Player profile
Holdo, Karl
Dossier
34 of 36 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 87.8%
Opened Nf3: 5/13Opened d4: 4/13Opened e4: 3/13Opened f4: 1/13
Castled kingside: 31Same-side castling: 29Did not castle: 1Castled queenside: 1
Played in the center: 14Fianchettoed kingside: 13Played on the kingside: 12Fianchettoed queenside: 8Played on the queenside: 3
Backward pawn: 22Kept the bishop pair: 21Active pieces: 20Sacrificed material: 19Initiated exchanges: 18Missed tactics: 18Space advantage: 17Isolated pawn: 13Avoided exchanges: 10Played gambits: 2
Openings
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As White 14 games 4W 1D 9L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pseudo-Catalan
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Colle System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Symmetrical Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Breyer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Grünfeld Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Burille Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Yusupov-Rubinstein System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Bird Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dutch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
French Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Rubinstein Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bogoljubow Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Lesser Simagin (Spassky)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Giuoco Pianissimo
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
As Black 21 games 4W 5D 12L
Sicilian Defense 8 games 0W 2D 6L
Moscow Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
0D
2L
Delayed Alapin Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
with d6
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Grand Prix Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Najdorf Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Attack
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Modern Variations 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Dutch Defense 7 games 2W 2D 3L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
1D
1L
Classical Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
0D
2L
Raphael Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
2 games
2W
0D
0L
Hopton Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Zukertort Opening 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Dutch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Philidor Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Lion Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
English Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Dutch Defense 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
Blunders Top 4 of 197
This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?
Games Showing all 36 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.10.01 | South Island Chess Championships 2026 | 04 | 2026.10.01 Cummings, Nick (4301218) (1900) | 0 | 83.50% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 | |
| 2026.09.30 | South Island Chess Championships 2026 | 02 | 2026.09.30 Tanniru, Krishna Sowrya Chowd (4329821) (1641) | 1 | 92.90% | 1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 e6 | |
| 2026.07.18 | New Zealand Seniors Chess Championship 2026 | 05 | 2026.07.18 Gibbons, Robert (4300700) (1867) | 0 | 89.30% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. d4 e6 | |
| 2026.07.18 | New Zealand Seniors Chess Championship 2026 | 04 | 2026.07.18 Cummings, Nick (4301218) (1877) | ½ | 83.40% | 1. Nf3 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 | |
| 2025.11.09 | Round 6: Holdo, Karl - MacFarlane, Magnus | 6.8 | 2025.11.09 MacFarlane, Magnus (4305639) | ½ | 88.30% | 1. d4 f5 2. f4 Nf6 3. Nf3 g6 | |
| 2025.11.08 | Round 5: Rangarajan Ganeshan - Holdo, Karl | 5.8 | 2025.11.08 Rangarajan Ganeshan | ½ | 85.40% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 d6 | |
| 2025.10.30 | Round 1: McKenzie, Peter D - Holdo, Karl | 1.1 | 2025.10.30 McKenzie, Peter D (4300394) (2265) | 0 | 85.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 | |
| 2025.10.26 | Merv Morrison Memorial 2025 | 4.4 | 2025.10.26 Wilson, Dion A (4321413) (1986) | 0 | 81.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 | |
| 2025.10.25 | Merv Morrison Memorial 2025 | 2.4 | 2025.10.25 McLaren, Leonard J (4300270) (2025) | 0 | 92.70% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 | |
| 2025.09.27 | 2025 South Island Chess Championships | 8.9 | 2025.09.27 Steadman, Michael V R (4300548) (1992) | ½ | 92.60% | 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 e6 3. h3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.09.25 | 2025 South Island Chess Championships | 4.7 | 2025.09.25 Yu, Zachary (4311930) (2047) | 0 | - | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 c5 | |
| 2025.07.07 | North Island Chess Championships 2025 | 8.9 | 2025.07.07 Wilson, Dion A (4321413) (1914) | 0 | 84.00% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 | |
| 2025.07.06 | North Island Chess Championships 2025 | 6.8 | 2025.07.06 Langford, Joshua (4314557) (1896) | 0 | - | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2025.07.05 | Round 5: Rehansi, D P Sayuni Vonara - Holdo, Karl | 5.12 | 2025.07.05 Rehansi, D P Sayuni Vonara (4312244) (1565) | 1 | 95.00% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 | |
| 2025.07.04 | North Island Chess Championships 2025 | 3.7 | 2025.07.04 Zhou, Ryan Yiheng (4321995) (1800) | 0 | 84.20% | 1. d4 f5 2. Bf4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.06.23 | ACC Winter Cup 2025 | 2.2 | 2025.06.23 Jin, Yanbo (4324900) (1973) | 0 | 88.10% | 1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Nf6 | |
| 2024.08.11 | NZ Senior Championship 2024 | 6.3 | 2024.08.11 Burgess, Ken (4309227) (1657) | ½ | 90.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d3 Nc6 | |
| 2024.08.10 | NZ Senior Championship 2024 | 5.3 | 2024.08.10 Fuatai, Fuatai (4301536) (1926) | 0 | 87.20% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 d5 | |
| 2024.08.10 | NZ Senior Championship 2024 | 4.4 | 2024.08.10 Joel, Chris (4310802) (1634) | 1 | 97.70% | 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 | |
| 2024.08.09 | NZ Senior Championship 2024 | 3.4 | 2024.08.09 Cooper, Nigel (4300840) (1643) | ½ | 86.90% | 1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 g5 | |
| 2024.08.09 | NZ Senior Championship 2024 | 2.1 | 2024.08.09 McLaren, Leonard J (4300270) (2027) | 0 | 86.70% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 | |
| 2024.08.08 | NZ Senior Championship 2024 | 1.7 | 2024.08.08 McRae, John (4302559) (1282) | 1 | 86.10% | 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 e6 | |
| 2024.07.13 | Round 8: Holdo, Karl - Akash Jayantkumar Patel | 8.11 | 2024.07.13 Akash Jayantkumar Patel (88128296) (1602) | 1 | 95.90% | 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 | |
| 2024.07.11 | Round 5: Holdo, Karl - Smith, Robert W | 5.9 | 2024.07.11 Smith, Robert W (4300190) (2068) | 0 | 87.90% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 | |
| 2024.07.10 | Round 3: Carpinter, Antony L - Holdo, Karl | 3.7 | 2024.07.10 Carpinter, Antony L (4300238) (2080) | 0 | 77.10% | 1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 Nf6 3. e4 fxe4 | |
| 2024.06.28 | Peter Stuart Memorial Open 2024 | 1.2 | 2024.06.28 Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern (4303636) (2300) | 0 | 89.80% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 | |
| 2024.06.17 | Round 1: Chang, Yolanda - Holdo, Karl | 2024.06.17 Chang, Yolanda (4309332) (1884) | 0 | 83.80% | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 | ||
| 2024.04.28 | Round 6: Braganza, Nadia - Holdo, Karl | 2024.04.28 Braganza, Nadia (4305337) (1801) | 1 | 96.70% | 1. c4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 | ||
| 2024.04.25 | Round 2: Wang, Daniel - Holdo, Karl | 2024.04.25 Wang, Daniel (4315197) (1962) | 0 | 87.10% | 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 | ||
| 2024.04.08 | Round 1: Holdo, Karl - Nagorski, Alex | 2024.04.08 Nagorski, Alex (4307577) (1909) | 0 | 83.40% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 | ||
| 2024.03.25 | Round 7: Chen, Anderson - Holdo, Karl | 2024.03.25 Chen, Anderson (4313011) (1690) | 0 | 86.60% | 1. e4 d6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 | ||
| 2024.03.24 | Round 6: Pan, Alexander Hanrui - Holdo, Karl | 2024.03.24 Pan, Alexander Hanrui (4309987) (1605) | 0 | 82.50% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 | ||
| 2024.03.23 | Round 5: Holdo, Karl - Snegirev, Sergey | 2024.03.23 Snegirev, Sergey (24176907) (1941) | 0 | 81.70% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 | ||
| 2024.03.23 | Round 4: Guo, Benjamin - Holdo, Karl | 2024.03.23 Guo, Benjamin (4325486) (1761) | 1 | 96.10% | 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 d6 | ||
| 2024.03.23 | Round 3: Holdo, Karl - Feng, Sophia | 2024.03.23 Feng, Sophia (4312635) (1640) | 1 | 88.50% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 e6 3. d3 Nf6 | ||
| 2023.10.21 | Round 2: Karl Holdo - William Rui Liu | 2023.10.21 William Rui Liu (1817) | 0 | 87.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 e6 |