402 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 400114 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1958 Age: 68
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 62 Wins: 26 (42%) Draws: 35 (56%) Losses: 1 (2%)
Dossier

55 of 62 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 94.1%
Opened c4: 11/16Opened Nf3: 5/16
Castled kingside: 34Same-side castling: 27Opposite-side castling: 5Castled queenside: 4Did not castle: 2
Played in the center: 16Fianchettoed kingside: 14Fianchettoed queenside: 11Played on the queenside: 9Played on the kingside: 5
Initiated exchanges: 30Active pieces: 27Kept the bishop pair: 25Space advantage: 23Sacrificed material: 22Backward pawn: 22Isolated pawn: 13Played gambits: 6Avoided exchanges: 5Accepted short draws: 5
Openings

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As White 19 games 11W 8D 0L
English Opening 12 games 7W 5D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Ultra-Symmetrical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Agincourt Defense 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Neo-Catalan Declined 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Catalan Defense Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's English Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Double Fianchetto 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Panov Attack 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Defense, Mieses Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Réti Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bogoljubow Variation, Stonewall Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Morphy Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tarrasch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Philidor Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Lion Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 28 games 9W 18D 1L
Ruy Lopez 8 games 2W 6D 0L
Morphy Defense 4 games 0W 4D 0L
Modern Steinitz Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Cozio Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Defense Deferred 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Cozio Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Bishop Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 5 games 2W 2D 1L
Exchange Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Wade-Smyslov Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzowitsch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Grünfeld Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack, with e6 3 games 0W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Rapport-Jobava System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Semi-Tarrasch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Italian Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Bishop's Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bishop's Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Paulsen Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kasparov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Trompowsky Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ponziani Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Jaenisch Counterattack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Open Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kmoch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Schmidt Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 113

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

2023.09.22 · 43. Qd5+ (−34.6% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Jakob Meister
Anthony C. Kosten
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2024.07.11 · 57... Re2 (−33.7% win chance) 0-1
Kosten, Anthony C.
Hentunen, Asko
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2026.04.23 · 53. Qg4 (−30.9% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Bykhovsky, Avigdor
Kosten, Anthony C.
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2024.05.12 · 32... e5 (−25.2% win chance) 1-0
Kosten, Anthony C.
Roos, Louis
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Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves