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Douglas Bryson

Number of games in database: 248
Years covered: 1976 to 2015
Last FIDE rating: 2300 (2308 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2384
Overall record: +93 -68 =87 (55.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (41) 
    B32 B41 B77 B96 B33
 French Defense (20) 
    C18 C02 C16 C11 C00
 King's Pawn Game (11) 
    C44
 French Winawer (11) 
    C18 C16 C19
 Sicilian Taimanov (8) 
    B47 B49 B45 B46
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (6) 
    B62 B67 B69
With the Black pieces:
 Semi-Slav (26) 
    D47 D44 D45 D43
 Scandinavian (20) 
    B01
 Alekhine's Defense (11) 
    B03 B02 B04
 Ruy Lopez (9) 
    C89 C77 C91 C88 C84
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (7) 
    C89 C91 C84 C88
 Sicilian (7) 
    B23 B44 B84 B40 B97
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   D Bryson vs T Luther, 2002 1/2-1/2
   T Wibe vs D Bryson, 1984 0-1
   C Pritchett vs D Bryson, 2004 0-1
   D Bryson vs K Arakhamia-Grant, 1999 1-0
   W F Buchanan vs D Bryson, 1987 0-1
   J Gallagher vs D Bryson, 1994 1/2-1/2
   R Weston vs D Bryson, 1994 0-1
   E Bamber vs D Bryson, 2001 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   SCCA 100 years (1984)
   Tyneside International (1995)
   Scottish Championship (2002)
   Caledonian Masters (1996)
   Scottish Championship (1993)
   Nottingham Chessforce (1987)
   Scottish Championship (1999)
   Scottish Championship (1981)
   111th Scottish Championship (2004)
   Northumbrian Masters (1996)
   Scottish Championship (2012)
   Hastings Challengers 1995/96 (1995)
   Thessaloniki Olympiad (1984)
   EUR-chT (Open) 9th (1989)
   European Team Championship (1992)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 World Senior Teams +50
   P Petran vs D Bryson (Mar-01-15) 1/2-1/2
   D Bryson vs A Das (Jul-15-12) 1/2-1/2
   D Bryson vs R Ruck (Jul-14-12) 1/2-1/2
   A G Grant vs D Bryson (Jul-13-12) 0-1
   D Bryson vs D McGowan (Jul-12-12) 1-0

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DOUGLAS BRYSON
(born Mar-12-1957, 68 years old) United Kingdom

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IM and GMC from Scotland. He was British Correspondence Champion in 1983, 1984 and 1985.

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

Last updated: 2024-03-24 18:33:07

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 page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 257  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M J Freeman vs D Bryson  1-0361976Glasgow CC OpenD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
2. E Schiller vs D Bryson  ½-½201980Hastings ChallengersC46 Three Knights
3. A J Norris vs D Bryson  1-0871980Scottish ChampionshipC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
4. D Bryson vs E Davis  1-0821980Scottish ChampionshipC19 French, Winawer, Advance
5. T Upton vs D Bryson  ½-½281980Scottish ChampionshipC44 King's Pawn Game
6. D Bryson vs M Orr  0-1411980Scottish ChampionshipB49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
7. G Bonner vs D Bryson  ½-½271980Scottish ChampionshipD04 Queen's Pawn Game
8. A Muir vs D Bryson  0-1341980Scottish ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
9. D Bryson vs A Reid  ½-½321980Scottish ChampionshipC44 King's Pawn Game
10. A McClelland vs D Bryson  0-1411981SCO-ch corrB97 Sicilian, Najdorf
11. D Bryson vs I Wells  0-1341981Hastings Challengers 1980/81B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen
12. D Bryson vs D Kopec  1-0321981Scottish ChampionshipB32 Sicilian
13. D Bryson vs G Morrison  ½-½121981Scottish ChampionshipB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
14. P Motwani vs D Bryson  ½-½201981Scottish ChampionshipD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
15. D Bryson vs R M McKay 0-1331981Scottish ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
16. A Reid vs D Bryson  0-1211981Scottish ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
17. T Upton vs D Bryson  1-0611981Scottish ChampionshipB02 Alekhine's Defense
18. D Bryson vs M Orr  1-0571981Scottish ChampionshipC44 King's Pawn Game
19. M Santo-Roman vs D Bryson  1-0531981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipC45 Scotch Game
20. D Bryson vs A Greenfeld  ½-½401981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipC00 French Defense
21. C Schuster vs D Bryson  ½-½621981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
22. S Atalik vs D Bryson  ½-½651981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
23. D Bryson vs M Sharif  1-0311981World Youth U26 Team ChampionshipC02 French, Advance
24. D Bryson vs K Lerner  ½-½4519812nd World Telechess OlympiadC44 King's Pawn Game
25. I Johannsson vs D Bryson  ½-½191982Lucerne OlympiadD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-23-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: Douglas M Bryson
Born 12th March 1957
British Correspondence Champion in 1983, 1984 and 1985.
Apr-04-06  Averageguy: I've seen him at a chess tournament in Edinburgh where he beat my club champion.
Jun-21-06  Chess Classics: Oh, I thought this was the other famous Bryson from Britain...does anybody read him?

Regards,
CC

Jul-20-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Bryson writes the chess column for the Scotsman newspaper:

http://www.scotsman.com/spectrum/Ch...

Dec-05-14  ljfyffe: Member of the Scotland team which placed
equal third in the CC Olympiad XI Final (1992-1999).
Mar-24-24  Octavia: Belated best birthday wishes!

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