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Francis Rayner

Full name

Francis Rayner

Born

1/1/1960 (age 64)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Wales

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: French Variation (7 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical, Three Knights System (7 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (6 games)

Modern Defense with 1.e4 (6 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (6 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (11 games)

Sicilian Defense: French Variation (8 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov, English Attack (5 games)

Alekhine's Defense: Exchange Variation (4 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Francis Rayner (2035) Alexander Cherniaev (2381)	0-1	75	2023
Francis Rayner (2048) David B Graham (2208)	½-½	19	2018
Francis Rayner (2080) Adam C Taylor (2212)	0-1	51	2017
Francis Rayner (2080) Andrew J Ledger (2377)	0-1	41	2016
Francis Rayner (2080) Robin Cunningham (2263)	½-½	23	2016
Francis Rayner (2148) Glenn C Flear (2460)	0-1	42	2015
Francis Rayner (2192) Cristina-Adela Foisor (2355)	0-1	53	2014
Francis Rayner (2192) Alexander Cherniaev (2434)	0-1	35	2014
Francis Rayner (2177) Matthew D Sadler (2653)	0-1	66	2014
Francis Rayner (2177) Franc Ashiku (2284)	0-1	69	2014

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