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Esser, Norbert



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Years:	1990-2018
Number of games:	154
Number of wins:	64
Number of draws:	71
Number of losses:	19
White score:	53/77 (68.83% - Average Elo: 2055.5)
Black score:	46½/77 (60.39% - Average Elo: 2070.52)

Rating progression

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Black wins
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Top wins

Esser, Norbert (2332) - Meiser, Markus (2205), Goch op 13th, Goch (B96) - 2002

Esser, Norbert (2235) - Schmitz, Andreas (2140), Duesseldorf Nord Cup 2nd, Duesseldorf (D25) - 1996

Esser, Norbert (2333) - Ydo, Pim (2138), Goch op 12th, Goch (B18) - 2001

Giese, Guido (2160) - Esser, Norbert (2235), Duesseldorf Nord Cup 1st, Duesseldorf (E38) - 1995

Dehn, Marcus (2137) - Esser, Norbert (2332), Goch op 13th, Goch (A48) - 2002

Gross, Karl (2127) - Esser, Norbert (2268), Goch op 18th, Goch (B30) - 2007

Esser, Norbert - ? (72)

Evers, Leo (2/2)

Podzielny, Karl Heinz (½/2)

Rosskothen, Arnd (1½/2)

Schebler, Gerhard (½/2)

Vovchik, Vladimir (2/2)

Aymans, Rainer (1/1)

Bach, Jannik (½/1)

Basen, Thomas (½/1)

Beerdsen, Thomas (½/1)

Beijerinck, Nick (1/1)

Bons, Jasper (½/1)

Bruchmann, Norbert (1/1)

Brueggemann, Juergen (1/1)

Bruil, Rembrandt (0/1)

Burg, Twan (1/1)

Coenen, Michael (½/1)

Czarnik, Jozef (½/1)

Esser, Jochen (1/1)

Fiederling, Wilfried (1/1)

Gebben, Alwin (1/1)

Gypser, Andreas (½/1)

Hamm, Siegfried (½/1)

Hartmann, Joerg (1/1)

Haub, Thorsten Michael (½/1)

Haverkamp, Klaus (1/1)

Heinert, Eugen (½/1)

Heinrichs, Ralf (1/1)

Heppekausen, Jochen (1/1)

Jakob, Matthias (½/1)

Kampman, Tijmen (½/1)

Klein, David (0/1)

Koop, Soeren (1/1)

Kutzner, Joachim (1/1)

Lenaerts, Lennert (0/1)

Levin, Felix (½/1)

Limberg, Martin (1/1)

Maassen, Hermann (1/1)

Maes, Patrick (½/1)

Matthaei, Alexander (½/1)

Mazajchik, Tim (½/1)

Mehne, Claudius (½/1)

Meiser, Markus (1/1)

Metz, Hartmut (½/1)

Middel, Manfred (1/1)

Mohrholz, Uwe (1/1)

Neugebauer, Thomas (1/1)

Orhan, Eda (½/1)

Philipowski, Robert (1/1)

Probst, Andreas (½/1)

Pueplichhuisen, Anton (1/1)

Ratzmann, Stefan (½/1)

Reichelt, Manfred (½/1)

Rezasade, Amir (0/1)

Schmitz, Andreas (1/1)

Scholzen, Wolfgang (½/1)

Schorr, Joerg (1/1)

Senders, Mischa (0/1)

Thingstad, Anders (½/1)

Vangsgaard, Bjarke (½/1)

Vehreschild, Axel (½/1)

Verfuerth, Thomas (½/1)

Vogel, Christian (1/1)

Weber, Rolf (1/1)

Wellner, Emil (1/1)

Welzel, Philipp (½/1)

Weyerhauser, Joerg (1/1)

Wiegand, Christian (0/1)

Wolkowski, Boris (1/1)

Wolter, Detlef (½/1)

Wuertele, Armin (1/1)

Ydo, Pim (1/1)

Zahn, Richard (1/1)

? - Esser, Norbert (74)

Berendonk, Peter (2/2)

Dehn, Marcus (1½/2)

Walter, Andreas (1/2)

Alkhazashvili, Ololi (1/1)

Berelowitsch, Alexander (0/1)

Bettman, Jan (1/1)

Bielmeier, Ludwig (0/1)

Breuer, Marian (1/1)

Brookes, Christopher (1/1)

Burkard, Stefan (1/1)

Classen, Harald (1/1)

Damen, Martin (1/1)

De Gleria, Francesco (0/1)

Dickmann, Thomas (½/1)

Ennenbach, Ralph (1/1)

Floeren, Philipp (½/1)

Giese, Guido (1/1)

Glinzk, Michael (0/1)

Gross, Karl (1/1)

Haverkamp, Klaus (½/1)

Hoellmann, Ludger (½/1)

Hoffmann, Ulrich (1/1)

Holmsgaard, Henrik (0/1)

Hort, Vlastimil (½/1)

Iounoussov, Maksim (½/1)

Kistella, Roman (0/1)

Klundt, Klaus (½/1)

Koch, Frank (½/1)

Komans, Dieter (½/1)

Krebbers, Wilfried (½/1)

Krebel, Christoph (½/1)

Kreuscher, Wolfgang (1/1)

Krueger, Norbert (½/1)

Lau, Ralf (½/1)

Liesenfeld, Holger (1/1)

Lukoviczki, Matyas (1/1)

May, Holger (1/1)

Mengerink, Ynze (½/1)

Michalczak, Thomas (0/1)

Nasshan, Dennis (½/1)

Nent, Alexander (½/1)

Nurkowski Buerkle, Ruediger (½/1)

Podzielny, Karl Heinz (½/1)

Polzin, Rainer (0/1)

Pyka, Andreas (1/1)

Ruetten, Ingmar (1/1)

Salamone, Giuseppe (½/1)

Savic, Robert (1/1)

Schleipfenbauer, Frank (½/1)

Schmidt, Kai Uwe (½/1)

Schmuecker, Marcus (½/1)

Silber, Henning (½/1)

Steinschuld, Jo (1/1)

Stotyn, Fabian (0/1)

Swinkels, Jos (1/1)

Titgemeyer, Sven (½/1)

Titzhoff, Frank (½/1)

Van Assendelft, Floris (0/1)

Van de Perre, Tom (½/1)

Van Nieuwenborg, Alwin (½/1)

Vehreschild, Axel (½/1)

Zrinscak, Stephen (1/1)

Openings played as White (46)

C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo: 2084.4
Result: 3/5 = 60%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 2155
Result: 3/4 = 75%

C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo: 2038.33
Result: 2½/3 = 83.33%

C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo: 2014
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo: 2053.67
Result: 2½/3 = 83.33%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 2261
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 1845.67
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 (1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo: 1938.33
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

C15 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo: 1968
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo: 2339.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2042.5
Result: 2/2 = 100%

B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo: 2230.5
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2240.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5)
Average Elo: 2144
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)
Average Elo: 2001
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2258
Result: 1/2 = 50%

C19 French, Winawer, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7)
Average Elo: 2022.5
Result: 2/2 = 100%

C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2038.5
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

C12 French, McCutcheon (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4)
Average Elo: 1968
Result: 2/2 = 100%

B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 7.Bb3 b5)
Average Elo: 2204.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C08 French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5)
Average Elo: 1875
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo: 1995
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D25 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3)
Average Elo: 2140
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B72 Sicilian, Dragon (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 2052
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1846
Result: 1/1 = 100%

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: 2008
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E15 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3)
Average Elo: 2069
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: 2050
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B96 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4)
Average Elo: 2205
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo: 1937
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1807
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A52 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4)
Average Elo: 1721
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E20 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo: 1711
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E92 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5)
Average Elo: 2024
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2020
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dc 5.O-O f6 6.d4)
Average Elo: 2106
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 2060
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo: 1987
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D90 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1937
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo: 2045
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: 2318
Result: ½/1 = 50%

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: 1849
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C78 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O)
Average Elo: 1825
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: 2296
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo: 1925
Result: 0/1 = 0%

Openings played as Black (46)

C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo: 2078.29
Result: 2½/7 = 35.71%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2024.29
Result: 3½/7 = 50%

B32 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5)
Average Elo: 1972.6
Result: 4/5 = 80%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 2042.25
Result: 2½/4 = 62.5%

B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2173.67
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

E16 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 2184.33
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo: 1900
Result: 2/2 = 100%

B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo: 1945.5
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo: 1993.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo: 2137.5
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 2003
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2096.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 2055.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2155.5
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

C24 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2480
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo: 1745
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A33 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 1935
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5)
Average Elo: 2160
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.Bd3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2030
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1780
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo: 2080
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1760
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C49 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4)
Average Elo: 1997
Result: 1/1 = 100%

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: 2110
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.f4)
Average Elo: 2325
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 1824
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo: 2512
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: 2117
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 2032
Result: 1/1 = 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: 2127
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A35 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2164
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E92 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5)
Average Elo: 1884
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D01 Richter-Veresov Attack (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2052
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo: 1732
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 1849
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2216
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo: 2012
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E15 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3)
Average Elo: 2596
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C66 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O d6)
Average Elo: 2554
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo: 2213
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo: 2121
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2173
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo: 2146
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2320
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 e4 4.d3 Nf6 )
Average Elo: 1967
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo: 2019
Result: ½/1 = 50%