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Dive, Russell John

Standard: 2126 Rapid: 2212 Blitz: 2061 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 4300106 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: NZL Sex: M Birth Year: 1966 Age: 60
Title: IM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 81 Wins: 51 (63%) Draws: 12 (15%) Losses: 18 (22%)
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Dossier

65 of 81 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 92.1%
Opened Nf3: 23/33Opened d4: 8/33Opened c4: 2/33
Castled kingside: 56Same-side castling: 46Opposite-side castling: 8Did not castle: 5Castled queenside: 4
Fianchettoed kingside: 33Played on the queenside: 17Fianchettoed queenside: 16Played in the center: 15Played on the kingside: 15
Active pieces: 45Sacrificed material: 43Initiated exchanges: 41Space advantage: 38Backward pawn: 36Kept the bishop pair: 33Isolated pawn: 31Missed tactics: 14Avoided exchanges: 10Played gambits: 5
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Openings

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As White 39 games 21W 7D 11L
English Opening 18 games 13W 2D 3L
Agincourt Defense 8 games 5W 1D 2L
Neo-Catalan Declined 5 games 3W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 7 games 6W 1D 0L
King's Indian Formation 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Old Indian Formation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
King's Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Indian Formation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 5 games 0W 1D 4L
St. Petersburg Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Fischer Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Reshevsky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Modern Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Knight Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Reshevsky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack 4 games 1W 0D 3L
French Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sicilian Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Zukertort Opening 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Invitation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dutch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pirc Invitation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Torre Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Réti Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bogoljubow Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Leningrad Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Warsaw Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Open Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
with g3 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 42 games 30W 5D 7L
Caro-Kann Defense 14 games 10W 2D 2L
Advance Variation 5 games 4W 1D 0L
Short Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bronstein Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Maróczy Variation 3 games 3W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Maróczy Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Two Knights Attack 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Tartakower Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Endgame Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Apocalypse Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Alekhine Defense 5 games 4W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Scandinavian Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Four Pawns Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 4 games 4W 0D 0L
Accelerated London System 4 games 4W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 4 games 4W 0D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Wade-Smyslov Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Grünfeld Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Benko Gambit Accepted 3 games 2W 0D 1L
King Walk Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benko Gambit 3 games 3W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 3W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Accelerated Meran Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Petrov's Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Classical Attack 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Mason Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Hübsch Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Old Indian Attack 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
Blunders Top 4 of 251

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

2025.01.11 · 29... Ne2+ (−55.3% win chance) 0-1
Dive, Russell John
Barnes, Joshua
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2025.05.31 · 50. Qd3 (−38% win chance) 0-1
Xie, Felix
Dive, Russell John
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2025.01.11 · 58. Re3 (−36.4% win chance) 1-0
Sole, Michael D
Dive, Russell John
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2026.01.04 · 68... Ng4 (−35.6% win chance) 0-1
Dive, Russell John
Lee, Edward S
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Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves