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| Born: | 1958 |
| Results: | Win: 35.3% (583) Loss: 22.6% (373) Draw: 42.2% (697) Total:1653 |
| White Results: | Win: 40.9% (340) Loss: 17.1% (142) Draw: 42.1% (350) Total:832 |
| Black Results: | Win: 29.6% (243) Loss: 28.1% (231) Draw: 42.3% (347) Total:821 |
| Active: | 1965 to 2024-10-05 |
| Current Rating: | 2464 on 2024-12-01 |
| Max Rating: | 2575 on 1988-01-01 |
| FIDE ID: | 4611268 |
| Country: | GER |
| Most Frequent White Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| King's Indian Defense, Averbakh Variation, Modern Defense | 17 (+6 -4 =7) |
| Queen's Indian Defense, Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation | 14 (+6 -5 =3) |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense, Classical Variation | 14 (+4 -3 =7) |
| Bogo-Indian Defense, Nimzowitsch Variation | 14 (+8 -1 =5) |
| Dutch Defense, Semi-Leningrad Variation | 13 (+6 -0 =7) |
| Zukertort Opening, Nimzo-Larsen Variation | 13 (+4 -4 =5) |
| Queen's Indian Defense, Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main Line | 13 (+5 -1 =7) |
| English Opening, Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation | 12 (+7 -2 =3) |
| Bogo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Variation | 11 (+6 -0 =5) |
| King's Indian Defense, Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense | 11 (+2 -2 =7) |
| Most Frequent Black Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Sicilian Defense, Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack | 42 (+7 -23 =12) |
| Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower Defense, General | 35 (+6 -5 =24) |
| Queen's Gambit Declined, Three Knights Variation, General | 34 (+8 -8 =18) |
| Sicilian Defense, Kalashnikov Variation | 24 (+7 -10 =7) |
| Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 24 (+6 -3 =15) |
| Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 21 (+7 -6 =8) |
| Catalan Opening, Closed Variation | 17 (+6 -8 =3) |
| Queen's Gambit Declined, Charousek (Petrosian) Variation | 17 (+6 -6 =5) |
| Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense | 15 (+3 -3 =9) |
| English Opening, Agincourt Defense, Neo Catalan Declined | 14 (+1 -6 =7) |
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