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Richardson, John R

Standard: 2207 Rapid: 2140 Blitz: 2155 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 401617 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1964 Age: 62
Title: FM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 129 Wins: 52 (40%) Draws: 41 (32%) Losses: 35 (27%) Other: 1
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Dossier

124 of 129 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 90.3%
Opened d4: 27/60Opened e4: 26/60Opened c4: 4/60Opened Nf3: 3/60
Castled kingside: 96Same-side castling: 89Castled queenside: 9Did not castle: 9Opposite-side castling: 8
Played on the queenside: 39Fianchettoed queenside: 36Fianchettoed kingside: 32Played in the center: 30Played on the kingside: 14
Initiated exchanges: 82Active pieces: 74Space advantage: 70Sacrificed material: 70Kept the bishop pair: 65Isolated pawn: 63Backward pawn: 56Missed tactics: 33Avoided exchanges: 17Played gambits: 14
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As White 62 games 26W 22D 14L
Sicilian Defense 17 games 9W 5D 3L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 5 games 4W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
French Variation 4 games 2W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Accelerated Dragon 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Maróczy Bind 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Modern Variations 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Moscow Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Sokolsky Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kan Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Polugaevsky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 9 games 4W 4D 1L
Exchange Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Positional Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Reshevsky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tartakower Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Makogonov Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Orthodox Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Cambridge Springs Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Yugoslav Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ragozin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Janowski Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Three Knights 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Vienna Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 6 games 3W 2D 1L
Reshevsky Variation 3 games 0W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Sämisch Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Rubinstein System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 6 games 2W 1D 3L
Fianchetto Variation 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Larsen Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Carlsbad Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Karpov System 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Caro-Kann Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Advance Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 3 games 0W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 2D 1L
English Opening 2 games 0W 2D 0L
King's English Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Benko Gambit Accepted 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Pawn Return Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Italian Game 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo, Albin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Euwe Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blackburne Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Anti-Moscow Gambit 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Bogo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Grünfeld Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Perrin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scandinavian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Marshall Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Cozio Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benoni Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Hastings Defense, Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Gurgenidze Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pseudo-Catalan 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 57 games 23W 15D 18L
Caro-Kann Defense 17 games 10W 3D 4L
Advance Variation 9 games 5W 2D 2L
Tal Variation 6 games 4W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Short Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Attack 5 games 3W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 5 games 3W 0D 2L
Maróczy Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Spassky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Endgame Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 12 games 5W 4D 3L
Closed 5 games 2W 2D 1L
Traditional 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, with d6 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Smith-Morra Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Lasker-Pelikan Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Smith-Morra Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 5 games 0W 2D 3L
Fianchetto Variation 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Check Variation, Intermezzo Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzowitsch Variation, Nimzowitsch Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzowitsch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Kasparov Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Catalan Opening 4 games 1W 1D 1L
Closed 3 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 1D 1L
Open Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Sämisch Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Keres Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Kmoch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Harrwitz Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Positional Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tartakower Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Hedgehog Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Torre Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
London System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rapport-Jobava System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Knights Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Spanish Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation, Henneberger Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Torre Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scotch Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Mieses Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scandinavian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Mieses-Kotroc Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Réti Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Gurevich System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 493

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

2025.05.05 · 36. Rh7 (−77.1% win chance) 0-1
Siva Mahadevan
Richardson, John R
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2025.09.20 · 52. Rxb6 (−74.1% win chance) 1-0
Bonn, Thomas
Richardson, John R
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2026.10.28 · 34... Nf6+ (−46.2% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Richardson, John R
Merry, Alan B
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2025.05.05 · 39. Qb6+ (−44.2% win chance) 0-1
Siva Mahadevan
Richardson, John R
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