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Kevin Butler

Kevin Butler
Full name
Kevin Butler
Born
1950 (age 76)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Ireland
Profiles
#
World Ranking
1937
Classical

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
French Defense: Main Line, Steinitz Variation (1 games)
Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (1 games)
Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern Variation (1 games)
French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (1 games)
Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern, Gipslis Variation (1 games)
Black Pieces
Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (2 games)
English Opening: MikÄ—nas-Carls, Flohr Variation (1 games)
Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack, Symmetrical Defense (1 games)
Indian Game: Knights Variation (1 games)
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov Defense (1 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Kevin Butler (2048)
David Fitzsimons (2317)
0-1 45 2019
Tom O'Gorman (2229)
Kevin Butler (2048)
1-0 26 2019
Kevin Butler (2064)
Stephen Jessel (2346)
1-0 44 2018
Kevin Butler (2064)
Henry Li (2232)
0-1 37 2018
Stephen Brady (2336)
Kevin Butler (2064)
1-0 49 2018
Alex Astaneh Lopez (2411)
Kevin Butler (2064)
1-0 42 2018
Gordon Freeman (2205)
Kevin Butler (2064)
½-½ 17 2018
Kevin Butler (2042)
Stephen Jessel (2344)
0-1 17 2016
Kevin Butler (2042)
Colm Daly (2334)
0-1 37 2016
Mel O'Cinneide (2227)
Kevin Butler (2026)
1-0 27 2014
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