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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Laven, Ralf
Years
:
1977-2012
Number of games
:
123
Number of wins
:
44
Number of draws
:
54
Number of losses
:
25
White score
:
35/59 (59.32% - Average Elo: 2299.41)
Black score
:
36/64 (56.25% - Average Elo: 2266.12)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Laven, Ralf - Kindermann, Stefan (2410), Bundesliga 198182, Germany (B07) - 1982
Laven, Ralf (2320) - Seegers, Hendrik (2370), BL2-West 9091, Germany (B01) - 1990
Laven, Ralf - Dankert, Peter (2365), Bundesliga 198182, Germany (E17) - 1981
Capelan, Guenter (2385) - Laven, Ralf (2320), BL2-West 8788, Germany (B45) - 1987
Fleck, Juergen (2365) - Laven, Ralf, Bundesliga 198283, Germany (B45) - 1982
Bachmann, Karlheinz (2325) - Laven, Ralf (2315), Oberliga NRW 9293 I, Germany (B14) - 1993
Laven, Ralf - ? (52)
Bachmann, Karlheinz (1½/3)
Groenegress, Wilfried (2/3)
Borngaesser, Rene (½/2)
Haubt, Georg (1/2)
Kindermann, Stefan (1/2)
Backwinkel, Paul (½/1)
Bakalarz, Mietek (1/1)
Bayer, Ernst Wolfgang (½/1)
Becking, Stephan (½/1)
Besel, Waldemar (1/1)
Bockius, Albert (1/1)
Bohn, Thomas (½/1)
Braun, Michael (1/1)
Buecker, Stefan (½/1)
Clara, Hans Joachim (1/1)
Cordes, Hans Joerg (½/1)
Cordts, Ingo (½/1)
Dankert, Peter (1/1)
Dietze, Frank (0/1)
Dornieden, Manfred (1/1)
Fischdick, Gisela (1/1)
Funk, Paul (1/1)
Gergs, Wolfgang (1/1)
Grzesik, Thomas (1/1)
Haakert, Juergen (½/1)
Hartmann, Gerald (0/1)
Haves, Reinhard (1/1)
Hecht, Hans Joachim (0/1)
Hille, Ralph Ingo (0/1)
Kaeser, Udo (½/1)
Kohlweyer, Bernd (½/1)
Krueger, Erich (½/1)
Lau, Ralf (½/1)
Libeau, Rene (½/1)
Louis, Peter (1/1)
Meyer, Claus Dieter (½/1)
Moors, Hans (1/1)
Mrva, Martin (0/1)
Noetzel, Frank (1/1)
Oechslein, Rainer (½/1)
Peiter, Andre (½/1)
Pioch, Thomas (½/1)
Rechmann, Peter (1/1)
Ruthenberg, Helmut (½/1)
Schiffer, Kai Uwe (0/1)
Seegers, Hendrik (1/1)
Sehner, Norbert (1/1)
Strebel, Philipp (0/1)
Thiel, Kuno (½/1)
Weber, Peter (½/1)
Zieher, Hartmut (1/1)
Zimmermann, Frank (0/1)
? - Laven, Ralf (59)
Hennig, Dirk (1/2)
Olzem, Lothar (1½/2)
Schenk, Uwe (2/2)
Schracke, Guido (1/2)
Weischede, Thomas (½/2)
Abend, Peter (½/1)
Ahmels, Volker (½/1)
Bachmann, Karlheinz (1/1)
Bassler, Markus (1/1)
Beckemeier, Werner (0/1)
Bruch, Jochen (½/1)
Budde, Vladimir (0/1)
Capelan, Guenter (1/1)
Ditt, Egon H (½/1)
Eigemann, Julian (1/1)
Eng, Holger (½/1)
Essing, Arnold (1/1)
Fahnenschmidt, Gerhard (0/1)
Fleck, Juergen (1/1)
Franke, Johannes (0/1)
Friehoff, Heinz Dieter (½/1)
Gabler, Bernd (½/1)
Goy, Udo (1/1)
Grzesik, Thomas (½/1)
Gueroff, Eduard (0/1)
Gupta, Milon (1/1)
Hammes, Michael (0/1)
Haves, Reinhard (0/1)
Heidrich, Manfred (½/1)
Horstmann, Michael (½/1)
Klundt, Klaus (0/1)
Krieger, Hermann (1/1)
Lembeck, Andreas (0/1)
Linnemann, Ralf (1/1)
Lotzien, Hans (1/1)
Mainka, Gregor (½/1)
Maxion, Dirk (1/1)
Meyer, Peter (1/1)
Miles, Anthony John (0/1)
Morawietz, Dieter (½/1)
Rapatinski, Konstantin (½/1)
Robatsch, Karl (½/1)
Roese, Oliver (1/1)
Rosen, Bernd (0/1)
Ruehrig, Volkhard (0/1)
Schlaugat, Michael (½/1)
Schmitz, Andreas Arnold (½/1)
Schneider, Volker (½/1)
Scholz, Christian (1/1)
Seegers, Hendrik (½/1)
Sehner, Norbert (½/1)
Spiegel, Stefan (1/1)
Stertenbrink, Guenter (½/1)
Stoll, Joachim (1/1)
Syska, Heiko (½/1)
Szczepanski, Olaf (½/1)
Treppner, Gerd (1/1)
Wegner, Hannu (1/1)
Wehbe, Ricardo (0/1)
Openings played as White (42)
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
2313.33
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
2382.5
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2293.33
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2215
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
2330
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2265
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2410
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2305
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C28 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2315
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2370
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2365
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2300
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2230
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Be7)
Average Elo:
2295
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2195
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A92 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C06 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4)
Average Elo:
2335
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A38 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2148
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E17 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo:
2365
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2290
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4)
Average Elo:
2275
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A02 Bird's Opening (1.f4)
Average Elo:
2220
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2205
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C25 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2310
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
2285
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C03 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2450
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
2325
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B55 Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.f3 e5 6.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A20 English (1.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
2325
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2345
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A15 English (1.c4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2220
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C26 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2260
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4)
Average Elo:
2275
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (42)
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2309
Result:
7/9 = 77.78%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2280
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
2237.5
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
2310
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
2100
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2360
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
1928
Result:
2/2 = 100%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2275
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2260
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A12 English with b3 (1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3)
Average Elo:
2267.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2050
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3)
Average Elo:
2350
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E16 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+)
Average Elo:
2245
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
2235
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2310
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2350
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2260
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A17 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
2420
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2)
Average Elo:
2585
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Ng4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O c6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
2220
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D77 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O)
Average Elo:
2320
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
2345
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2305
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2420
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2325
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D90 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2250
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A38 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2285
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2096
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
2081
Result:
1/1 = 100%