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Player Profile
Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Esser, Michael
Years
:
1988-2023
Number of games
:
67
Number of wins
:
25
Number of draws
:
25
Number of losses
:
17
White score
:
23½/39 (60.26% - Average Elo: 1913.43)
Black score
:
14/28 (50% - Average Elo: 1983.27)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Esser, Michael (2021) - Bachkourinskij, Grigori (2075), Mittelrhein Verbandsliga-M 1112, Germany (B07) - 2011
Esser, Michael (1982) - Kotarski, Mariusz (2072), Mittelrhein Verbandsliga-M 1617, Nordrheinwestfalen (C14) - 2017
Esser, Michael (1993) - Koenner, Martin (1937), Mittelrhein Verbandsliga-M 1617, Nordrheinwestfalen (B22) - 2017
Lorenz, Roger (2187) - Esser, Michael (2046), Mittelrhein Regionalliga 1718, Nordrheinwestfalen (A59) - 2017
Wolfradt, Dirk (2182) - Esser, Michael (2003), Leverkusen-ch op, Leverkusen (A57) - 2010
Wicht, Juergen (2147) - Esser, Michael (2003), Leverkusen-ch op, Leverkusen (A57) - 2010
Esser, Michael - ? (37)
Koenner, Martin (2/2)
Weiser, Hans Josef (½/2)
Asselborn, Juergen (0/1)
Bachkourinskij, Grigori (1/1)
Dizdarevic, Alen (1/1)
Draeger, Thomas (0/1)
Esser, Peter (1/1)
Faber, Lennart (½/1)
Fuhrmann, Max (½/1)
Gabriel, Uwe (0/1)
Gelsok, Philipp (0/1)
Gerdau, Andreas (1/1)
Hendrix, Joachim (½/1)
Hoffmann, Hans Paul (1/1)
Jansen, Andreas (1/1)
Kamphausen, Johannes Dieter (1/1)
Kasprowski, Henryk (1/1)
Kocur, Beata (½/1)
Kotarski, Mariusz (1/1)
Manay, Gueven (1/1)
Markzitser, Dmitry (½/1)
Messerschmidt, Jens (½/1)
Nattkaemper, Udo (1/1)
Noeh, Helge (0/1)
Pejkovic, Patrick Slavko (½/1)
Puetzkaul, Karl (½/1)
Reinemer, Frank (½/1)
Schmitz, Manuela (½/1)
Schulte Lentz, Christian (0/1)
Siol, J (1/1)
Stier, Artem (1/1)
Stromer, Alexander (0/1)
Suppert, Timur (½/1)
Wachsmann, Elmar (0/1)
Weber, Peter (½/1)
Wulfert, Markus (1/1)
Zotkin, Alexander (1/1)
? - Esser, Michael (28)
Ax, Paul (½/1)
Berresheim, Nils (½/1)
Deider, Kevin (0/1)
Drenthen, Arjan (½/1)
Eisele, Guido (0/1)
Hoerchens, Joern (1/1)
Hoffmann, Frank (1/1)
Hoffmann, Max (0/1)
Huebner, Wolfgang (0/1)
Juschkat, Karl Heinz (½/1)
Lamby, Philipp (0/1)
Liethen, Alexander (½/1)
Loetzerich, Rolf (½/1)
Lorenz, Roger (1/1)
Nagel, Bernhard (0/1)
Naumann, Frank (1/1)
Roski, Ferdinand (0/1)
Schwan, Volkmar (½/1)
Schwark, Mario (½/1)
Serrer, Christoph (½/1)
Seyl, Frank (½/1)
Siepelmeyer, Joerg (1/1)
Tendick, Frank (½/1)
Weimann, Maximilian (½/1)
Wicht, Juergen (1/1)
Wolff, Michael (1/1)
Wolfradt, Dirk (1/1)
Zyla, Lennert (0/1)
Openings played as White (22)
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
1861.55
Result:
7/11 = 63.64%
C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo:
1882.33
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
1883
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C14 French, Classical (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7)
Average Elo:
2050
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
1976.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2082.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2111
Result:
1/2 = 50%
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:
1/1 = 100%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C39 King's Gambit Accepted (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4)
Average Elo:
1065
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2232
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C13 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo:
1791
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
1790
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2075
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1910
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ gxf6)
Average Elo:
1837
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 )
Average Elo:
1906
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A52 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4)
Average Elo:
2016
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D42 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 Nc6 7.Bd3)
Average Elo:
1920
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
1900
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C34 King's Gambit Accepted (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2081
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (21)
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1841.67
Result:
2/4 = 50%
A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo:
2067.25
Result:
3½/4 = 87.5%
B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
1963.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
2270
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2188
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A18 English, Mikenas-Carls (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4)
Average Elo:
1838
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:
1831
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C11 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2104
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C14 French, Classical (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7)
Average Elo:
2066
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
1998
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5)
Average Elo:
1971
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3)
Average Elo:
1781
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A59 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4)
Average Elo:
2187
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E07 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7)
Average Elo:
2178
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
2096
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2083
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
1832
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1852
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1849
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1720
Result:
½/1 = 50%