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David John Findlay
D J Findlay 
The Ayr team, winners of the 1970 Spens Cup. D.Findlay on far left. Photo courtesy of chessscotland.com  

Number of games in database: 71
Years covered: 1970 to 2019
Last FIDE rating: 2115 (2155 rapid, 2079 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2290
Overall record: +19 -23 =29 (47.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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Most played openings
C41 Philidor Defense (6 games)
B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 (5 games)
C26 Vienna (5 games)
A44 Old Benoni Defense (3 games)
B07 Pirc (3 games)
C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense (3 games)
B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (3 games)
A07 King's Indian Attack (2 games)
B06 Robatsch (2 games)
C11 French (2 games)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 4NCL Div 1a 2018/19
   L Head vs D J Findlay (Mar-17-19) 1-0
   D J Findlay vs T Wall (Mar-16-19) 1/2-1/2
   D J Findlay vs A Dunn (Feb-10-19) 1/2-1/2
   R Griffiths vs D J Findlay (Feb-09-19) 1-0
   G O'Toole vs D J Findlay (May-07-18) 1/2-1/2

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DAVID JOHN FINDLAY
(born Jun-02-1954, 71 years old) United Kingdom

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He is from Scotland.

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 71  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. D J Findlay vs Keene 0-1541970Clock Simul, GlasgowB07 Pirc
2. D J Findlay vs M Molenkamp  ½-½601970Glorney CupB44 Sicilian
3. D J Findlay vs Miles 0-1561970Glorney CupC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
4. D J Findlay vs M Ebalard  1-0551970Glorney CupB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
5. D J Findlay vs T Evans  1-0251970Glorney CupB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
6. D J Findlay vs E Raaste  ½-½451972EU-ch U20 fin-BB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
7. Nunn vs D J Findlay  ½-½571972Glorney CupC41 Philidor Defense
8. D J Findlay vs R Ott  1-0221972Scotland-Switzerland (telephone match)B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
9. A Urzica vs D J Findlay  1-0211972European Junior Championship PreliminaryC41 Philidor Defense
10. D J Findlay vs A Ornstein  1-0411972European Junior Championship PreliminaryB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
11. D J Findlay vs Miles  ½-½241972European Junior Championship PreliminaryC46 Three Knights
12. W Keller vs D J Findlay  ½-½561972European Junior Championship PreliminaryC44 King's Pawn Game
13. D J Findlay vs I Varasdy  0-1471972European Junior Championship PreliminaryB06 Robatsch
14. D J Findlay vs V Miranda  1-0221972European Junior Championship PreliminaryB06 Robatsch
15. V Inkiov vs D J Findlay  1-0261972European Junior Championship PreliminaryA44 Old Benoni Defense
16. D J Findlay vs C Lennox 1-0571974AyrB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
17. D J Findlay vs L Liljedahl  ½-½431974World Student Team Championship qual-2C11 French
18. J Goormachtigh vs D J Findlay  0-1581974World Student Team Championship qual-2A44 Old Benoni Defense
19. D J Findlay vs L Hazai  0-1401974World Student Team Championship qual-2B07 Pirc
20. H Scheichel vs D J Findlay  1-0411974World Student Team Championship qual-2A44 Old Benoni Defense
21. C W Kennaugh vs D J Findlay 0-1411976GBRC34 King's Gambit Accepted
22. Chandler vs D J Findlay  ½-½331976Glasgow InternationalC62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
23. S Suarez vs D J Findlay  0-1401976Haifa OlympiadD25 Queen's Gambit Accepted
24. G Ligterink vs D J Findlay  ½-½581976Haifa OlympiadC62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
25. Lombardy vs D J Findlay  1-0441976Haifa OlympiadA07 King's Indian Attack
 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 71  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-29-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: I don't believe he played both Lasker and Short :0)
Jun-29-10  number 23 NBer: I agree. Game #1 is totally misplaced.
Sep-15-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: Lasker's opponent is <D J Finley>; correction submitted.

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