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Player:
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Balz, Christian
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1999-2018
Number of games
:
158
Number of wins
:
54
Number of draws
:
43
Number of losses
:
61
White score
:
40/83 (48.19% - Average Elo: 1697.05)
Black score
:
35½/75 (47.33% - Average Elo: 1681.97)
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
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Top wins
Balz, Christian (1637) - Armbruester, Clemens (1706), Mecklenburg VP LL2 Ost 1718, Mecklenburg VP (B78) - 2018
Balz, Christian (1719) - Reimer, Karl (1668), Mecklenburg VP LL1 0607, Mecklenburg VP (B01) - 2006
Balz, Christian (1652) - Hoerhold, Martin (1650), Mecklenburg VP LL 0708, Mecklenburg VP (B07) - 2008
Geshnizjani, Ramin Tobias (2035) - Balz, Christian (1637), GER-ch op U25, Willingen (B72) - 2006
Jussupow, Alexander (1972) - Balz, Christian (1637), GER-ch op U25, Willingen (A46) - 2006
Menkhaus, Wolf Dieter (1886) - Balz, Christian (1697), Mecklenburg VP VL 1011, Mecklenburg VP () - 2010
Balz, Christian - ? (76)
Haase, Sebastian (1/3)
Rittemann, Steffen (1/3)
BYE (2/2)
Kubernath, Max (1/2)
Lang, Henry (½/2)
Armbruester, Clemens (1/1)
Backes, Marco (1/1)
Behm, Lisa (1/1)
Behm, Willi (½/1)
Boesenberg, Heiko (1/1)
Bohl, Stefan (0/1)
Brose, Marcel (0/1)
Dralle, Florian (1/1)
Drescher, Markus (½/1)
Ehlers, Michael (0/1)
Erbs, Susan (0/1)
Fechner, Frank (½/1)
Gretschko, Svetlana (½/1)
Gruenberg, Marc (½/1)
Grueneschild, Hildegard (1/1)
Gwiazda, Slawomir (0/1)
Hantel, Thomas (0/1)
Hodl, Ingolf (0/1)
Hoerhold, Martin (1/1)
Hollatz, Michael (1/1)
Holzmann, Joerg (1/1)
Issa, Jassin (1/1)
Jabbusch, Burkhard (0/1)
Kahleys, Kevin (½/1)
Kasper, Thomas (0/1)
Keilhauer, Daniel (1/1)
Kiel, Bernd (0/1)
Kilp, Gunnar (1/1)
Klein, Michael (½/1)
Klepin, Wilfried (½/1)
Korthase, Erwin (1/1)
Krueger, Daniel (1/1)
Laufer, Viktor (1/1)
Leibnitz, Alexander (1/1)
Lesch, Martina (1/1)
Linsenmeyer, Mario (½/1)
Lotz, Robert (½/1)
Massloch, Philipp (½/1)
Menzel, Michael (0/1)
Neumann, Martin (1/1)
Nickel, Reimo (0/1)
Otto, Martin (½/1)
Pelnar, Helmut (0/1)
Podolskiy, Alexander (0/1)
Ramp, Oliver (1/1)
Rath, Alina (1/1)
Reimer, Karl (1/1)
Renner, Adrian (0/1)
Roeder, Phillip (0/1)
Roehl, Rainer (0/1)
Rutschke, Bernhard (½/1)
Schiewer, Robert (0/1)
Schoenrock, Ruediger (0/1)
Schulze, Christoph (0/1)
Schumann, Rabea (0/1)
Sdunzik, Jennifer (1/1)
Sickert, Norma (1/1)
Siegert, Gregor (0/1)
Sieker, Roland (0/1)
Staben, Thomas (½/1)
Stoevesand, Peter (½/1)
Stotyn, Fabian (0/1)
Streit, Bodo (0/1)
Titgemeyer, Eva Maria (1/1)
Toedtmann, Helmut (0/1)
Valet, Alexander (1/1)
Vlach, Michael (0/1)
Vladov, Mark (0/1)
Wurst, Benedikt (½/1)
Zabka, Helge (1/1)
Zeeck, Detlef (½/1)
? - Balz, Christian (70)
Manke, Karsten (1/3)
Otto, Martin (1/3)
Ehlers, Michael (1/2)
Ambach, Eva Maria (0/1)
Arend, Peter (1/1)
Assmann, Hans (1/1)
Augstein, Joerg (0/1)
Baier, Christoph (½/1)
Ballmann, Horst Gerhard (0/1)
Becker, Dag (1/1)
Boesenberg, Heiko (0/1)
Brost, Austen (0/1)
Bruhn, Steven (0/1)
Dettmann, Uwe (½/1)
Dohnow, Thomas (½/1)
Friedrich, Kai (0/1)
Friedrich, Marius (½/1)
Geshnizjani, Ramin Tobias (1/1)
Hanisch, Sebastian (0/1)
Harnack, Sebastian (1/1)
Hasenberg, Harald (½/1)
Henning, Martin (1/1)
Hettstedt, Joerg (1/1)
Holzschuh, Stephan (0/1)
Jung, Werner (0/1)
Jussupow, Alexander (1/1)
Kaatz, Daniel (½/1)
Kesten, Sebastian (0/1)
Klaiber, Markus (1/1)
Klein, Michael (0/1)
Klingenberg, Dietrich (½/1)
Krohne, Robert (0/1)
Krueger, Daniel (½/1)
Kunth, Andreas (0/1)
Laqua, Stefan (1/1)
Laser, Dirk (0/1)
Leddin, Mathias (1/1)
Mauser, Tassilo Tino (1/1)
Meier, Klaus (0/1)
Melzer, Georg (1/1)
Menkhaus, Wolf Dieter (1/1)
Meyer, Detlef (1/1)
Moeller, Stefan (½/1)
Mrotzek, Rene (1/1)
Nass, Walter Robert (1/1)
Nauschuetz, Ernst (0/1)
Nickel, Reimo (½/1)
Oldach, Ehrenfried (0/1)
Pawlick, Helmut (½/1)
Radloff, Arno (1/1)
Ramp, Oliver (½/1)
Rath, Oliver (0/1)
Redmer, Jakob (1/1)
Schmidt, Kerstin (0/1)
Schubert, Horst (½/1)
Schumann, Hans (½/1)
Seifert, Frank (0/1)
Sonnenberg, Uwe (½/1)
Stich, Christopher (1/1)
Streit, Bodo (1/1)
Viehweger, Martin (0/1)
Voelsgen, Georg (1/1)
Voll, Andreas (1/1)
Wagle, Marina (0/1)
Weber, Max (½/1)
Wiedemann, Bernd (0/1)
Willert, Christof (0/1)
Winkler, Karl (0/1)
Wree, Nico (1/1)
Zentgraf, Robert (½/1)
Openings played as White (33)
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1681
Result:
5/10 = 50%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1527.86
Result:
4/8 = 50%
C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo:
1531.5
Result:
2/5 = 40%
B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.O-O-O)
Average Elo:
1449.8
Result:
3½/5 = 70%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
1727.6
Result:
2½/5 = 50%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
1721.5
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
C14 French, Classical (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7)
Average Elo:
1672
Result:
2/4 = 50%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1856
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
2111
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
C47 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1809.67
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
1963.33
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1664
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo:
1891
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
1910
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1710.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
1641
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C12 French, McCutcheon (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4)
Average Elo:
1844.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1805.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C66 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B77 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 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4)
Average Elo:
1406
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C56 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
1328
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1532
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
1984
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B57 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4)
Average Elo:
1915
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
1770
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:
1862
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
1771
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
1809
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (43)
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:
1864
Result:
1/5 = 20%
B72 Sicilian, Dragon (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
1719
Result:
4/5 = 80%
B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O)
Average Elo:
1654.5
Result:
3/4 = 75%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1664.67
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O O-O 9.Nb3)
Average Elo:
1736
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1395
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
A65 Benoni, 6.e4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4)
Average Elo:
1709.33
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo:
1200
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4)
Average Elo:
1749
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A35 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1811
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo:
1829
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
1560.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A77 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.Nd2)
Average Elo:
1638.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.O-O-O)
Average Elo:
1404.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1647
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f4)
Average Elo:
1832
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6)
Average Elo:
1631
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1776.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1845.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
1598.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A28 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B57 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4)
Average Elo:
1701
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E87 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B77 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 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1391
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
1606
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1607
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
1424
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5)
Average Elo:
1992
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
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:
2106
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A17 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
1887
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
1175
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A02 Bird's Opening (1.f4)
Average Elo:
1813
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2101
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A68 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O)
Average Elo:
1678
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.O-O-O Qa5 11.Bb3 Rfc8 12.h4)
Average Elo:
1688
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1705
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
1844
Result:
0/1 = 0%