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Forster, William

Standard: 1751 Rapid: 1868 Blitz: 1773 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 4301358 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: NZL Sex: M Birth Year: 1960 Age: 66
Title: CM Women's title: — Other title: NA FOA title: —
Games: 51 Wins: 13 (25%) Draws: 11 (22%) Losses: 27 (53%)
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Dossier

34 of 51 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 87.7%
Opened e4: 7/18Opened Nf3: 7/18Opened d4: 4/18
Castled kingside: 26Same-side castling: 24Opposite-side castling: 5Castled queenside: 4Did not castle: 4
Played in the center: 15Fianchettoed kingside: 15Fianchettoed queenside: 13Played on the queenside: 8Played on the kingside: 3
Kept the bishop pair: 20Backward pawn: 19Sacrificed material: 18Active pieces: 18Initiated exchanges: 16Space advantage: 15Missed tactics: 13Avoided exchanges: 10Isolated pawn: 9Played gambits: 4
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As White 27 games 4W 5D 18L
Sicilian Defense 5 games 0W 0D 5L
Smith-Morra Gambit 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dragon Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Accelerated Dragon 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Maróczy Bind 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Attack 4 games 0W 2D 2L
Symmetrical Defense 3 games 0W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Spassky Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bird Opening 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Dutch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kupreichik Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alapin Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pseudo-Catalan 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Hübsch Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Trompowsky Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Spielmann Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scotch Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Immediate Fianchetto 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Réti Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bogoljubow Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Horwitz Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Original Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Reversed Grünfeld 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Four Knights Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Gunsberg Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
As Black 24 games 9W 6D 9L
French Defense 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Horwitz Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Steinitz Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Milner-Barry Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Benoni Defense 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Semi-Benoni 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Old Benoni 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Anglo-Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Reversed Sicilian 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Indian Formation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Ruy Lopez 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Gligoric Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Morphy Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bogoljubow Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Italian Game 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Scotch Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Max Lange Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sicilian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
O'Kelly Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal System, Taimanov Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Accelerated Averbakh Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Standard Development 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Czech Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sicilian Invitation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bishop's Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Boi Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Capablanca Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 172

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

2025.01.13 · 18... Bc6 (−35.5% win chance) 1-0
Forster, William
Wang, Aaron Ziwen
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2026.05.23 · 29... Bxd3 (−35.3% win chance) 0-1
Forster, William
Fitton, Stanley
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2025.01.15 · 33. Qxd4 (−33.8% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Metge, J. Nigel
Forster, William
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2025.10.18 · 56. Rb6 (−33.5% win chance) 0-1
Croad, Nicolas
Forster, William
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