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Peter John Sowray

Number of games in database: 455
Years covered: 1977 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2219 (2102 rapid, 2102 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2381
Overall record: +165 -162 =126 (50.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 2 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (40) 
    B22 B43 B81 B21 B90
 Nimzo Indian (26) 
    E46 E44 E45 E24 E42
 English (21) 
    A15 A13 A16 A14 A10
 King's Indian (18) 
    E81 E77 E66 E73 E90
 French Defense (16) 
    C05 C01 C10 C02 C03
 Queen's Pawn Game (13) 
    A41 E00 D02 A45 D00
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (41) 
    B22 B32 B28 B31 B92
 Queen's Pawn Game (24) 
    D02 A40 A45 D00 E00
 Ruy Lopez (14) 
    C97 C74 C78 C65 C64
 Robatsch (14) 
    B06
 Queen's Gambit Declined (10) 
    D35 D30 D06 D37
 Reti System (10) 
    A04 A06 A05
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   B Magnusson vs P J Sowray, 1990 0-1
   P J Sowray vs R S Mitchell, 2013 1-0
   P J Sowray vs S Depauw, 2001 1-0
   Z Franco Ocampos vs P J Sowray, 1983 0-1
   T Kett vs P J Sowray, 2017 0-1
   P J Sowray vs R Elseth, 1991 1/2-1/2
   S A Jones vs P J Sowray, 2014 0-1
   P J Sowray vs N Hutchinson, 2004 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   British Championship (2003)
   British Championship (2005)
   Ron Banwell Masters (2001)
   4NCL 2010/11 (2011)
   4NCL 2024/25 (2024)
   Dutch Open (2011)
   Hastings 2013/14 (2013)
   Cambridge International Open (2024)
   18th Lloyds Bank Masters Open (1994)
   London Chess Classic Open (2014)
   British Championship (2009)
   London Chess Classic Open (2016)
   Reykjavik Open (2019)
   London Chess Classic Open (2019)
   Kvika Reykjavik Open (2022)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 4NCL 2024/25
   P J Sowray vs S Chow (May-05-25) 0-1
   M Pein vs P J Sowray (May-04-25) 0-1
   S Milson vs P J Sowray (May-03-25) 0-1
   C O'Donnell vs P J Sowray (Apr-06-25) 1/2-1/2
   P J Sowray vs H Grieve (Apr-05-25) 1/2-1/2

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PETER JOHN SOWRAY
(born Mar-29-1959, 66 years old) United Kingdom

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He is a FIDE Master and an IMC.

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 page 1 of 19; games 1-25 of 458  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. P J Sowray vs Chandler  0-1641976Islington op 12thB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
2. Chandler vs P J Sowray  1-0211977Eltham opA47 Queen's Indian
3. P J Sowray vs Chandler  0-1331977Charlton op 5thB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
4. P J Sowray vs N Povah  ½-½1819771st Lloyds Bank Masters OpenD02 Queen's Pawn Game
5. T B Bennett vs P J Sowray  1-02719771st Lloyds Bank Masters OpenA80 Dutch
6. P J Sowray vs R Emerson  ½-½1719771st Lloyds Bank Masters OpenD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
7. R Bailey vs P J Sowray  0-13519771st Lloyds Bank Masters OpenB83 Sicilian
8. P J Sowray vs E Torre  0-15519771st Lloyds Bank Masters OpenB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
9. P J Sowray vs S D Brown  1-0221978Aaronson MastersC05 French, Tarrasch
10. G Botterill vs P J Sowray  1-0431978Aaronson MastersA04 Reti Opening
11. J J Carleton vs P J Sowray  1-0271978Aaronson MastersC18 French, Winawer
12. M Ginsburg vs P J Sowray  1-02819782nd Lloyds Bank Masters OpenE91 King's Indian
13. Chandler vs P J Sowray  1-0621978Hastings Challengers 1978/79B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
14. Chandler vs P J Sowray  0-1331979Aaronson MastersB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
15. P Littlewood vs P J Sowray  1-0451979Aaronson MastersA67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation
16. D Friedgood vs P J Sowray  1-0291979Aaronson MastersA77 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2
17. R Britton vs P J Sowray  1-04019793rd Lloyds Bank Masters OpenA04 Reti Opening
18. P J Sowray vs L Josteinsson  1-03319793rd Lloyds Bank Masters OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
19. Y Kraidman vs P J Sowray  1-06119793rd Lloyds Bank Masters OpenD87 Grunfeld, Exchange
20. S Taulbut vs P J Sowray  0-12319793rd Lloyds Bank Masters OpenA05 Reti Opening
21. P J Sowray vs G Iskov  ½-½5919793rd Lloyds Bank Masters OpenB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
22. Chandler vs P J Sowray  1-0421979Islington op 15thA40 Queen's Pawn Game
23. C Pritchett vs P J Sowray  ½-½3619804th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenB33 Sicilian
24. W Hartston vs P J Sowray  1-06719804th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenA61 Benoni
25. P J Sowray vs G Iskov 0-13319804th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-03-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Sowray resigned his position as International Director of the English Chess Federation in mid 2008.

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