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Player:
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Carlsen,Magnus
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Birken, Michael
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1995-2023
Number of games
:
25
Number of wins
:
5
Number of draws
:
12
Number of losses
:
8
White score
:
6/12 (50% - Average Elo: 1849.25)
Black score
:
5/13 (38.46% - Average Elo: 1851.46)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Birken, Michael (1901) - Pauly, Markus (1923), DSOL 04 Liga Gr-C 1st, Playchess.com INT (B76) - 2020
Birken, Michael (2025) - Herrmann, Karl Heinz (1860), Regionalliga NW 9798, Bayern (C10) - 1998
Birken, Michael (1945) - Auterhoff, Juergen (1749), Arber Seniors op 10th, Bodenmais (C42) - 2023
Schroeder, Klaus (1759) - Birken, Michael (1945), Arber Seniors op 10th, Bodenmais (E94) - 2023
Birken, Michael - ? (11)
Herrmann, Karl Heinz (1½/2)
Auterhoff, Juergen (1/1)
Drescher, Ulli (½/1)
Klimpel, Siegfried (1/1)
Kress, Manfred (½/1)
Lutz, Martin (0/1)
Niedermaier, Barbara (½/1)
Nilius, Uwe (0/1)
Pauly, Markus (1/1)
Ruetzel, Wolfgang (0/1)
Wilhelm, Andreas (0/1)
? - Birken, Michael (13)
Becker, Alexander1 (½/1)
Elzinger, Wilfried (0/1)
Hientz, Werner (½/1)
Kepler, Ewgenij (0/1)
Kuespert, Helmut (½/1)
Pfeifer, Peter (0/1)
Sappok, Johann (½/1)
Schmid, Bernhard (½/1)
Schmid, Michael2 (½/1)
Schneider, Stefan (½/1)
Schroeder, Klaus (1/1)
Seyb, Helmuth (½/1)
Wuensche, Klaus (0/1)
Openings played as White (10)
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
1822.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
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:
1721.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1749
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1860
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1860
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1718
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
2000
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C49 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4)
Average Elo:
1928
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:
1923
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6)
Average Elo:
2065
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (11)
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:
1831.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1905
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo:
1880
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E81 King's Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
1925
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
1975
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1689
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E86 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6)
Average Elo:
1640
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
1980
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E65 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 c5 7.O-O)
Average Elo:
1960
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
1728
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6)
Average Elo:
1819
Result:
0/1 = 0%