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Vernon Albert Small

Number of games in database: 325
Years covered: 1972 to 1997
Last FIDE rating: 2313
Highest rating achieved in database: 2390
Overall record: +109 -69 =146 (56.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 1 exhibition game, blitz/rapid, odds game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (54) 
    B81 B42 B32 B40 B82
 Ruy Lopez (15) 
    C85 C64 C61 C77 C91
 French Defense (12) 
    C03 C05 C04 C10
 French Tarrasch (11) 
    C05 C03 C04
 Sicilian Scheveningen (10) 
    B81 B82 B83
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (9) 
    C85 C91 C90 C84
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (76) 
    B46 B44 B22 B40 B23
 Sicilian Taimanov (33) 
    B46 B47 B45
 Grunfeld (14) 
    D91 D85 D82 D90 D80
 Queen's Indian (10) 
    E15 E12
 English (8) 
    A15 A10 A13 A14
 Queen's Pawn Game (8) 
    A46 A45 D02 E00
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   V Small vs Chandler, 1978 1/2-1/2
   V Small vs E Torre, 1978 1-0
   V Small vs Panno, 1988 1-0
   V Small vs Korchnoi, 1988 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   New Zealand Championship 1984/85 (1984)
   New Zealand Championship 1981/82 (1981)
   New Zealand Championship 1980/81 (1980)
   New Zealand Championship 1983/84 (1983)
   New Zealand Championship 1979/80 (1979)
   New Zealand Championship 1987/88 (1987)
   New Zealand Championship 1975/76 (1975)
   New Zealand Championship 1977/78 (1977)
   New Zealand Championship 1992/93 (1992)
   Commonwealth Championship (1983)
   Thessaloniki Olympiad (1988)
   Asian Team Championship (1977)
   Haifa Olympiad (1976)
   Thessaloniki Olympiad (1984)
   Lucerne Olympiad (1982)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   1st Burroughs Computers Grandmasters Tt by Benzol
   85th New Zealand Ch by Benzol
   Fencible Masters Tt 1997 by Benzol

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VERNON ALBERT SMALL
(born Jul-18-1954, 71 years old) United Kingdom (federation/nationality New Zealand)

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Vernon Albert Small was born in England in 1954. He later moved to New Zealand and was awarded the IM title in 1988. He has won the New Zealand Championship on four occasions; 1979-80 (shared with Ortvin Sarapu and Ewen McGowen Green), 1980-81 (shared with Sarapu and Roger I Nokes), 1981-82 and 1984-85.

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 page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 325  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. P W Stuart vs V Small  1-0321972New Zealand Championship 1972/73E92 King's Indian
2. V Small vs O Sarapu  0-1251973New Zealand Championship 1972/73A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
3. V Small vs P Garbett  0-1551973New Zealand Championship 1972/73E02 Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4
4. A Carpinter vs V Small  1-0421974South Island ChA32 English, Symmetrical Variation
5. V Small vs P Paris  1-0401975South Island ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
6. V Small vs E M Green  ½-½401975New Zealand Championship 1975/76B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
7. V Small vs P Garbett  ½-½161975New Zealand Championship 1975/76B42 Sicilian, Kan
8. Chandler vs V Small  ½-½371975New Zealand Championship 1975/76B22 Sicilian, Alapin
9. V Small vs O Sarapu  0-1341975New Zealand Championship 1975/76C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
10. R J Sutton vs V Small  0-1351975New Zealand Championship 1975/76B83 Sicilian
11. R Nokes vs V Small  0-1321976Canterbury CC ChpB20 Sicilian
12. V Small vs P Paris  1-0531976New Zealand Championship 1975/76C05 French, Tarrasch
13. L Aptekar vs V Small  ½-½461976New Zealand Championship 1975/76A48 King's Indian
14. V Small vs P W Stuart  ½-½161976New Zealand Championship 1975/76B30 Sicilian
15. W Fairhurst vs V Small  ½-½141976New Zealand Championship 1975/76B06 Robatsch
16. V Small vs L Cornford  1-0141976New Zealand Championship 1975/76B01 Scandinavian
17. P B Weir vs V Small  ½-½171976New Zealand Championship 1975/76B57 Sicilian
18. V Small vs C W Baker  1-0511976South Island ChampionshipB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
19. V Small vs T van Dijk  ½-½261976South Island ChampionshipC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
20. P W Stuart vs V Small  1-0541976South Island ChampionshipA28 English
21. J R Jackson vs V Small 0-1501976South Island ChampionshipB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
22. K Jensen vs V Small  1-0381976South Island ChampionshipB44 Sicilian
23. J Mestel vs V Small 0-1431976Haifa OlympiadC02 French, Advance
24. S Hutchings vs V Small  ½-½281976Haifa OlympiadB40 Sicilian
25. V Small vs M Chaves  1-0531976Haifa OlympiadB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-18-07  Benzol: Happy Birthday Vernon.
Jul-18-08  Benzol: Many happy returns again Vernon.

:)

Apr-21-20  wordfunph: IM Vernon Small scored 7/9 in Haifa Chess Olympiad.

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