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Susan Lalic
S Lalic 
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 

Number of games in database: 499
Years covered: 1981 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2227 (2051 rapid, 2189 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2356
Overall record: +159 -174 =162 (48.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 4 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (70) 
    B22 B23 B25 B50 B83
 French Defense (41) 
    C17 C02 C11 C10 C07
 Scotch Game (26) 
    C45
 Pirc (19) 
    B08 B07
 Robatsch (15) 
    B06
 French Winawer (15) 
    C17 C16 C15 C18
With the Black pieces:
 Caro-Kann (51) 
    B12 B17 B13 B10 B16
 French Defense (46) 
    C05 C10 C11 C18 C19
 Tarrasch Defense (24) 
    D34 D32
 Queen's Pawn Game (22) 
    E00 A46 A40 E10 D02
 Nimzo Indian (20) 
    E54 E34 E32 E25 E30
 French (14) 
    C11 C10 C12 C00
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   A Galliamova vs S Lalic, 1997 0-1
   A Raoof vs S Lalic, 2009 0-1
   D Norwood vs S Lalic, 1991 0-1
   J Xie vs S Lalic, 1996 0-1
   O Sikorova vs S Lalic, 2001 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Delden Zonal (Women) (1993)
   Guernsey Open (2001)
   Thessaloniki Olympiad (Women) (1988)
   Ingrid Larsen Memorial (1991)
   European Team Championship (Women) (2001)
   Hastings Challengers 1995/96 (1995)
   11th Lloyds Bank Masters Open (1987)
   British Championship (1992)
   Isle of Man Open (1994)
   British Championship (2011)
   Seville Open (1993)
   Reykjavik Open (1990)
   Toulouse Open (1990)
   European Team Championship (Women) (2005)
   British Championship (2007)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Agency International (Lonson `997) by Phony Benoni
   Agency International (Lonson `997) by docjan

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Surrey Trophy, Surrey League
   S Lalic vs P Lalic (Feb-17-25) 1/2-1/2
   P Lalic vs S Lalic (Jan-02-23) 1/2-1/2, blitz
   K Bhatia vs S Lalic (Nov-04-12) 0-1
   S Lalic vs Ali Roy (Nov-03-12) 1-0
   R Eames vs S Lalic (Apr-01-12) 1/2-1/2

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SUSAN LALIC
(born Oct-28-1965, 59 years old) United Kingdom

[what is this?]

IM and WGM Susan Kathryn Lalic (born Walker) was born on the 28th of October 1965. She is a five-time British Women's Chess Champion - 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1998. She has been married to GMs Keith Arkell and Bogdan Lalic, and is now married to IM Graeme N Buckley. She is the mother of Peter D Lalic.

Wikipedia article: Susan Lalic

Last updated: 2021-09-08 09:35:49

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 page 1 of 20; games 1-25 of 499  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. S Lalic vs S Polgar  0-1361981Wch u16gC07 French, Tarrasch
2. J Leszczynska vs S Lalic  1-0371981Wch u16gE00 Queen's Pawn Game
3. S Lalic vs J Hardinge  0-1321982Hendon v WimbledonB83 Sicilian
4. J D Wager vs S Lalic  ½-½341983Charlton Jubilee InternationalC18 French, Winawer
5. N McSheehy vs S Lalic  0-1331983Charlton Jubilee InternationalC36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense
6. J Flesch vs S Lalic  1-0221983Flesch Simul 12bE00 Queen's Pawn Game
7. S Lalic vs M K Wong  0-1371984Oakham Young MastersB01 Scandinavian
8. P K Wells vs S Lalic  1-0221984Oakham Young MastersA90 Dutch
9. S Lalic vs Z Kozul  0-1391984Oakham Young MastersB22 Sicilian, Alapin
10. A Kuznecov vs S Lalic  ½-½331984Oakham Young MastersB40 Sicilian
11. S Lalic vs T Needham  ½-½251984Oakham Young MastersB22 Sicilian, Alapin
12. N Bradbury vs S Lalic  1-0311984Oakham Young MastersD60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
13. S Lalic vs M Ardaman  1-0401984Oakham Young MastersB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
14. J M Gil Gonzalez vs S Lalic  1-0341984Oakham Young MastersB40 Sicilian
15. S Lalic vs J Howell  ½-½371984Oakham Young MastersB22 Sicilian, Alapin
16. S Lalic vs P K Singh  1-03619848th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
17. S Lalic vs Y Hasan  ½-½1719848th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
18. K Arkell vs S Lalic ½-½1119848th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
19. D Savereide vs S Lalic  0-1321985Havana izt (Women)C05 French, Tarrasch
20. S Lalic vs S Tilak  1-0331985Commonwealth ChampionshipB22 Sicilian, Alapin
21. S Lalic vs Speelman  0-1371985Commonwealth ChampionshipB22 Sicilian, Alapin
22. G Borg vs S Lalic  1-0281985Commonwealth ChampionshipC18 French, Winawer
23. S Lalic vs D Macfarlane  0-1361985Commonwealth ChampionshipC44 King's Pawn Game
24. S Lalic vs J Ayinla  1-0341985Commonwealth ChampionshipC17 French, Winawer, Advance
25. J G Nicholson vs S Lalic  1-0421985Commonwealth ChampionshipC19 French, Winawer, Advance
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-27-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: Btw anybody know what Susan Lalic's maiden name was before she married Bogden?
Dec-07-04  weary willy: Maiden name = Walker. Name before marrying Bogdan = Arkell (married Keith Arkell). Susan Walker = Susan Arkell = Susan Lalic
Dec-31-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: Susan Kathryn Lalic
Born 28th October 1965
Awarded WIM title in 1985

A big thankyou to <ray keene> and <weary willy> for helping out with the information regarding her maiden name before she married both Keith Arkell and Bogdan Lalic.

Perhaps <chessgames.com> should merge the three files into one as they did in the case of Jana Malypetrova Hartston Miles Bellin.

Dec-31-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: Correction, that should be two files not three.
:)
Oct-20-06  BIDMONFA: Susan Lalic

LALIC, Susan
http://www.bidmonfa.com/lalic_susan...
_

Oct-28-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: <BIDMONFA> Why don't you merge this player's file with that of Susan Arkell ?
Oct-28-06  franksp: Suggestion.

Introduce aliases or akas. A player could be known by more than one name e.g. Susan Arkell and Susan Lalic. This would be useful not only to cover searches for female players who have changed their name by marriage but also for players whose name is spelt differently by different people. I once was puzzled when the name, Tchigorin, was missing from the database. Now I know CG uses the name Chigorin. But why not allow Chigorin/Tchigorin to be found using either name?

It might also be interesting to see a list of aliases on the players page.

Oct-28-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: <Suggested name change for todays player of the day Susan Arkell Lalic>
Oct-28-07  whiteshark: <Benzol> Do you know this list: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/200... ?

Maybe it's not up-to-date (Bobby Fischer, Arkell/Lalic..), bu a first step... :D

Oct-29-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: <whiteshark> No I didn't. Thanks for the link.

:)

Oct-28-09  Moonstone: happy birthday susan!
Oct-28-10  brankat: Best wishes for Your birthday Susan!
Mar-20-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: Questionnaire with Susan (and Bogdan) Lalic, <Kingpin>, No.24, Spring 1995, p.5:

<What do you consider to be your most important contribution to opening theory?

SL: If I am honest, absolutely nothing.

[...]

What was your most embarrassing moment at the chess board?

SL: I offered my opponent a draw and then tried to withdraw the offer 10 minutes later before he had answered. All this with an International Selector looking on.>

Nov-01-18  JimNorCal: In Nov 2018, it is interesting that 2 of her most played openings are French and French Defense. Seems to be a bit of an overlap, no?

Im guessing that there is a flaw in game sorting where some games are labeled with one label and some games are labeled with the other.

For example C11 shows up 4 times, twice as White and twice as Black.

Aug-07-21  Nosnibor: Should not her name be changed to Susan Buckley bearing in mind that she is married to Graeme Buckley? I played her once shortly before her first marriage to Keith Arkell. This was way back in the Derby Open under the auspices of the Midland Counties Championships in March 1986. I won a very long game against her Scotch Opening in the penultimate round.
Aug-07-21  Z truth 000000001: <Nosnibor> Her FIDE card gives <Lalic, Susan K>:

https://ratings.fide.com/profile/40...

Aug-07-21  Nosnibor: <Z truth 000000001> Should FIDE not bring her card up to date?
Aug-07-21  Z legend of CG: <Nosnibor> I don't know, it's just usually easiest (and perhaps best) to just follow FIDE, who hopefully follows the player's preferences.

In this case, even though it seems she's been married to Buckley since at least 2009 (when exactly?):

https://en.chessbase.com/post/londo...

all the literature has consistently been referring to her as Lalic.

(From wiki we learn that Olimpbase once referred to her as Susan Arkell, and 365chess as Susan Walker - maybe she got tired of all the rigmarole of changing her name)

Aug-07-21  Z legend of CG: (Sorry for the name shifting - they're all just Z for short)
Aug-07-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  jessicafischerqueen:

Interestingly, <Z's> actual legal name is <zanzibar>!

He made headlines a few years back when he tried to sue the Webster's Online Dictionary for supplying an "incorrect entry" for the word "zanzibar."

Jun-08-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: Not to be confused with Jana Bellin, who was previously married to Hartston and Miles.
Jun-08-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: One Jana Wotsit is enough. (laughs)

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