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Byrne, Donald

Total Games

42

Wins

4

Draws

17

Losses

21

9.5% wins40.5% draws50.0% losses

Most Played Openings

B77 - Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack3A16 - English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense3A36 - English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System3A07 - King's Indian Attack2A15 - English Orangutan2A21 - English Opening: King's English Variation2E65 - King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation1D88 - Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation1B76 - Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack1A37 - English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf31

Most Faced Opponents

Reshevsky, Samuel Herman17 gamesFischer, Robert James7 gamesGeller, Efim P4 gamesLarsen, Bent2 gamesSmyslov, Vassily2 gamesPetrosian, Tigran V2 gamesPortisch, Lajos1 gamesKarpov, Anatoly1 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev1 gamesNajdorf, Miguel1 games

Games (42)

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Keres, Paul vs Byrne, Donald
1-0
San Antonio 1972 D94
Byrne, Donald vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
San Antonio 1972 A12
Byrne, Donald vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
San Antonio 1972 A22
Larsen, Bent vs Byrne, Donald
1-0
San Antonio 1972 A16
Karpov, Anatoly vs Byrne, Donald
1-0
San Antonio 1972 B77
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Donald
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1969 D76
Byrne, Donald vs Fischer, Robert James
1/2-1/2
Vinkovci 1968 A07
Spassky, Boris V vs Byrne, Donald
1-0
Palma de Mallorca 1968 D88
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Byrne, Donald
1-0
Palma de Mallorca 1968 A16
Byrne, Donald vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A07
Byrne, Donald vs Petrosian, Tigran V
0-1
Palma de Mallorca 1968 E72
Byrne, Donald vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Palma de Mallorca 1968 A10
Byrne, Donald vs Fischer, Robert James
0-1
USA-ch 1966 A21
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Donald
1-0
USA-ch 1966 B77
Fischer, Robert James vs Byrne, Donald
1-0
Bay City 1963 B77
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1963 A36
Byrne, Donald vs Fischer, Robert James
0-1
USA-ch 1963 B20
Byrne, Donald vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1962 A26
Byrne, Donald vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Mar del Plata 1962 A21
Najdorf, Miguel vs Byrne, Donald
0-1
Mar del Plata 1962 E61
Byrne, Donald vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Varna olm 1962 E14
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1958 A36
Byrne, Donald vs Fischer, Robert James
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1958 A16
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Donald
1/2-1/2
New York m1 1957 A36
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Donald
1-0
New York m1 1957 A56
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Donald
1/2-1/2
New York m1 1957 E65
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
New York m1 1957 A17
Byrne, Donald vs Fischer, Robert James
0-1
USA-op 1957 A15
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
New York m1 1957 A15
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1
New York m1 1957 A04
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1
New York m1 1957 A30
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
New York m1 1957 A05
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Donald
1/2-1/2
New York m1 1957 D98
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Donald
1-0
New York m1 1957 A37
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0
New York Rosenwald 1956 A70
Byrne, Donald vs Fischer, Robert James
0-1
New York Rosenwald 1956 D97
Byrne, Donald vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
URS-USA telex 1955 A33
Byrne, Donald vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
URS-USA telex 1955 D78
Geller, Efim P vs Byrne, Donald
0-1
URS-USA telex 1955 B76
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Byrne, Donald
1/2-1/2
New York Rosenwald5455 1955 E60
Geller, Efim P vs Byrne, Donald
1-0
URS-USA telex 1955 E50
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
New York Rosenwald5455 1955 E46

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