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FM Iain Gourlay

Iain Gourlay
Full name
Iain Gourlay
Born
1974 (age 52)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Scotland
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2278
Classical

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (13 games)
King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (13 games)
English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (11 games)
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense (9 games)
Réti Opening: Pirc Invitation (8 games)
Black Pieces
Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (7 games)
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (7 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense (7 games)
English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (6 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line (5 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Iain Gourlay (2288)
Andrew Dunn (2032)
1-0 32 2026
Iain Gourlay (2289)
Owen Crawford (2141)
1-0 38 2026
Iain Gourlay (2289)
Stephen J Homer (1988)
1-0 41 2026
Iain Gourlay (2289)
Keith Flanagan (1522)
1-0 23 2026
Iain Gourlay (2289)
Monika Ashbrooke (1628)
1-0 23 2026
Iain Gourlay (2287)
Ethan Pang (2221)
1-0 52 2026
Iain Gourlay (2289)
Petro Golubka (2345)
0-1 73 2026
Kacper Kacprzak (2299)
Iain Gourlay (2289)
1-0 52 2026
Wang Hao (2418)
Iain Gourlay (2289)
1-0 46 2026
Oleg Verbytski (2159)
Iain Gourlay (2287)
1-0 42 2026
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