Player profile
Dowden, R.A. Tony
Dossier
21 of 28 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 92.4%
Opened e4: 6/9Opened c4: 3/9
Same-side castling: 15Castled kingside: 14Castled queenside: 4Did not castle: 3Opposite-side castling: 1
Played in the center: 8Played on the queenside: 5Fianchettoed queenside: 5Played on the kingside: 4Fianchettoed kingside: 3
Active pieces: 14Initiated exchanges: 12Backward pawn: 11Kept the bishop pair: 10Sacrificed material: 10Isolated pawn: 7Space advantage: 6Missed tactics: 5Accepted short draws: 4Avoided exchanges: 3
Openings
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As White 13 games 3W 6D 4L
English Opening 4 games 0W 2D 2L
King's English Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Adhiban Gambit
2 games
0W
0D
2L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Anglo-Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Sicilian Defense 4 games 1W 1D 2L
Najdorf Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
English Attack
2 games
1W
0D
1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sozin Attack
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bastrikov Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Alekhine Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Scandinavian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Mieses-Kotroc Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Czech Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Ruy Lopez 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Worrall Attack, Castling Line
1 game
0W
1D
0L
French Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
As Black 15 games 6W 7D 2L
French Defense 9 games 4W 4D 1L
Winawer Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Portisch-Hook Variation
2 games
2W
0D
0L
Classical Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Tarrasch Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Guimard Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Open System, Main Line
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Advance Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Euwe Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
McCutcheon Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Chigorin Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Réti-Spielmann Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Indian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
London System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
English Opening 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Formation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Polish Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Baltic Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Traditional Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Blunders Top 4 of 54
This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?
Games Showing all 28 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.07.19 | New Zealand Seniors Chess Championship 2026 | 06 | 2026.07.19 Metge, J. Nigel (4300181) (1902) | ½ | 88.20% | 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.07.18 | New Zealand Seniors Chess Championship 2026 | 05 | 2026.07.18 McKenzie, Peter D (4300394) (2237) | 0 | 83.20% | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e4 | |
| 2026.07.18 | New Zealand Seniors Chess Championship 2026 | 04 | 2026.07.18 Taylor, Richard (4301927) (1856) | 1 | 88.20% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 | |
| 2026.07.16 | New Zealand Seniors Chess Championship 2026 | 03 | 2026.07.16 Lukey, Stephen G (4300386) (2023) | 0 | 88.00% | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e4 | |
| 2026.01.20 | Hilton Bennett Memorial M | 11 | 2026.01.20 Van Meter, Lester (2001691) (1918) | ½ | 96.90% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.01.20 | Hilton Bennett Memorial M | 10 | 2026.01.20 Mukkattu, Philip (4302737) (1602) | 1 | 95.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 | |
| 2026.01.19 | Hilton Bennett Memorial M | 09 | 2026.01.19 Kerr, Grant (4305620) (1704) | 1 | 97.20% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.01.19 | Hilton Bennett Memorial M | 08 | 2026.01.19 Smith, Robert W (4300190) (2136) | ½ | 98.30% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Bf4 b6 | |
| 2026.01.19 | Hilton Bennett Memorial M | 07 | 2026.01.19 Metge, J. Nigel (4300181) (1898) | ½ | - | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.01.17 | Round 5: Carpinter, Antony L - Dowden, R.A. Tony | 5.6 | 2026.01.17 Carpinter, Antony L (4300238) (2083) | ½ | 88.30% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 c5 | |
| 2026.01.16 | Round 4: Dowden, R.A. Tony - Hair, Philip I | 4.2 | 2026.01.16 Hair, Philip I (4300769) (1864) | ½ | 94.40% | 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 | |
| 2026.01.16 | Round 3: Cooper, Nigel - Dowden, R.A. Tony | 3.5 | 2026.01.16 Cooper, Nigel (4300840) (1639) | 1 | 94.10% | 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2026.01.15 | Round 2: Dowden, R.A. Tony - Gibbons, Robert | 2.3 | 2026.01.15 Gibbons, Robert (4300700) (1812) | ½ | 91.70% | 1. c4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 | |
| 2026.01.15 | Round 1: Fuatai, Fuatai - Dowden, R.A. Tony | 1.4 | 2026.01.15 Fuatai, Fuatai (4301536) (1915) | ½ | 89.90% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2026.01.13 | Round 6: Dolejs, Dan - Dowden, R.A. Tony | 6.1 | 2026.01.13 Dolejs, Dan (4301692) (1709) | 1 | 96.00% | 1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 e6 | |
| 2026.01.09 | 2025 NZ Champs | 8.12 | 2026.01.09 Gan, Emily Cathay (4310608) (1832) | 0 | - | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nf3 Bxc3 | |
| 2026.01.08 | 2025 NZ Champs | 7.10 | 2026.01.08 Liu, Richard Jingjie (4316967) (1924) | 0 | - | 1. e4 e6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 | |
| 2026.01.07 | 2025 NZ Champs | 6.8 | 2026.01.07 Yu, Weiyang Cadence (4313135) (1671) | 0 | - | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.01.05 | 2025 NZ Champs | 5.7 | 2026.01.05 Smith, Robert W (4300190) (2136) | ½ | 94.50% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 | |
| 2026.01.04 | 2025 NZ Champs | 4.11 | 2026.01.04 Zhou, Ryan Yiheng (4321995) (1844) | 1 | 97.50% | 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. h3 Nf6 | |
| 2026.01.04 | 2025 NZ Champs | 3.7 | 2026.01.04 Steele, Hayden (4319176) (1853) | 0 | - | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.01.04 | 2025 NZ Champs | 2.10 | 2026.01.04 Thurner, Anya (4307780) (1841) | ½ | - | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 | |
| 2025.11.09 | Round 6: Dowden, R.A. Tony - Reedy, Brendan | 6.2 | 2025.11.09 Reedy, Brendan (4300998) (1958) | ½ | 90.30% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 | |
| 2025.11.08 | Round 4: Dowden, R.A. Tony - Ha, Timothy Huy Minh | 4.1 | 2025.11.08 Ha, Timothy Huy Minh (12417246) (1722) | ½ | - | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | |
| 2025.11.07 | Round 3: Fuatai, Fuatai - Dowden, R.A. Tony | 3.2 | 2025.11.07 Fuatai, Fuatai (4301536) (1915) | 1 | 94.90% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.11.07 | Round 2: Dowden, R.A. Tony - List, Robert | 2.5 | 2025.11.07 List, Robert (4303490) (1651) | 1 | 87.90% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Bd3 Bb7 | |
| 2025.11.06 | Round 1: Joel, Chris - Dowden, R.A. Tony | 1.6 | 2025.11.06 Joel, Chris (4310802) (1627) | 1 | 90.80% | 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. e5 c5 | |
| 2025.10.30 | Round 5: McKenzie, Peter D - Dowden, R.A. Tony | 5.1 | 2025.10.30 McKenzie, Peter D (4300394) (2265) | ½ | 95.60% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 |