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Nigel Povah

Number of games in database: 299
Years covered: 1970 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2206
Highest rating achieved in database: 2365
Overall record: +110 -110 =79 (50.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (44) 
    A45 D00 D02 E10 D04
 Sicilian (20) 
    B48 B57 B78 B42 B99
 Ruy Lopez (15) 
    C77 C69 C65 C80 C73
 French Defense (6) 
    C02 C17 C12 C15
 King's Indian (5) 
    E77 E80 E76
 English (5) 
    A19 A18 A10
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (52) 
    B33 B45 B30 B22 B20
 Modern Benoni (23) 
    A61 A77 A69 A70 A67
 English, 1 c4 e5 (16) 
    A20 A22 A28 A26 A29
 Queen's Pawn Game (12) 
    A46 A45 D02 E00
 Sicilian Taimanov (12) 
    B45 B47
 Reti System (5) 
    A04 A06
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   N Povah vs P M Giulian, 1978 1-0
   N Povah vs P R Kemp, 1975 1-0
   N Povah vs D B Pritchard, 1976 1-0
   Kotov vs N Povah, 1976 0-1
   M Magnusson vs N Povah, 2018 0-1
   N Povah vs M Corden, 1977 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   SCCA 100 years (1984)
   Regency Masters B (1979)
   Regency Masters (1984)
   British Championship (1976)
   British Championship (1979)
   3rd Lloyds Bank Masters Open (1979)
   British Championship (1982)
   Aaronson Masters (1978)
   British Championship (1978)
   Regency Masters (1981)
   Reykjavik Open (2018)
   Gibraltar Masters (2015)
   Gibraltar Masters (2017)
   Gibraltar Masters (2019)
   Kvika Reykjavik Open (2022)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Surrey League
   P Lalic vs N Povah (Jan-09-23) 1/2-1/2
   J Schultze vs N Povah (Apr-12-22) 0-1
   N Povah vs V Larkin (Apr-11-22) 0-1
   N Povah vs T Finnbogadottir (Apr-10-22) 1-0
   D Filipovich vs N Povah (Apr-10-22) 0-1

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NIGEL POVAH
(born Jul-17-1952, 72 years old) United Kingdom

[what is this?]
Nigel Edward Povah was born on the 17th of July 1952 in Wandsworth London, England. Awarded the IM and IMC titles in 1983 he is the author of several opening works. In 1989 he became a GMC.

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 page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 299  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Speelman vs N Povah  1-0191970Islington OpenA22 English
2. N Povah vs C D Gilliam  0-1221970Islington OpenB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
3. S Bruzzi vs N Povah  1-0331971Hammersmith opB39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
4. N Povah vs J Horner  0-1361973London InvitationC44 King's Pawn Game
5. N Povah vs J C Benjamin  ½-½401973London InvitationB78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long
6. D Goodman vs N Povah  1-0261973London InvitationA77 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2
7. N Povah vs A H Perkins  0-1391973London InvitationB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
8. H Bohm vs N Povah  1-0271973London InvitationA32 English, Symmetrical Variation
9. W J Stirling vs N Povah  ½-½491973GRE Islington OpenB32 Sicilian
10. N Povah vs S Webb  0-1431973GRE Islington OpenC02 French, Advance
11. N Povah vs R Emerson  1-0261975Surrey ChampionshipB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
12. R Emerson vs N Povah  1-0421975Friendly matchB39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
13. A Ludgate vs N Povah  0-1281975British ChampionshipA32 English, Symmetrical Variation
14. N Povah vs Speelman 0-1311975British ChampionshipB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
15. J Horner vs N Povah  0-1411975British ChampionshipB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
16. S Webb vs N Povah  1-0191975British ChampionshipD07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense
17. N Povah vs J G Nicholson  ½-½231975British ChampionshipB57 Sicilian
18. J Littlewood vs N Povah  1-0251975British ChampionshipA66 Benoni
19. N Povah vs P J Lee  ½-½441975British ChampionshipB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
20. B Cafferty vs N Povah  ½-½171975British ChampionshipA26 English
21. N Povah vs P R Kemp 1-0271975British ChampionshipB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
22. N Povah vs M J Haygarth  ½-½201975British ChampionshipC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
23. A Whiteley vs N Povah  ½-½211975British ChampionshipA61 Benoni
24. Kotov vs N Povah 0-1271976Malta International TournamentA46 Queen's Pawn Game
25. R Emerson vs N Povah  1-0181976Charlton OpenB33 Sicilian
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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-22-09  myschkin: . . .

Monkey's Bum !?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey...

Jul-17-10  wordfunph: Povah's books..

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