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Tomas Oral
Number of games in database: 905
Years covered: 1989 to 2010
Last FIDE rating: 2528
Highest rating achieved in database: 2555
Overall record: +397 -188 =316 (61.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      4 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (194) 
    B40 B52 B51 B31 B30
 French Defense (60) 
    C06 C05 C07 C03 C04
 French Tarrasch (57) 
    C06 C05 C07 C03 C04
 Ruy Lopez (35) 
    C69 C63 C67 C60 C61
 Caro-Kann (24) 
    B14 B15 B12 B13 B17
 Ruy Lopez Exchange (19) 
    C69 C68
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (116) 
    B47 B48 B32 B30 B40
 Grunfeld (67) 
    D85 D91 D86 D80 D94
 King's Indian (60) 
    E63 E92 E60 E98 E97
 Sicilian Taimanov (47) 
    B47 B48 B49 B46
 Pirc (26) 
    B08 B07 B09
 Reti System (21) 
    A04
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   R Biolek vs Oral, 1997 0-1
   Oral vs M Kantorik, 2000 1-0
   Oral vs Kasparov, 2001 1-0
   Oral vs Navara, 2003 1-0
   Oral vs G Vescovi, 1995 1-0
   Oral vs P Jelen, 1995 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Bled Olympiad (2002)
   Greenland Open (2003)
   36th Olympiad (2004)

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TOMAS ORAL
(born Dec-24-1977) Czech Republic

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Grandmaster

 page 1 of 37; games 1-25 of 905  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Oral vs D Gross 0-126 1989 CZE-ch U16C50 Giuoco Piano
2. Oral vs V Rasik  0-139 1989 CZE-ch U16B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
3. Votava vs Oral  0-128 1989 CZE-ch U16C30 King's Gambit Declined
4. P Jirovsky vs Oral  1-038 1989 CZE-ch U16E11 Bogo-Indian Defense
5. P Belaska vs Oral  1-054 1989 CZE-ch U16C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
6. M Jirovsky vs Oral  1-051 1989 CZE-ch U16A96 Dutch, Classical Variation
7. Oral vs T Polak  ½-½35 1989 CZE-ch U16B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
8. Oral vs P Cech ½-½15 1989 CZE-ch U16C06 French, Tarrasch
9. M Pribyl vs Oral  1-039 1989 CZE-ch U16A46 Queen's Pawn Game
10. V Babula vs Oral  1-036 1989 CZE-ch U16E11 Bogo-Indian Defense
11. Oral vs M Horak  ½-½16 1989 CZE-ch U16B33 Sicilian
12. M Kebis vs Oral  0-149 1990 Bratislava Slovan opA38 English, Symmetrical
13. M Ac vs Oral  0-160 1990 CSR-chT 9091D53 Queen's Gambit Declined
14. Oral vs J Sorsak Sr  1-039 1990 Bratislava Slovan opC89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
15. Oral vs J Stodola  1-060 1990 Bratislava Slovan opB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
16. Z Choleva vs Oral  ½-½42 1990 CSR-chT 9091A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
17. Oral vs R Tewski  ½-½20 1990 Sumperk opB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
18. K Biro vs Oral 1-038 1990 Bratislava Slovan opA04 Reti Opening
19. Oral vs Z Pokorny  1-039 1990 CSR-chT 9091C43 Petrov, Modern Attack
20. Lubomir Pala vs Oral  1-035 1990 Sumperk opA16 English
21. I Jurcisin vs Oral  ½-½58 1990 Bratislava Slovan opC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
22. Oral vs P Folk ½-½43 1990 CSR-chT 9091B33 Sicilian
23. V Talla vs Oral  ½-½37 1990 CSR-chT 9091E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
24. Oral vs F Korenek  1-026 1990 Bratislava Slovan opB32 Sicilian
25. J Kourek vs Oral 1-040 1990 CSR-chT 9091D59 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower
 page 1 of 37; games 1-25 of 905  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-02-04  Jesuitic Calvinist: He's a good man, is Tomas - I particularly like the way he plays the Bb5 lines against the Sicilian.
Jul-02-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  meloncio: <Jesuitic Calvinist> I like your nickname :-D
Jul-14-04  Jesuitic Calvinist: Thanks, Meloncio: it is a long (and confused) story.

I see from your CV that are from Spain, the home of the Jesuits (as well as home of the early chess greats like Ruy Lopez, of course).

I am also very interested in chess history, particularly the very old players like Greco, Philidor and Morphy.

Dec-10-06  Karpova: http://www.stuttgarter-schachfreund...

He became a hero after beating Kasparov (see notable games) in a clock simul against the czech team: <Tomas Oral, nearly 300 rating points less than Garry could have secured a draw after 20 moves by repeating the position three times, instead he decided to keep Garry busy and continued the game in order to help his compatriots. He would soon regret his decision as Garry built up a promising advantage.> <Down to his last two opponents, the Czech team was optimistic. Garry had erred badly on board four and with a flourish Oral had netted Garry's Queen for Rook and Knight! Perhaps the Czech's would manage 2-2? It wasn't to be. Babula got his Rook trapped on the a5-square and in a Bishop's of opposite colored position Garry played magnificently to score his second victory. This meant that all the pressure was on Oral to save the day. Garry held steady, doing his best to create a fortress of Rook and Knight versus Queen. Well into the sixth hour of play the experts were mixed in their view. GM Seirawan opined that Garry should win it as White but hold it as Black. "Kasparov didn't become the World's number one player by losing worse positions!" he said.

In the end, GM Seirawan was surprised. Oral earned an impressive victory to make the day a respectable 2 1/2 - 1 1/2 result.>

<Tomas Oral was the big hero for the Czechs after he defeated Kasparov in the first encounter between the world’s highest rated player and the Czech National Team. The board four player was clearly enjoying the attention that came with the success, despite the Czech team losing the first round by the narrowest of margins. Garry took his loss gracefully. He joined former prime minister Vaclav Klaus, Bessel Kok, Terrence Valeski CEO of Eurotel and a few other distinguished guests for a specially organized dinner in the museum of Antonin Dvorak> http://www.pocketfritz.com/newsdeta...

Garry won 5.5-2.5

Dec-10-06  slomarko: Garry erred with 27...d5
Jan-01-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  whiteshark: Why haven't I ever heard of him?
May-15-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  whiteshark: Let's talk about ... toothpaste, Tomas Oral.
Aug-04-08  RoyalFlush: This guy is in for some obscene puns..
Nov-29-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  whiteshark: (* December 24, 1977 in Olomouc) is a Czech GM since 1999.

Bio: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3...

Nov-29-08  MoonlitKnight: This guy is notorious for getting into serious time trouble in every game.
Nov-29-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  technical draw: Not too many puns here. What a waste. When he takes a bath is that called Oral Hygiene? hahahahaha!!
Apr-10-09  Dredge Rivers: Any relation to Oral Roberts?
Apr-22-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Has he ever played Gyula Sax?
May-07-10  jstufflebean: Oral is a woodpusher.
May-07-10  ozmikey: A funny guy. He and Radek Kalod stayed at my flat in Sydney for a few days before an international tournament there in 1999, and Oral LOVED being in a warm climate for once (in summer)...we took him to a pool one day and just couldn't get him out of there!

He had incredibly quick sight of the board, too. I played a blitz game with Kalod one night (he beat me, of course) and we were looking at the game afterwards, considering a defence I could have played but didn't, and wondering how he could have refuted it. We'd looked at it for a good few minutes when Oral came up (he'd been listening to some music on his walkman in another room) and INSTANTLY flashed out a brilliant tactical trick that, we later discovered, was the perfect solution.

May-07-10  diceman: <GrahamClayton: Has he ever played Gyula Sax?>

Oral Sax 1997 is one of
Bill Clinton's favorite games.

Dec-14-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  hedgeh0g: As opposed to other males who don't care for it much?

What's your point?

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