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Player:
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Carlsen,Magnus
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Merges, Harald
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1990-2024
Number of games
:
171
Number of wins
:
52
Number of draws
:
64
Number of losses
:
55
White score
:
44½/87 (51.15% - Average Elo: 1852.55)
Black score
:
39½/84 (47.02% - Average Elo: 1816.97)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Merges, Harald (1797) - Tepe, Josef (2044), Wiesbaden op 31st, Wiesbaden (B22) - 2019
Merges, Harald (1691) - Riedel, Thomas (1992), Rheinland Pfalz op 8th, Reil an der Mosel (B06) - 2016
Merges, Harald (1622) - Mallmann, Bernd (1928), SVR-ch MAT, Trier (A40) - 2016
Herrmann, Michael (2260) - Merges, Harald, Rheinland-C, Heimbach Weis (A52) - 1997
Walter, Berthold (2092) - Merges, Harald, Rheinland-ch MA1, Lahnstein (C00) - 1999
Spreemann, Ralf (2059) - Merges, Harald (1691), Rheinland Pfalz op 8th, Reil an der Mosel (B22) - 2016
Merges, Harald - ? (78)
Mallmann, Bernd (2½/4)
Carella, Adriano (½/2)
Froembgen, Wolfgang (½/2)
Mainka, Walter (1½/2)
Warkentin, Peter (½/2)
Wohde, Jens (1/2)
Zirwes, Hans Juergen (1/2)
Adam, Stefan (½/1)
Adlhoch, Walter (1/1)
Bachmann, Nick (0/1)
Bakos, Andreas (½/1)
Becker, Wilhelm (½/1)
Bier, Norbert (½/1)
Boscher, Hans (1/1)
Braemigk, Frank (1/1)
Buettner, Anton (1/1)
Commercon, Simon (0/1)
Entz, Frank (1/1)
Ermitsch, Magnus (0/1)
Fucik, Timo (0/1)
Grohn, Michael (1/1)
Guggenberger, Guido (½/1)
Hajok, Hans Georg (1/1)
Heid, Michael (0/1)
Huebsch, Hans (1/1)
Jazayeri, Pouyan (½/1)
Jordake, Michael (½/1)
Jungbluth, Uwe (1/1)
Kalepky, Helmut (0/1)
Kemper, Yannik (½/1)
Klamser, Dietmar (½/1)
Klein, Guenther (½/1)
Kohn, Matthias (½/1)
Kone, Colin (1/1)
Kostbar, Karsten (1/1)
Kremer, Pia (1/1)
Krueger, Detlef (1/1)
Krueger, Erich (0/1)
Kuhn, Gerhard (0/1)
Lares, Harald (0/1)
Lehmann, Nils (½/1)
Ley, Reinhard (½/1)
Loof, Karsten (0/1)
Matriciani, Ruediger (0/1)
May, Frank2 (½/1)
Mayer, Rolf (1/1)
Meuer, David (0/1)
Michels, Holger (½/1)
Morchutt, Claudius (0/1)
Murariu, Nicky (0/1)
Murariu, Nicolae (½/1)
Nagel, Matthias (0/1)
Naumann, Tobias (½/1)
Neurohr, Juergen (0/1)
Nickel, Jonas (½/1)
Noras, Peter (0/1)
Pandorf, Horst (1/1)
Peteani, Damien (1/1)
Plum, Paul (1/1)
Poschadel, Andreas Gregor (1/1)
Ramroth, Stefan (1/1)
Remy, Jochen (1/1)
Riedel, Thomas (1/1)
Roerig, Gerhard (½/1)
Ruppert, Wolfgang (0/1)
Schmitt, Clemens (½/1)
Schmitz, Sascha (1/1)
Schneider, Frank (0/1)
Schoenfeld, Ulrich (1/1)
Schumacher, Olaf (0/1)
Stahl, Michael (½/1)
Stau, Torsten (0/1)
Steinke, Hans Joerg (1/1)
Supplieth, Peter (0/1)
Tepe, Josef (1/1)
Weber, Joerg (½/1)
Weigel, Herbert (½/1)
Winhold, Jens (½/1)
? - Merges, Harald (82)
Ley, Sabrina (1/3)
Andrijenko, Anatoliy (½/1)
Armbrust, Matthias (½/1)
Bangerter, Daria (0/1)
Bethke, Robert (0/1)
Blank, Stephan1 (½/1)
Bobrowski, Damian (0/1)
Bordin, Igor (0/1)
Both, Guenter (1/1)
Braemigk, Frank (½/1)
Buhr, Patrick (½/1)
Dalchow, Mario (1/1)
Damke, Boris (0/1)
Endres, Thomas (0/1)
Engel, Johannes (½/1)
Englert, Fred (½/1)
Eulberg, Dirk (1/1)
Felten, Maximilian (½/1)
Fink, Wolfgang (0/1)
Flasche, Dirk (1/1)
Ganser, Johannes (1/1)
Ganske, Manfred (½/1)
Geltz, Noah (½/1)
Gentner, Markus (0/1)
Graf, Roland (0/1)
Grewe, Bjoern (1/1)
Griesfeller, Sven (1/1)
Haffner, Ernst Georg (0/1)
Hahn, Richard (1/1)
Herdt, Werner (1/1)
Herrmann, Michael (1/1)
Jazayeri, Pouyan (½/1)
Jungbluth, Uwe (0/1)
Karnaoughk, Valerie (0/1)
Klein, Guenther (½/1)
Kohlei, Rolf (0/1)
Kopf, Rainer (0/1)
Korte, Markus (0/1)
Loof, Karsten (½/1)
Lueders, Eric (0/1)
Luetz, Jannik (½/1)
Masendorf, Daniel (1/1)
Matriciani, Ruediger (½/1)
Matzat, Andre (0/1)
Meudt, Markus (½/1)
Michels, Achim (0/1)
Nagel, Ralf (1/1)
Nardmann, Heiko (0/1)
Neininger, Ralph (0/1)
Neisen, Frederick (0/1)
Petri, Ben Luca (½/1)
Pfaff, Helmut (1/1)
Puth, Dieter (½/1)
Reitz, Theresa (1/1)
Rempeli, Alexander (0/1)
Ries, Werner (1/1)
Roos, Christoph (0/1)
Roos, Elias (1/1)
Rosenberger, Frank (0/1)
Schallner, Marc (½/1)
Scheffler, Juergen (1/1)
Schellenberger, Dirk (1/1)
Schloessner, Henrik (½/1)
Schmitt, KP (½/1)
Schmuecker, Marcus (½/1)
Schoenberger, Kay (0/1)
Schreiner, Thomas (0/1)
Schulze Forsthoevel, Manfred (1/1)
Sefeloge, Michael (½/1)
Senger, Peter (1/1)
Spreemann, Ralf (1/1)
Stosberg, Marc (½/1)
Talosch, Anton (½/1)
Thomas, Tobias (0/1)
Tobon Velasquez, Sebastian (½/1)
Toth, Laszlo2 (½/1)
Ullah, Aman (0/1)
Vitz, Hans Joachim (0/1)
Walter, Berthold (1/1)
Wartenberg, Julian (1/1)
Witt, Alexander (1/1)
Zirwes, Hans Juergen (1/1)
Openings played as White (40)
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
1776.6
Result:
9/16 = 56.25%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
1806.43
Result:
5½/10 = 55%
C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo:
1758
Result:
4/6 = 66.67%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
1878.8
Result:
2/5 = 40%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
1950
Result:
½/4 = 12.5%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1873.5
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1890
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
1992
Result:
2/2 = 100%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1854.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1850.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
1989.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2072
Result:
1/2 = 50%
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:
1995
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2013
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
1590
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1790
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1890
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:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
1989
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C48 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5)
Average Elo:
1524
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C05 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1987
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
2020
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
1690
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
1706
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
1916
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
1635
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2125
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A32 English, Symmetrical Variation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6)
Average Elo:
2175
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
1971
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B03 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4)
Average Elo:
1865
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (46)
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1816.18
Result:
7/13 = 53.85%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
1669
Result:
4/5 = 80%
C07 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5)
Average Elo:
1799.33
Result:
1½/5 = 30%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
1781.33
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
A52 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4)
Average Elo:
2260
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
2092
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2050.5
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
C13 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
1970.5
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
1787
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C11 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1925
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1902.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo:
1877.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo:
1645
Result:
1/2 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1313
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2012
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A20 English (1.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
1531
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1996
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1737
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1851
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1755
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo:
1543
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2264
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1989
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
1425
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A51 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2059
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
1841
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo:
1939
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
1617
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1620
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
1365
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4)
Average Elo:
1975
Result:
½/1 = 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:
1879
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6)
Average Elo:
1483
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3)
Average Elo:
1850
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D55 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D67 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1913
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
1778
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E16 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+)
Average Elo:
2076
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1903
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5)
Average Elo:
1691
Result:
1/1 = 100%