
Name:	Richard Kelson
Federation:	United States
Sex:	Male
Born:	1955
FIDE ID:	2001578 FIDE Profile
Title:	FIDE Master
ELO Classic:	2094
Years:	1987 - 2003
Total Games:	54
Wins:	23 (42.59 %)
Draws:	18 (33.33 %)
Losses:	13 (24.07 %)
Score:	59.26 %

Repertoire with
black pieces

Richard Kelson

Last tournaments played

Tournament	Date	Elo Avg.	Country
North American op	12/26/2003	2143	United States
North American op	12/26/2002	1926	United States
US op	??/??/1995	425	United States
CalChess State-ch 9495	??/??/1994	230	United States

Most Played Openings as White

ECO	Opening	Games
C05	French, Tarrasch, closed variation	3 games
B96	Sicilian, Najdorf, 7.f4	3 games
B33	Sicilian defence	2 games
B97	Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Qb6	1 games

Most Played Openings as Black

ECO	Opening	Games
C42	Petrov's defence	4 games
C48	Four knights, Spanish variation	3 games
C55	Two knights defence	2 games
C43	Petrov, modern (Steinitz) attack	2 games

Games played by Richard Kelson

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White	ELO W	Black	ELO B	Result	Moves	ECO	Date	Tournament	View
Ippolito, D	2389	Kelson, R	2269	½-½	28	E33	2003	North American op
Akobian, V	2533	Kelson, R	2269	1-0	52	D03	2003	North American op
Ilfeld, E	2176	Kelson, R	2278	1-0	53	C48	2002	North American op
Kelson, R	2278	Pigusov, E	2622	0-1	39	B97	2002	North American op
Johnson, B	2179	Kelson, R	2278	0-1	54	C48	2002	North American op
Kelson, R	2340	Sloan, C		1-0	30	B70	1995	US op
Cartagena, O	2355	Kelson, R	2330	½-½	6	C43	1995	US op
Sanchez, G	2240	Kelson, R	2340	0-1	49	E13	1995	US op
Johnson, B		Kelson, R	2340	0-1	16	C42	1995	US op
Pinto, M	2195	Kelson, R	2340	0-1	20	C42	1995	US op
Fleury, M		Kelson, R	2340	½-½	25	A18	1995	US op
Sanchez, G		Kelson, R	2340	0-1	23	E48	1995	US op
Kelson, R	2340	Hough, R		1-0	36	B98	1995	US op
Kelson, R	2340	Say, F		½-½	26	C05	1995	US op
Kelson, R	2330	Jacobi, S	2345	0-1	42	C10	1995	US op
Kelson, R	2340	Shahade, G	2175	1-0	35	B81	1995	US op
Kelson, R	2340	Remlinger, L	2465	½-½	30	C07	1995	US op
Kelson, R	2315	Browne, W	2510	1-0	32	B96	1994	CalChess State-ch 9495
Kelson, R	2315	Reznikov, G		1-0	49	C62	1994	CalChess State-ch 9495
Kelson, R	2315	Friedman, J	2305	0-1	36	C05	1994	Las Vegas op
Kelson, R	2315	Nadler, O		1-0	27	B03	1994	Las Vegas op
Kelson, R	2315	Browne, W	2510	0-1	40	B96	1994	Reno op
Kelson, R	2315	Kudrin, S	2550	½-½	22	B43	1994	Reno op
Kelson, R	2315	Trammell, G		½-½	63	B99	1994	Reno op
Stein, A		Kelson, R	2315	½-½	42	C48	1994	CalChess State-ch 9495
Chudnovsky, J		Kelson, R	2315	½-½	41	C42	1994	Las Vegas op
Yu, P	2300	Kelson, R	2315	0-1	51	A26	1994	CalChess State-ch 9495
Feldman, S	2275	Kelson, R	2315	½-½	37	E12	1994	Las Vegas op
Jones, C	2380	Kelson, R	2315	½-½	16	A17	1994	Las Vegas op
Arganian, D		Kelson, R	2315	0-1	33	C42	1994	Reno op
Maldonado, O		Kelson, R	2315	½-½	81	C55	1994	Reno op
Kelson, R	2315	Patty, J		1-0	50	B28	1994	CalChess State-ch 9495
Ruggiero, P	2080	Kelson, R	2305	0-1	47	A30	1992	San Mateo op
Shabalov, A	2525	Kelson, R	2310	½-½	42	E33	1992	Reno op
Ivanov, I	2510	Kelson, R	2310	1-0	25	E41	1992	Reno op
Kelson, R	2310	Browne, W	2515	½-½	26	B96	1992	Reno op
Kelson, R	2305	Comp Socrates,		0-1	39	C42	1992	San Mateo op
Kelson, R	2325	Jones, K	2215	1-0	27	B34	1991	Reno op
Kelson, R	2320	Polovodin, I	2455	0-1	43	C92	1991	USA-op
Cotten, D		Kelson, R	2320	0-1	21	C55	1991	USA-op