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IM Michael Barron

Michael Barron
Full name
Michael Barron
Born
1962 (age 64)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Canada
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2028
Classical
2099
Rapid
2074
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Yates, Bogoljubov Variation (6 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Boleslavsky Variation (4 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation (3 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Classical Variation (3 games)
Ruy López Opening: Berlin, l'Hermet, Berlin Wall Defense (3 games)
Black Pieces
Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation (7 games)
Dutch Defense: Leningrad, Main Line (4 games)
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense (4 games)
Dutch Defense: Fianchetto, Semi-Leningrad Variation (2 games)
Giuoco Piano Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation (2 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Nikolay Noritsyn (2450)
Michael Barron (2062)
½-½ 50 2025
Martin Roobol (2242)
Michael Barron (2049)
0-1 49 2025
Klaus-Juergen Schulz (2345)
Michael Barron (2049)
1-0 36 2025
Zoltan Varga (2301)
Michael Barron (2049)
1-0 45 2025
Yerlan Tikzhanov (2323)
Michael Barron (2049)
1-0 28 2025
Michael Barron (2075)
Igor Novikov (2509)
½-½ 26 2024
Michael Barron (2075)
Fabrizio Bellia (2401)
0-1 80 2024
Michael Barron (2079)
Nikolay Noritsyn (2450)
0-1 27 2024
Michael Barron (2077)
Ivan Cheparinov (2593)
0-1 61 2024
Pavel V Tregubov (2445)
Michael Barron (2077)
1-0 33 2024
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