Joaquim Manuel Durao
Number of games in database: 130
Years covered: 1954 to 2010
Last FIDE rating: 2006
Highest rating achieved in database: 2158
Overall record: +30 -72 =28 (33.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

Most played openings

B93		Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 (16 games)
C58		Two Knights (4 games)
B80		Sicilian, Scheveningen (3 games)
C47		Four Knights (3 games)
B56		Sicilian (3 games)
B06		Robatsch (3 games)
A20		English (2 games)
B11		Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 (2 games)
A56		Benoni Defense (2 games)
C05		French, Tarrasch (2 games)

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JOAQUIM MANUEL DURAO (born Oct-25-1930) Portugal [what is this?] International Master and International Arbiter.

page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 130  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Durao vs Prins 1-0 23 1954 Malaga C58 Two Knights 2. E J Diemer vs J Durao   1-0 22 1956 Hoogovens-B D00 Queen's Pawn Game 3. J Durao vs H Catozzi 1-0 45 1957 Dublin zt C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 4. J Durao vs A M Giustolisi   1-0 45 1957 Dublin B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 5. J Durao vs Gligoric   0-1 38 1957 Dublin zt B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 6. J Durao vs Schmid   0-1 43 1957 Dublin zt C19 French, Winawer, Advance 7. J Durao vs K Dreyer   ½-½ 54 1958 13th olm final C B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 8. F R Anderson vs J Durao   1-0 43 1958 13th olm qual. group 4 C05 French, Tarrasch 9. J Durao vs A Aggos   0-1 48 1958 13th olm final C C19 French, Winawer, Advance 10. J Durao vs I Johansson   0-1 33 1958 13th olm qual. group 4 B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 11. J Durao vs A Matanovic   0-1 26 1958 13th olm qual. group 4 B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 12. R T Cardoso vs J Durao   ½-½ 41 1958 13th olm final C D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 13. J Kupper vs J Durao   1-0 28 1958 13th olm qual. group 4 C18 French, Winawer 14. J Durao vs G Fuster   ½-½ 47 1958 Lisbon B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 15. Y Safvat vs J Durao   ½-½ 33 1958 13th olm final C C47 Four Knights 16. J Durao vs G Primavera   ½-½ 22 1958 13th olm final C B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 17. J Durao vs K Lagha   1-0 61 1958 13th olm qual. group 4 C50 Giuoco Piano 18. Pachman vs J Durao 1-0 43 1958 OS 02 E97 King's Indian 19. J Durao vs K Lagha   1-0 25 1958 13th olm final C D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 20. W Fairhurst vs J Durao   1-0 40 1958 13th olm final C A56 Benoni Defense 21. J Durao vs A Dunkelblum   ½-½ 25 1958 13th olm qual. group 4 C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 22. J Walsh vs J Durao   0-1 32 1958 13th olm final C C47 Four Knights 23. A Aggos vs J Durao   1-0 47 1958 13th olm qual. group 4 E87 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox 24. J Durao vs A Hollis   1-0 27 1959 Stevenson mem C17 French, Winawer, Advance 25. J Durao vs Portisch   0-1 34 1960 Madrid B41 Sicilian, Kan  page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 130

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