Player profile

Pitcher, John

Standard: 2130 Rapid: 2121 Blitz: 2130 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 411485 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1963 Age: 63
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 33 Wins: 10 (30%) Draws: 14 (42%) Losses: 9 (27%)
Dossier

32 of 33 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 90.3%
Opened e4: 12/14Opened d4: 2/14
Castled kingside: 26Same-side castling: 26Did not castle: 5
Played on the queenside: 11Played on the kingside: 9Played in the center: 9Fianchettoed queenside: 6Fianchettoed kingside: 4
Active pieces: 22Initiated exchanges: 22Backward pawn: 19Isolated pawn: 17Space advantage: 17Sacrificed material: 14Kept the bishop pair: 11Missed tactics: 8Avoided exchanges: 5Accepted short draws: 3
Openings

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As White 15 games 5W 5D 5L
Bishop's Opening 6 games 1W 3D 2L
Paulsen Defense 3 games 0W 1D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Vienna Hybrid 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Spielmann Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 0W 1D 1L
London System 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
with e6 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Sicilian Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Exchange Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Moscow Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alekhine Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 17 games 5W 9D 3L
Sicilian Defense 9 games 1W 6D 2L
Kan Variation 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Wing Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Polugaevsky Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Taimanov Variation 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Bastrikov Variation, English Attack 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Delayed Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
with e6 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Staunton-Cochrane Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Slav Defense 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Chebanenko Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 2 games 1W 1D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Accelerated London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Steinitz Countergambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 122

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

2026.08.04 · 28... Bg5 (−46.2% win chance) 1-0
Pitcher, John
Cook, Philip
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2024.01.14 · 25. Qxb7 (−42% win chance) 0-1
Maycock Bates, David Henry
Pitcher, John
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2024.05.04 · 34... Kh7 (−41.4% win chance) 1-0
Pitcher, John
Player, Edmund C
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2024.01.14 · 34. Kh2 (−33.3% win chance) 0-1
Maycock Bates, David Henry
Pitcher, John
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Games Showing all 33 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves