Player profile

Wager, John D

Standard: 1931 Rapid: 1904 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 420204 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ENG Sex: M Birth Year: 1953 Age: 73
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 42 Wins: 15 (36%) Draws: 15 (36%) Losses: 12 (29%)
Dossier

41 of 42 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 88.7%
Opened Nf3: 10/17Opened c4: 4/17Opened d4: 2/17Opened b3: 1/17
Castled kingside: 29Same-side castling: 29Opposite-side castling: 4Castled queenside: 4Did not castle: 1
Fianchettoed kingside: 18Fianchettoed queenside: 14Played in the center: 11Played on the queenside: 10Played on the kingside: 2
Backward pawn: 25Active pieces: 20Kept the bishop pair: 19Sacrificed material: 19Isolated pawn: 18Initiated exchanges: 15Space advantage: 14Avoided exchanges: 9Missed tactics: 8Played gambits: 2
Openings

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As White 17 games 10W 3D 4L
English Opening 5 games 3W 1D 1L
Anglo-Indian Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Queen's Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Formation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's English Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Reversed Closed Sicilian 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Defense 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Delayed Fianchetto 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dutch Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Huisl Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Dutch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Larsen Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Réti Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bled Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Chigorin Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Catalan Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 18 games 1W 11D 6L
Caro-Kann Defense 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Advance Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Maróczy Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Maróczy Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Polish Opening 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Kazakh Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Colle System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzowitsch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kennedy Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Linksspringer Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Englund Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Reversed French 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bird Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scandinavian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Gubinsky-Melts Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Slav Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Schlechter Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 175

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

2024.05.28 · 48. Bf4 (−71.6% win chance) 1-0
De Coverly, Roger D
Wager, John D
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2024.10.17 · 65... d2 (−41.2% win chance) 0-1
Wager, John D
Giulian, Rosemary A
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2026.08.07 · 47... Bc7 (−40.1% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Wager, John D
Pritchett, Craig W
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2025.10.23 · 36... Rxf3 (−39.4% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Wager, John D
Collier, David O
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Games Showing all 42 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves