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Richard Birkett

Number of games in database: 27
Years covered: 2003 to 2016
Last FIDE rating: 1980 (2000 rapid, 2051 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2107
Overall record: +9 -12 =6 (44.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense (2 games)
B23 Sicilian, Closed (2 games)
C50 Giuoco Piano (2 games)
B30 Sicilian (2 games)
C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense (2 games)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Isle of Man Masters
   R Birkett vs N Pasini (Oct-09-16) 0-1
   T Rodshtein vs R Birkett (Oct-08-16) 1-0
   R Birkett vs C Strugnell (Oct-07-16) 1-0
   N Thomson vs R Birkett (Oct-06-16) 0-1
   R Birkett vs D Whitehead (Oct-05-16) 0-1

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RICHARD BIRKETT
(born 1970) United Kingdom

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He is from Scotland.

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 27  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. D McGowan vs R Birkett  1-0282003Grangemouth opC71 Ruy Lopez
2. R Birkett vs J Raja 1-0222003Grangemouth opE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
3. N Farrell vs R Birkett  0-1452003Glenrothes opD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
4. M J Roth vs R Birkett  ½-½642003Glenrothes opC48 Four Knights
5. R Birkett vs D J Findlay 1-0362004Dundee opC28 Vienna Game
6. E Bamber vs R Birkett  0-1172006Nairn vs Stonehaven North East League Division 1C53 Giuoco Piano
7. E Perry vs R Birkett  0-1372006Edinburgh Congress OpenC45 Scotch Game
8. P K Wells vs R Birkett  1-0342016British ChampionshipC00 French Defense
9. R Birkett vs R Zhu  ½-½712016British ChampionshipB32 Sicilian
10. K M Shepherd vs R Birkett  ½-½492016British ChampionshipA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
11. R Birkett vs A Kalaiyalahan 0-1312016British ChampionshipB44 Sicilian
12. S J Modi vs R Birkett  0-1372016British ChampionshipC75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
13. R Birkett vs A A Taylor  0-1382016British ChampionshipB30 Sicilian
14. I Clark vs R Birkett  0-1432016British ChampionshipB30 Sicilian
15. R Birkett vs A Elwin ½-½622016British ChampionshipA03 Bird's Opening
16. S A Jones vs R Birkett  1-0352016British ChampionshipB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
17. N Ralphs vs R Birkett  ½-½322016British ChampionshipC50 Giuoco Piano
18. R Birkett vs L Keely  0-1472016British ChampionshipB01 Scandinavian
19. I Gaponenko vs R Birkett  1-0542016Isle of Man MastersC62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
20. R Birkett vs G Lorscheid  ½-½522016Isle of Man MastersB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
21. T Gungl vs R Birkett  1-0362016Isle of Man MastersC62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
22. D Ottosen vs R Birkett  1-0382016Isle of Man MastersC75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
23. R Birkett vs D Whitehead  0-1582016Isle of Man MastersA07 King's Indian Attack
24. N Thomson vs R Birkett  0-1402016Isle of Man MastersC50 Giuoco Piano
25. R Birkett vs C Strugnell  1-0282016Isle of Man MastersB23 Sicilian, Closed
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-03-06  DeepBlade: This is your chess-teacher isnt he <Avarageguy>?
Feb-03-06  EmperorAtahualpa: <DeepBlade> If that's his teacher, it's pretty humiliating how he got his ass whipped TWICE by his own student!

Anyway, great games, <Averageguy>, you deserve all the compliments. :)

Feb-04-06  Averageguy: <EmperorAtahualpa> Thanks! You could call him my teacher in a manner of speaking, he is the best player at Inverness Chess Club, and he often goes over my games with me and analyses them. In the short space of time I've known him he has helped me improve alot. He is also a great guy, very friendly and helpful. However, he has beat me many times more than I have beat him, but nowadays I give him more trouble. These two games were just wins of mine which I thought were nice, I submitted one, and when that didn't come up after ~2 weeks I submitted the other, not knowing that both would come up. He is a brilliant player, and I aim to submit some more of his games in the near future.
Feb-05-06  DeepBlade: <Averageguy> I remember the game you played the Kings gambit, gabited another pawn to open a rook file and did something like Nxf7, with Rook support. You posted in the KGA page, or in the Kibitzers Café. I annotated it before you submitted this game, so i feel kinda proud :D

Great games, we want more!

Apr-16-09  Silverstrike: Richard has done brilliantly these past few seasons, and is now rated around 2160.

I hope to give a few of his wins against me, of which he has many (more than I have against him!)

Jul-29-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sally Simpson: Richard and me played an amusing game a few years back. There was a simple Rook winning trick on the board. We both missed it. We played over the game in the comfort of the canteen and again we both missed it. A right couple of clowns.

It was discovered by Richard one year later.

He rarely plays a dull game and unfortunately his 4th round loss in this years British Chess Championship will make a few chess columns. (I'll be using it. Sorry mate but stuck for an idea to kick off my next column.)

R. Birkett - A. Kalaiyalahan, British Champs 2016 (Rd4) White to play.


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28.Rb7 Qxb7 29.Qh7+ Kf6

And now to his horror Richard saw...


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...that if the intended 30.Qxb7 Rb8 and White has to give the Queen to avoid the back rank mate. White tried for a perpetual with 30. Qxh6+ Kf7 31. Qh5+ Kg8 then resigned. 0-1.

However....

If we go back to the critical position.


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White can indeed take the Queen but missed it to due to the 'mirage effect.' A piece already on a square fails to be visualised back on the original square.

30.Qxb7 Rb8 White can play 31.Qh7


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(OOPS!)

The Mirage Effect has been plucked out of the air (it's pretty lame). Need a new Chess term to cover that situation. I know the problem world will have a name for it.

Aug-02-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sally Simpson: If you want a free VIP pass to the 2016 London Classic...then go here.

http://www.redhotpawn.com/chess-blo...

I used the above game to kick off a blog and found other examples.

Problemists call it a 'Switchback'.

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