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Vinny Puri

Number of games in database: 102
Years covered: 1984 to 2011
Last FIDE rating: 2214 (2181 rapid, 2019 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2256
Overall record: +45 -40 =17 (52.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation (4 games)
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E12 Queen's Indian (3 games)
E97 King's Indian (3 games)
E84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line (3 games)
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (3 games)
C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd (2 games)

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VINNY PURI
(born Nov-12-1967, 57 years old) India (federation/nationality Canada)

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Vinod "Vinny" Puri was born in 1967 in Ludhiana, India. He was awarded the FM title in 1986. He finished 1st-3rd in the 1987 Canadian Junior Championship, won the 1986 Canadian Junior Championship, and tied 1st-2nd in the 1985 Canadian Junior Championship, defeating Tyler Johnson in a playoff by +2 -1.

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. V Puri vs L Day  0-1221984Toronto League MatchA27 English, Three Knights System
2. V Puri vs V Kavnatsky  1-0441984Toronto InternationalE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
3. F Lindsay vs V Puri  ½-½381984Toronto InternationalE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
4. D Bailey vs V Puri  1-0371984Toronto InternationalC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
5. V Puri vs M Meleg  ½-½511984Ontario JuniorA13 English
6. V Puri vs L Day  0-1401985Toronto International OpenA55 Old Indian, Main line
7. K Pacey vs V Puri  1-0221985Toronto ClosedB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
8. R Byrne vs V Puri 1-028198513th World OpenC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
9. N Murshed vs V Puri  ½-½271985World Junior ChampionshipE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
10. M Godena vs V Puri  0-1341985World Junior ChampionshipC67 Ruy Lopez
11. V Puri vs N K Mishra  0-1841985World Junior ChampionshipE95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1
12. E Vargas Garcia vs V Puri ½-½741985World Junior ChampionshipE66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
13. V Puri vs C Michel Yunis  1-0681985World Junior ChampionshipE86 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6
14. V Puri vs C Navrotescu  0-1531985World Junior ChampionshipE10 Queen's Pawn Game
15. E Gueye vs V Puri  0-1291985World Junior ChampionshipE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
16. R Gunawan vs V Puri  1-0541985World Junior ChampionshipC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
17. V Puri vs O R Castillo Melenes  ½-½561985World Junior ChampionshipD57 Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense
18. V Puri vs M Bennani  1-0241985World Junior ChampionshipA10 English
19. I Homsi vs V Puri  0-1351985World Junior ChampionshipC67 Ruy Lopez
20. V Puri vs C Horvath  ½-½591985World Junior ChampionshipA86 Dutch
21. N Dobrev vs V Puri  1-0471985World Junior ChampionshipE97 King's Indian
22. Reshevsky vs V Puri  0-140198614th World OpenE92 King's Indian
23. V Puri vs I Rogers  0-130198614th World OpenE12 Queen's Indian
24. E Ogata vs V Puri  0-1571986World Junior ChampionshipE92 King's Indian
25. V Puri vs M Wahls  0-1361986World Junior ChampionshipA16 English
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Jun-15-12  wordfunph: pera o puri?

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