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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Pfaff, Volker
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1996-2006
Number of games
:
117
Number of wins
:
44
Number of draws
:
19
Number of losses
:
54
White score
:
24/56 (42.86% - Average Elo: 2015.85)
Black score
:
29½/61 (48.36% - Average Elo: 2051.21)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Pfaff, Volker - Thamm, Oliver (2133), Bad Zwesten op 3rd, Bad Zwesten (D78) - 1999
Pfaff, Volker (1797) - Blum, Gernot (2128), Baunatal op 5th, Baunatal (A41) - 1999
Pfaff, Volker (1797) - Vehmeyer, Thomas (1694), Baunatal op 5th, Baunatal (D46) - 1999
Menk, Rolf (2195) - Pfaff, Volker, Bad Zwesten op 1st, Bad Zwesten (E63) - 1997
Faynberg, Roman (2031) - Pfaff, Volker (2001), Bad Zwesten op 10th, Bad Zwesten (C18) - 2006
Hoehmann, Ulla (1599) - Pfaff, Volker (1836), Bad Zwesten op 4th, Bad Zwesten (D02) - 2000
Pfaff, Volker - ? (54)
Brahn, Helmut (1/2)
Rafiee, Makan (1/2)
Benedikt, Alexander (1/1)
Bennemann, Ingmar (½/1)
Berning, Boris (0/1)
Blum, Gernot (1/1)
Breiter, Juergen (1/1)
Disterheft, David (0/1)
Epishin, Vladimir (0/1)
Friese, Peter (0/1)
Fromme, Ernst (½/1)
Gelzenleichter, Siegfried (0/1)
Gjokaj, Gjon (0/1)
Goldammer, Anne (0/1)
Gudat, Alfons (0/1)
Hermann, Manfred (0/1)
Herwig, Michaela (1/1)
Juenemann, Matthias (1/1)
Kaid, Almar (0/1)
Kleinschroth, Roland (½/1)
Klink, Elina (0/1)
Kohlei, Rolf (0/1)
Kraft, Mathias (0/1)
Krischak, Werner (0/1)
Krutsch, Wladimir (0/1)
Langheinrich, Elfi (1/1)
Lauer, Boris (0/1)
Liebert, Frank (1/1)
Liedtke, Matthias (0/1)
Lukas, Norbert (0/1)
Mainka, Walter (1/1)
Nieland, Klaus (1/1)
Ostwald, Christian (0/1)
Pfaff, Timo (1/1)
Ramme, Christoph (0/1)
Reh, Philipp (½/1)
Rohde, Thomas (1/1)
Schade, Klaus (1/1)
Schenk, Uwe (0/1)
Schlamp, Robert (½/1)
Schmaecke, Thomas (1/1)
Schmidt, Dietmar (½/1)
Schuchardt, Guenter (0/1)
Sergin, Mark (1/1)
Shkolnik, Anastasia (1/1)
Sokolov, Ewgeni (0/1)
Solf, Frank (½/1)
Solonar, Stefan (0/1)
Sprang, Eckhard (0/1)
Thamm, Oliver (1/1)
Vehmeyer, Thomas (1/1)
Vetter, Udo (½/1)
Wagner, Andreas (1/1)
Welzel, Markus (0/1)
? - Pfaff, Volker (59)
Diehle, Julia (1/2)
Kruse, Joerg Michael (0/2)
Armbrust, Florian (0/1)
Baeumler, Ilja (1/1)
Bakhmatov, Eduard (0/1)
Beisteiner, Gerhard (1/1)
Benedikt, Alexander (½/1)
Bengsch, Bertram (1/1)
Boksinski, Jordan (0/1)
Breiter, Juergen (1/1)
Brittner, Johann (1/1)
Ciornei, Dragos (0/1)
Damm, Gerhard (1/1)
Dubinski, Leonid (0/1)
Eickhoff, Hermann (½/1)
Engel, Markus (1/1)
Faynberg, Roman (1/1)
Friese, Peter (½/1)
Gasthofer, Viktor (0/1)
Gazic, Josip (0/1)
Gerloff, Bernd (½/1)
Goelzhaeuser, Thomas (1/1)
Gutfleisch, Ralf (½/1)
Heinz, Waldemar (1/1)
Heller, Ferenc (1/1)
Hitmy, Elli (½/1)
Hoehmann, Ulla (1/1)
Jung, Ruediger (1/1)
Kierzek, Mira (0/1)
Kitzler, Gerhard (1/1)
Kolthoff, Siegmund (½/1)
Langheinrich, Ferenc (0/1)
Lieder, Guenter (1/1)
Longar, Thomas (½/1)
Loskamp, Stefan (0/1)
Meijere, Agnese (0/1)
Menk, Rolf (1/1)
Nazarenus, Moritz (1/1)
Phieler, Manuel (0/1)
Rack, Matthias (0/1)
Radczewill, Horst (1/1)
Reich, Nikos (1/1)
Reinl, Walter (½/1)
Ristau, Jan (0/1)
Rohde, Torsten (1/1)
Sandner, Gunter (0/1)
Schenk, Uwe (0/1)
Schlange, Stefan (0/1)
Schnabel, Andreas (1/1)
Schnabel, Michael (0/1)
Schumacher, Dennis (0/1)
Skutta, Bernd (0/1)
Solonar, Stefan (0/1)
Spangenberg, Klaus (1/1)
Stange, Joerg (1/1)
Thamm, Oliver (0/1)
Trisic, Aleksandar (½/1)
Uwira, Oliver (0/1)
Zilch, Lothar (½/1)
Openings played as White (41)
A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo:
2065
Result:
1/4 = 25%
C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.e4)
Average Elo:
1920.67
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3)
Average Elo:
1931.5
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
D24 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1766
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo:
2213.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D06 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
2096
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 O-O)
Average Elo:
2230
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2240
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3)
Average Elo:
2260
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
2230
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2035
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
2133
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2286
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C43 Petrov, Modern Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C90 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)
Average Elo:
2120
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo:
2128
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
2174
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
816
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D74 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O)
Average Elo:
2303
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D25 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3)
Average Elo:
1552
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A91 Dutch Defense (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo:
1999
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.e4 c6 9.h3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.O-O O-O 7.d4)
Average Elo:
2578
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2159
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
1587
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6)
Average Elo:
2207
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3)
Average Elo:
2324
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A90 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1549
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
2053
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (36)
C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo:
2183.33
Result:
1½/6 = 25%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1614
Result:
4/5 = 80%
E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
3/4 = 75%
C05 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2159
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
D52 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 c6 6.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1983.5
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/2 = 100%
E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.e4 c6 9.h3)
Average Elo:
2254
Result:
½/2 = 25%
E90 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2032
Result:
0/2 = 0%
E94 King's Indian, Orthodox (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O)
Average Elo:
1399
Result:
2/2 = 100%
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:
2099
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2105
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1889.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C12 French, McCutcheon (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4)
Average Elo:
1566
Result:
2/2 = 100%
E73 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2)
Average Elo:
1808
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A15 English (1.c4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B19 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.O-O a6)
Average Elo:
2195
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2190
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E70 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E81 King's Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
2240
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 c6)
Average Elo:
2382
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C11 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2261
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2147
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E82 King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 b6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A55 Old Indian, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.e4)
Average Elo:
2375
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1272
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E91 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
2085
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Re1)
Average Elo:
2246
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C17 French, Winawer, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5)
Average Elo:
2280
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C19 French, Winawer, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7)
Average Elo:
2025
Result:
½/1 = 50%