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Merker, Matthias



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Years:	1993-2019
Number of games:	190
Number of wins:	47
Number of draws:	92
Number of losses:	51
White score:	49/94 (52.13% - Average Elo: 2155.2)
Black score:	44/96 (45.83% - Average Elo: 2147.69)

Rating progression

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Black wins
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Black losses

Top wins

Merker, Matthias - Hesse, Peter (2305), Oberliga Ost A 9798, Germany (E76) - 1998

Merker, Matthias (2116) - Heinz, Juergen (2240), Oberliga Ost-A 0405, Germany (D11) - 2005

Merker, Matthias (2116) - Luther, Juergen (2219), Oberliga Ost-A 0405, Germany (A90) - 2004

Pesztericz, Laszlo (2300) - Merker, Matthias (2116), Oberliga Ost-A 0405, Germany (B14) - 2004

Schultz, Andreas (2185) - Merker, Matthias (2107), Oberliga Ost-A 0304, Germany (E45) - 2004

Hartwig, Maik (2175) - Merker, Matthias, Oberliga Ost-A 9899, Germany (D02) - 1998

Merker, Matthias - ? (86)

Igonin, Pavel (2/3)

Biel, Maik (1/2)

Dorsch, Andre (1/2)

Eckhardt, Claudia (1½/2)

Jahn, Constanze (0/2)

Limpert, Michael (1½/2)

Luther, Juergen (1/2)

Apitz, Andreas (½/1)

August, Christian (1/1)

Baer, Soeren (0/1)

Boehm, Christian (½/1)

Bores, Roman (½/1)

Borriss, Claudia (1/1)

Burghardt, Peter (0/1)

Butzke, Daniel (0/1)

Diekers, Michael (½/1)

Dietz, Klaus Detlef (1/1)

Gerhardt, Frank (½/1)

Goldberg, Valerij (½/1)

Goldenberg, Michael (1/1)

Graf, Roland (1/1)

Greger, Ubald (1/1)

Groebel, Aaron (½/1)

Guenther, Christian1 (½/1)

Heistermann, Till (½/1)

Held, Marco (½/1)

Hentzgen, Thomas (½/1)

Hermannsdoerfer, Frank (½/1)

Kretzschmann, Jens (0/1)

Kriegel, Thomas (0/1)

Kuna, Ralf Michael (1/1)

Loxine, Jakov (0/1)

Ludewig, Dirk (1/1)

Mehlhorn, Uwe (½/1)

Meissner, Felix (½/1)

Moeller, Oliver (1/1)

Mueller, Achim (1/1)

Mueller, Frank1 (½/1)

Mueller, Norbert (½/1)

Offinger, Robert (½/1)

Paul, Johannes (0/1)

Prochnow, Mario (0/1)

Proehl, Holger (0/1)

Puls, Thomas (0/1)

Quist, Sven Roy (½/1)

Reipsch, Jens (½/1)

Richter, Gerhard1 (1/1)

Richter, Philipp2 (1/1)

Ruemmler, Roland (1/1)

Schaefer, Reyk (0/1)

Scheibe, Axel (½/1)

Schenk, Alexander (½/1)

Schlender, Michael (0/1)

Schmidt, Lothar (0/1)

Schmuck, Helmut (1/1)

Schuetze, Norman (1/1)

Schulenburg, Bernd (½/1)

Schultz, Andreas (½/1)

Schunk, Thomas (1/1)

Selig, Rainer (½/1)

Shmirin, Igor (0/1)

Sieber, Stephan (0/1)

Steinmetzer, Peter (1/1)

Trenner, Rolf (0/1)

Verhulst, Nikolaas (1/1)

Von Hassel, Ulf (0/1)

Werchan, Hans (½/1)

Zeidler, Andreas (½/1)

Zesch, Ludwig (0/1)

Zschiedrich, Heiko (½/1)

? - Merker, Matthias (84)

Hartwig, Maik (2/3)

Nestler, Reiner (1½/3)

Biel, Maik (1/2)

Glaser, Andrea (1½/2)

Goergens, Michael (1/2)

Knoche, Hans Joachim (1½/2)

Luther, Juergen (1/2)

Mueller, Giso (1½/2)

Schwier, Manfred (1½/2)

Becker, Michael (0/1)

Beltz, Robert (0/1)

Benne, Horst (1/1)

Bilawer, Andreas (1/1)

Blumenthal, Hans Joachim (½/1)

Boehm, Robert (½/1)

Brauer, Christian E (½/1)

Brueggemann, Florian (½/1)

Buerkner, Georg (½/1)

Dietze, Frank Heinz (½/1)

Dobierzin, Olaf (½/1)

Eckhardt, Claudia (½/1)

Erbs, Susan (1/1)

Graf, Roland (½/1)

Haessler, Reiner (½/1)

Hartung, Thomas1 (0/1)

Jaeger, Dominik (0/1)

Karius, Thomas (1/1)

Kleschtschow, Juri (½/1)

Knaak, Joachim (0/1)

Kuna, Ralf Michael (½/1)

Kunze, Carlo (0/1)

Kunze, Christopher (½/1)

Kuraszkiewicz, Michael (0/1)

Kyas, Juergen (0/1)

Leipold, Harald (1/1)

Liedtke, Matthias (0/1)

Marquardt, Frank (½/1)

Matthey, Harald (0/1)

Meier, Wolfgang (½/1)

Meissner, Felix (½/1)

Muekke, Jens Frieder (0/1)

Mueller, Norbert (½/1)

Orb, Matthias (1/1)

Oswald, Michael (0/1)

Otto, Andreas (½/1)

Packroff, Hermann (½/1)

Paul, Mathias (0/1)

Pesztericz, Laszlo (1/1)

Peters, Andreas (½/1)

Pfretzschner, Roland (0/1)

Pichler, Manfred (½/1)

Richter, Gerhard1 (½/1)

Roemling, Sven (0/1)

Schaefer, Reyk (½/1)

Schlichthaar, Robert (0/1)

Schmidt, Matthias (½/1)

Schneider, Jens Erik (½/1)

Schoenfeld, Frank (0/1)

Schoetzig, Andreas (½/1)

Schuh, Ruediger (½/1)

Schuler, Marc (½/1)

Schultz, Andreas (1/1)

Schuster, Martin (½/1)

Wendling, Hannes (½/1)

Werchan, Hans (½/1)

Wichmann, Cliff (½/1)

Wicklein, Stefan (1/1)

Will, Matthias (½/1)

Winterfeld, Dirk (0/1)

Wuensch, Ulrich (1/1)

Zeidler, Andreas (½/1)

Openings played as White (45)

E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4)
Average Elo: 2166.73
Result: 7/17 = 41.18%

D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo: 2166.71
Result: 6/11 = 54.55%

E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2)
Average Elo: 2195
Result: 3/6 = 50%

D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo: 2147
Result: 3/5 = 60%

A90 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2)
Average Elo: 2177.67
Result: 2/4 = 50%

A69 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line (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 9.Be2 Re8)
Average Elo: 2071
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5)
Average Elo: 2108.5
Result: 2/2 = 100%

E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3)
Average Elo: 2116.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) System (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 b6)
Average Elo: 2047
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

A67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

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: 2143.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System (1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4)
Average Elo: 2092
Result: ½/2 = 25%

D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2204.5
Result: 2/2 = 100%

A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo: 2203
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo: 2177.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2096
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D87 Grunfeld, Exchange (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Ne2 c5)
Average Elo: 2163
Result: ½/1 = 50%

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: 2072
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 O-O)
Average Elo: 2196
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A95 Dutch, Stonewall (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.Nc3 c6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6)
Average Elo: 2030
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E36 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3)
Average Elo: 2170
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4)
Average Elo: 2145
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A52 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4)
Average Elo: 2101
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo: 2109
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2115
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4)
Average Elo: 2166
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2185
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 2163
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2289
Result: ½/1 = 50%

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: 2315
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2224
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo: 2240
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A84 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A44 Old Benoni Defense (1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Be7)
Average Elo: 2346
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: 0/1 = 0%

A88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 c6)
Average Elo: 2089
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2)
Average Elo: 2216
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo: 2048
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D52 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 c6 6.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2015
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo: 2070
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A55 Old Indian, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.e4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7)
Average Elo: 2140
Result: ½/1 = 50%

Openings played as Black (44)

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 2147.47
Result: 9/19 = 47.37%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2124
Result: 4/7 = 57.14%

A56 Benoni Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5)
Average Elo: 2175.33
Result: 1½/6 = 25%

B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2132.25
Result: 3/6 = 50%

B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2192.33
Result: 2/4 = 50%

B03 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4)
Average Elo: 2109
Result: 2/4 = 50%

D69 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de (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)
Average Elo: 2205
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo: 2205.5
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

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: 2115
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo: 2141
Result: 1/2 = 50%

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: 2205
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo: 2009
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo: 2089.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 2261
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo: 2239.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

C13 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A51 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

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: 2090
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D50 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo: 2062
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A17 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 2157
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2155
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E17 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo: 2013
Result: 0/1 = 0%

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: 2152
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2102
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo: 2057
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2 Ba6)
Average Elo: 2185
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D66 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)
Average Elo: 2158
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2144
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E08 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Qc2)
Average Elo: 2266
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo: 2183
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4)
Average Elo: 2317
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E31 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bh4 c5 6.d5 d6)
Average Elo: 2190
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2325
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2164
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: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo: 2066
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5)
Average Elo: 2162
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 2098
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1925
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo: 2126
Result: 0/1 = 0%