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Pakenham, John

Standard: 1531 Rapid: 1606 Blitz: 1548 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 4305574 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: NZL Sex: M Birth Year: 1946 Age: 80
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 31 Wins: 7 (23%) Draws: 6 (19%) Losses: 18 (58%)
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Dossier

21 of 31 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 84.8%
Opened d4: 8/10Opened e4: 2/10
Castled kingside: 18Same-side castling: 16Opposite-side castling: 4Castled queenside: 2Did not castle: 1
Fianchettoed kingside: 11Fianchettoed queenside: 6Played on the kingside: 6Played in the center: 5Played on the queenside: 4
Sacrificed material: 16Initiated exchanges: 14Space advantage: 13Kept the bishop pair: 12Backward pawn: 12Active pieces: 12Missed tactics: 10Isolated pawn: 9Avoided exchanges: 5Played gambits: 2
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Openings

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As White 14 games 2W 4D 8L
Catalan Opening 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Closed Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Traditional Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 3 games 1W 2D 0L
London System 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Breyer Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
McDonnell Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Immediate Fianchetto 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Accelerated London System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scandinavian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 14 games 4W 2D 8L
Sicilian Defense 6 games 2W 2D 2L
Nimzowitsch Variation 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Closed Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Mengarini Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Grand Prix Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Dutch Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Winawer Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Yugoslav Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Alekhine Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 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
Pseudo-Catalan 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 150

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

2026.06.26 · 67. g4 (−46.3% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Sussex, Taylor
Pakenham, John
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2026.06.20 · 67... Nc8 (−46.1% win chance) 1-0
Pakenham, John
Sun, Oliver
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2025.10.23 · 33. Kh4 (−43.7% win chance) 0-1
Soriano, Dante
Pakenham, John
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2026.07.31 · 27. Nc3 (−37% win chance) 0-1
Goh, Gideon
Pakenham, John
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Games Showing all 31 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves