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Donald A Holmes

Number of games in database: 51
Years covered: 1980 to 2012
Last FIDE rating: 2295
Highest rating achieved in database: 2310
Overall record: +17 -22 =12 (45.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack (4 games)
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B06 Robatsch (2 games)
E17 Queen's Indian (2 games)
D85 Grunfeld (2 games)
B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (2 games)
A48 King's Indian (2 games)
B33 Sicilian (2 games)
B40 Sicilian (2 games)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Scottish Championship
   V Barnaure vs D A Holmes (Jul-13-12) 0-1
   D A Holmes vs C MacQueen (Jul-12-12) 1-0
   C O'Donnell vs D A Holmes (Jul-11-12) 0-1
   D A Holmes vs J Aagaard (Jul-10-12) 0-1
   J Findlay vs D A Holmes (Jul-09-12) 0-1

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DONALD A HOLMES
(born 1965) United Kingdom

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FIDE Master from Scotland.

Last updated: 2023-08-16 09:30:44

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 51  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. G Chandler vs D A Holmes 1-0261980Regional JamboreeB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
2. D A Holmes vs M Condie  ½-½421986Scotland-chC34 King's Gambit Accepted
3. D A Holmes vs G Buckley  1-0401987British ChampionshipB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
4. J Gallagher vs D A Holmes  1-0141987British ChampionshipB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
5. D A Holmes vs M Sampson  1-0541987British ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
6. J Levitt vs D A Holmes  ½-½431987British ChampionshipA48 King's Indian
7. D A Holmes vs N McDonald  0-1671987British ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
8. P D Kemp vs D A Holmes  1-0321987British ChampionshipB44 Sicilian
9. D A Holmes vs R Willmoth  1-0401987British ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
10. G Copeland vs D A Holmes  1-0301987British ChampionshipD85 Grunfeld
11. D A Holmes vs P Gemmell  0-1401987British ChampionshipB72 Sicilian, Dragon
12. A Dunnington vs D A Holmes  1-0341987British ChampionshipD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
13. D A Holmes vs S Shutler  1-0321987British ChampionshipB33 Sicilian
14. D A Holmes vs M Condie  ½-½151989St AndrewsC31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
15. E L Stuart vs D A Holmes  0-1411989Edinburgh OpenD82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4
16. D A Holmes vs C McNab  0-1261989Edinburgh OpenB06 Robatsch
17. W F Buchanan vs D A Holmes  ½-½441989Edinburgh OpenB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
18. D A Holmes vs D Lawson  0-1241989Edinburgh OpenB78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long
19. G L House vs D A Holmes  0-1391989Edinburgh OpenB83 Sicilian
20. D A Holmes vs M R Handley  1-0281989Edinburgh OpenB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
21. D A Holmes vs C Beaumont  0-1561989Edinburgh OpenB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
22. C Thomson vs D A Holmes  0-1411989Edinburgh OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
23. G Ballon vs D A Holmes  1-0321989Edinburgh OpenD82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4
24. D A Holmes vs M Hebden 0-1201989British ChampionshipC39 King's Gambit Accepted
25. J G Nicholson vs D A Holmes  ½-½201989British ChampionshipB83 Sicilian
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-03-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Unfortunately for Holmes, he had to withdraw from the 2012 Scottish Championship on medical advice. He was one of the leading players, with a score of 5.5/7, and had also qualified for an IM norm.
Oct-24-16  SvetlanaBabe: Too much Lagavulin 16
Oct-24-16  zanzibar: There can never be enough Lagavulin!

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