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Leonard J McLaren
Most played openings
B22 | Sicilian, Alapin (24 games) | |
A07 | King's Indian Attack (11 games) | |
B40 | Sicilian (11 games) | |
B23 | Sicilian, Closed (8 games) | |
B80 | Sicilian, Scheveningen (8 games) | |
B21 | Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (8 games) | |
B01 | Scandinavian (6 games) | |
B03 | Alekhine's Defense (6 games) | |
C07 | French, Tarrasch (6 games) | |
B12 | Caro-Kann Defense (6 games) |
RECENT GAMES:
🏆 130th New Zealand Congress
D Cilia Vincenti vs L McLaren (Jan-10-23) 1/2-1/2
L McLaren vs J Langford (Jan-09-23) 1-0
H van Riemsdijk vs L McLaren (Jan-08-23) 1/2-1/2
L McLaren vs E Rains (Jan-07-23) 1/2-1/2
N Croad vs L McLaren (Jan-06-23) 1-0
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FIDE Master (2017) and FIDE Instructor (2015).
Leonard McLaren is also a New Zealand Master and a FIDE Instructor. He learned to play chess aged 4 and joined a club aged about 11.
He won the New Zealand Schoolpupils Championship in 1980 (jointly) and 1981. During the 1980's he won the Wellington Championship three times.
After this he went to England from 1989 to 1991 and played in 100 tournaments including 3 British Championships scoring 5/11, 5/11 and 6/11 respectively.
McLaren was North Island Champion (jointly with Paul Anthony Garbett) in 2004.
He became joint New Zealand Champion in 2015.
Last updated: 2019-09-11 03:37:53
LEONARD J MCLAREN
(born Aug-01-1964, 60 years old) New Zealand
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The highest FIDE rating he has achieved is 2275.
He considers his best result in an individual game to be in this one: L McLaren vs D Sermek, 2003.
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