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Andrew Muir

Number of games in database: 504
Years covered: 1975 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2157 (2296 rapid, 2269 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2367
Overall record: +137 -209 =158 (42.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Nimzo Indian (62) 
    E42 E43 E53 E47 E52
 King's Indian (41) 
    E81 E80 E84 E88 E83
 Modern Benoni (23) 
    A67 A59 A58 A56 A71
 Sicilian (23) 
    B93 B33 B44 B72 B32
 Benko Gambit (12) 
    A59 A58 A57
 Slav (10) 
    D18 D10 D17 D15 D14
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (109) 
    B31 B65 B22 B63 B56
 Semi-Slav (29) 
    D47 D45 D44 D43
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (28) 
    B65 B63 B67 B64 B60
 English (22) 
    A13 A14 A15
 Queen's Gambit Declined (12) 
    D31 D30 D35
 King's Indian Attack (12) 
    A07
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   A Muir vs Kamsky, 1990 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   European Junior Championship 1978/79 (1978)
   Liechtenstein Open (2004)
   Hastings 2017/18 (2017)
   British Championship (1993)
   British Championship (1979)
   Northumbria Masters (2018)
   World Junior Championship (1975)
   Caplin Hastings Masters (2022)
   Gibraltar Masters (2004)
   British Championship (1985)
   British Championship (1987)
   British Championship (1990)
   British Championship (2003)
   Reykjavik Open (2013)
   British Championship (2018)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Hastings Masters 2024/25
   A Muir vs I Malinovskii (Jan-03-25) 0-1
   L Keely vs A Muir (Jan-02-25) 0-1
   A Muir vs D Flynn (Jan-01-25) 1-0
   A Muir vs S Alcindor (Dec-31-24) 0-1
   B Ruane vs A Muir (Dec-31-24) 1/2-1/2

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ANDREW MUIR
(born Oct-17-1958, 66 years old) United Kingdom

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Andrew Joseph Muir is an International Master and a GMC. He was Scottish champion in 2007.

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 page 1 of 21; games 1-25 of 504  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Muir vs S Vincent  ½-½301975World Junior ChampionshipB32 Sicilian
2. D S Botto vs A Muir  ½-½261975World Junior ChampionshipB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
3. A Muir vs V Chekhov  0-1401975World Junior ChampionshipB33 Sicilian
4. H Bach vs A Muir  1-0451975World Junior ChampionshipB89 Sicilian
5. A Muir vs F Bonapart  1-0331975World Junior ChampionshipB32 Sicilian
6. L Kokkinos vs A Muir 1-0391975World Junior ChampionshipB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
7. A Muir vs A Avgoustianos  1-0291975World Junior ChampionshipB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
8. J Weber vs A Muir  1-0361975World Junior ChampionshipA67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation
9. A Muir vs J Raphael  1-0361975World Junior ChampionshipE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
10. F Tumanon vs A Muir  0-1481975World Junior ChampionshipB89 Sicilian
11. A Muir vs M Ruefenacht  1-0311975World Junior ChampionshipB78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long
12. C Hoi vs A Muir  ½-½431975World Junior ChampionshipB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
13. A Muir vs D Bernstein  0-1311975World Junior ChampionshipB49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
14. A Muir vs H Olafsson  0-1231975European Junior Championship PreliminaryB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
15. C Trevelyan vs A Muir 0-1331975European Junior Championship PreliminaryA04 Reti Opening
16. L Kristensen vs A Muir  1-0171975European Junior Championship PreliminaryB30 Sicilian
17. A Muir vs R Triller  1-0231975European Junior Championship PreliminaryB89 Sicilian
18. F Trabattoni vs A Muir  ½-½251975European Junior Championship PreliminaryA07 King's Indian Attack
19. A Muir vs A Pablo Marin  ½-½241975European Junior Championship PreliminaryE89 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line
20. O Foisor vs A Muir  1-0411975European Junior Championship PreliminaryA56 Benoni Defense
21. A Muir vs K Stewart  0-1311976Scottish ChampionshipA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
22. M Partis vs A Muir  0-1401976Scottish ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
23. A Muir vs C Lennox  ½-½261976Scottish ChampionshipB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
24. G Morrison vs A Muir  ½-½181976Scottish ChampionshipB33 Sicilian
25. A Muir vs G Bonner  ½-½271976Scottish ChampionshipB01 Scandinavian
 page 1 of 21; games 1-25 of 504  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-22-08  Karpova: <Alasdair Alexander (Dunfermline, Scotland) writes: ‘A recent example which outdoes Stephen Solomon is Andrew Muir (born 1958), who won the Scottish championship for the first time in 2007 at the 18th attempt, 31 years after his first attempt. Source: Scottish Chess, October 2007, page 16.’> http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... (C.N. 5389)
Jul-28-08  micahtuhy: I am currently playing a correspondence game with IM Muir, who was gracious enough to play a correspondence game with me, via email, because his niece goes to college with me in the States!
Mar-26-22  Z free or die: I can't resist doing one more photo, especially as <CG> is lacking for this player:

A photo of a young Andy from back in 1969:

https://www.chessscotland.com/docum...

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