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Graeme Spain

Number of games in database: 175
Years covered: 1981 to 2008
Last FIDE rating: 2124
Highest rating achieved in database: 2228
Overall record: +68 -66 =41 (50.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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B01 Scandinavian (31 games)
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (23 games)
C05 French, Tarrasch (9 games)
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (8 games)
C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation (7 games)
A80 Dutch (6 games)
D06 Queen's Gambit Declined (5 games)
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (4 games)
C03 French, Tarrasch (3 games)
A90 Dutch (3 games)

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GRAEME SPAIN
(born Apr-01-1962, 63 years old) New Zealand

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 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 175  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. G Spain vs R W Smith  0-1371981North Island ChC09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line
2. R W Smith vs G Spain  1-0341981Fourth Waitakere Trust OpenB03 Alekhine's Defense
3. G Spain vs L Cornford  1-041198411th Winstone OpenB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
4. A Sharko vs G Spain 0-146198411th Winstone OpenB61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2
5. G Spain vs O Sarapu  0-1331985Waitakere Trust OpenB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
6. G Spain vs O Sarapu  0-1461985North Island ChampionshipC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
7. G Spain vs B Martin-Buss  1-0211986North Island ChC05 French, Tarrasch
8. M Hopewell vs G Spain  1-0461986North Island ChA88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6
9. G Spain vs B Martin-Buss  1-04719869th Waitakere Trust OpenC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
10. P R Green vs G Spain  1-0711986New Zealand Championship 1986/87A52 Budapest Gambit
11. B Martin vs G Spain  1-0281986New Zealand Championship 1986/87B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
12. G Spain vs A J Love  ½-½331986New Zealand Championship 1986/87B22 Sicilian, Alapin
13. G Spain vs R Gibbons  1-033198713th Winstone TtC03 French, Tarrasch
14. G Spain vs O Sarapu 1-0451987New Zealand Championship 1986/87C60 Ruy Lopez
15. B J Alexander vs G Spain  1-0501987New Zealand Championship 1986/87A48 King's Indian
16. G Spain vs J Sarfati  0-1431987New Zealand Championship 1986/87C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
17. M Hopewell vs G Spain  1-0331987New Zealand Championship 1986/87A80 Dutch
18. G Spain vs G Aldridge  1-0261987New Zealand Championship 1986/87C05 French, Tarrasch
19. R J Dive vs G Spain  1-0471987New Zealand Championship 1986/87E90 King's Indian
20. G Spain vs P W Stuart  ½-½331987New Zealand Championship 1986/87B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
21. G Spain vs N Blaxall  1-0341987Howick-Pakuranga OpenC42 Petrov Defense
22. G Spain vs R W Smith 1-024198811th Waitakere Trust OpenB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
23. P Garbett vs G Spain  1-054198815th North Shore OpenB01 Scandinavian
24. R W Smith vs G Spain  ½-½321988New Zealand Championship 1988/89B01 Scandinavian
25. G Spain vs P D Hawkes  1-0291988New Zealand Championship 1988/89C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-04-06  LluviaSean: Viva Espana!! Alzad los brazos hijos del pueblo Espanol, que vuelve a resurgir!! Gloria la patria que supo seguir sobre el azul del mar y caminar del sol.
Mar-04-06  capablancakarpov: Si Franco levantara la cabeza... se golpearía contra la tapa del ataúd.
Mar-04-06  Jim Bartle: Por lo menos, espero que sí.
Aug-30-08  whiteshark: ¿Hablas español?
Jul-24-10  Kwesi: ¡campeones del mundo!
Oct-12-11  Benzol: First! Well the first post in English that is.

:)

May-31-16
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  perfidious: How very a propos; he rather appears to like the Spanish Torture.

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