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Graeme Spain

Number of games in database: 121
Years covered: 1981 to 2008
Last FIDE rating: 2124
Highest rating achieved in database: 2228
Overall record: +49 -50 =22 (49.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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B01 Scandinavian (23 games)
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (20 games)
C05 French, Tarrasch (6 games)
C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation (5 games)
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (5 games)
B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (3 games)
D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense (3 games)
C03 French, Tarrasch (3 games)
A80 Dutch (3 games)
D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (2 games)

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

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 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 121  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. M Hopewell vs G Spain  1-033198694th New Zealand ChampionshipA80 Dutch
11. B Martin vs G Spain  1-028198694th New Zealand ChampionshipB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
12. G Spain vs R Gibbons  1-033198713th Winstone TtC03 French, Tarrasch
13. G Spain vs J Sarfati  0-1431987NZL-chC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
14. G Spain vs O Sarapu 1-045198794th New Zealand ChampionshipC60 Ruy Lopez
15. G Spain vs N Blaxall  1-0341987Amstrad Computers OpenC42 Petrov Defense
16. G Spain vs R W Smith 1-024198811th Waitakere Trust OpenB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
17. P Garbett vs G Spain  1-054198815th North Shore OpenB01 Scandinavian
18. R J Dive vs G Spain  1-0611989North Island ChA90 Dutch
19. T Stevenson vs G Spain  0-1221989North Island ChA51 Budapest Gambit
20. R J Dive vs G Spain  1-049198912th Waitakere Trust OpenA80 Dutch
21. J Sarfati vs G Spain  ½-½901990NZL-chA80 Dutch
22. G Spain vs O Sarapu  0-156199097th New Zealand ChampionshipB08 Pirc, Classical
23. J Sarfati vs G Spain 1-0321991NZL-chB01 Scandinavian
24. J Sarfati vs G Spain 1-0561991NZL-chA04 Reti Opening
25. G Spain vs R J Sutton  ½-½501991NZL-chC05 French, Tarrasch
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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.

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

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