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M Paul Townsend

M Paul Townsend
Full name
M Paul Townsend
Born
1960 (age 66)‎
Place of birth
Federation
England
Profiles
#4631
World Ranking
2153
Classical
2243
Rapid
2151
Blitz

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Catalan Opening (9 games)
Catalan Opening: Closed (7 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined (7 games)
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (6 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (5 games)
Black Pieces
Modern Defense: Standard Line (11 games)
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (8 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line, Reshevsky Variation (7 games)
Benoni Defense: Czech Variation (7 games)
French Defense: Exchange Variation (6 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Jonathan L B Blackburn (2225)
M Paul Townsend (2160)
½-½ 21 2026
M Paul Townsend (2175)
Christophe Sochacki (2450)
0-1 53 2025
M Paul Townsend (2175)
Robert Ernst (2334)
0-1 27 2025
M Paul Townsend (2167)
Terry P D Chapman (2263)
½-½ 24 2025
M Paul Townsend (2167)
Nigel E Povah (2206)
½-½ 6 2025
Tarun Kanyamarala (2378)
M Paul Townsend (2148)
1-0 56 2025
Paul E Littlewood (2323)
M Paul Townsend (2149)
½-½ 12 2025
M Paul Townsend (2125)
Chopra Manmay (2217)
1-0 54 2024
M Paul Townsend (2150)
Alexei Shirov (2667)
0-1 58 2024
M Paul Townsend (2146)
Stephen Dishman (2306)
0-1 46 2024
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