Opening Repertoire Filter
My Databases
Log in
Register
Games
Openings
Puzzles
Tournaments
Players
News
Beginners
My Databases
Games
Top games
Annotated games
Ten Classics
Top 250
Most viewed games
Game Of The Week
ChessSpider!
Explorer
Novelties
Search Openings By Name/ECO
Latest Games In My Openings
Chess Delight
Endgames
Puzzles
Checkmates - Advanced
Chess Fun Quiz
Loyd on Saturday
Top tournaments in...
All-time top tournaments
Tournament Explorer
32 Classics
Portrait of a World Champion
Top players in...
Top players of all time
Player Profile
Player Explorer
Elo Calculator
News
Latest games
Checkmates in one
Checkmates in two
Checkmates in three
Twenty-four miniatures
Player Profile
Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Spiess, Thomas
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1995-2020
Number of games
:
168
Number of wins
:
58
Number of draws
:
49
Number of losses
:
61
White score
:
43/80 (53.75% - Average Elo: 1997.68)
Black score
:
39½/88 (44.89% - Average Elo: 1985.9)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Spiess, Thomas (2028) - Curien, Nicolas (2239), Basel Hilton op 15th, Basel (D31) - 2013
Spiess, Thomas (2216) - Jaeger, Andre (2076), Berlin Unicorn op, Berlin (D04) - 2003
Spiess, Thomas (2230) - Andersen, Preben (2035), Politiken Cup 20th, Copenhagen (A01) - 1998
Reuber, Artur (2155) - Spiess, Thomas (1980), Lueneburg op, Lueneburg (D12) - 2014
Kaspereit, Holger (2094) - Spiess, Thomas (2028), Basel Hilton op 15th, Basel (B22) - 2013
Nakamura, Clyde J (2090) - Spiess, Thomas, Hawaii op, Honolulu (D00) - 1997
Spiess, Thomas - ? (76)
Diskin, Semen (3/3)
Curien, Nicolas (1/2)
Herrmann, Andreas (0/2)
Aartun, Magnus (1/1)
Ackermann, Hans Werner (0/1)
Andersen, Preben (1/1)
Au, Leslie (0/1)
Baum, Frank Christian (0/1)
Beckmann, Arne (1/1)
Becvar, Miroslav (½/1)
Berezjuk, Sergej (½/1)
Biler, Felix (1/1)
Brait, Wolfgang (1/1)
Buse, Detlef (1/1)
Christiansen, Arne (½/1)
Christodoulides, Christakis (1/1)
Czaeczine, Anne (½/1)
Dettmann, Gerd (½/1)
Ditter, Juergen (½/1)
Eilmes, Franco (1/1)
Fritsch, Rolf (0/1)
Gisy, Roberto (0/1)
Giulian Jackson, Rosemary (1/1)
Glaeser, Wilfried (0/1)
Glienke, Manfred (½/1)
Goettelmann, Guillaume (½/1)
Grabitz, Georg (½/1)
Graue, Rainer (1/1)
Hajsman, Ladislav (1/1)
Hansen, Mads (½/1)
Held, Peter (½/1)
Hobusch, Alexander (1/1)
Hoel, Jorgen (½/1)
Ilyes, Peter (½/1)
Jacoby, Gisbert (½/1)
Jaeger, Andre (1/1)
Jensen, Tommy (0/1)
Kebbedies, Frank (1/1)
Kjartansson, David (0/1)
Laloucek, Miroslav (1/1)
Langer, Michael Sebastian (1/1)
Langrock, Hannes (0/1)
Lederman, Leon S (0/1)
Lenhardt, Manfred (½/1)
Marcos Herrero, Francisco (½/1)
Marentini, Marcel (0/1)
Meding, Guenter (1/1)
Milosevic, Goran (0/1)
Moerke, Niklas (0/1)
Moje, Peter (1/1)
Mortensen, Erling (0/1)
Nahnsen, Kenneth (0/1)
Nielsen, Bjorn1 (1/1)
Nielsen, Jan Mose (½/1)
Nielsen, Rogvi Egilstoft (0/1)
Petran, Peter (0/1)
Poseck, Steffen (0/1)
Prill, Daniel (0/1)
Proschmann, Tino (½/1)
Psakhis, Lev (½/1)
Puuska, Heini (1/1)
Rannefeld, Olaf (1/1)
Rensch, Toralf (0/1)
Rouditser, Benjamin (1/1)
Schau, Helmut (0/1)
Schneider, Waldemar (1/1)
Schober, Ralf (½/1)
Schroeter, Michael (0/1)
Schulz, Juergen (1/1)
Sivaranjan, Aschmirthan (1/1)
Sykora, Ondrej (0/1)
Takata, Reynolds (½/1)
Thybo, Jan (1/1)
Vonk, Hans Werner (1/1)
Willeke, Lutz (1/1)
Wurst, Maximilian (½/1)
? - Spiess, Thomas (86)
Floerchinger, Ludolf (2/2)
Stummeyer, Dieter (1/2)
Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan (0/1)
Araya Umana, Carlos (0/1)
Assmus, Sven (1/1)
Backhaus, Manfred (1/1)
Barle, Janez (0/1)
Battsengel, Shirchin (1/1)
Bohnstorff, Michael (1/1)
Bornholdt, Joa Max (0/1)
Braeunlin, Klaus (0/1)
Braje, Monika (½/1)
Buchal, Stephan (0/1)
Bulgarini Torre, Marco (½/1)
Byrn, Carsten (0/1)
Canonne, Antoine (½/1)
Chan, Peng Kong (0/1)
De Meester, Johan (½/1)
Dragoey, Sven Hugo (1/1)
Fahland, Matthias (0/1)
Faraone, Ettore (0/1)
Folk, Petr (0/1)
Freier, Werner (0/1)
Frericks, Harald (½/1)
Fritsch, Rolf (0/1)
Fuchs, Michael (1/1)
Gelman, Charles L (½/1)
Giesler, Julius (0/1)
Gross, Karl (1/1)
Guner, Bulent (½/1)
Heinatz, Maria (½/1)
Heinis, Vincent (0/1)
Hermannsdoerfer, Frank (0/1)
Hoffmann, Lukas (0/1)
Hvenekilde, Jorgen (½/1)
Iounoussov, Maksim (½/1)
Kanbach, Moritz (0/1)
Kaspereit, Holger (1/1)
Kiesewetter, Oliver (1/1)
Koehler, Gerhard (½/1)
Koehne, Arno (½/1)
Kolesar, Milan (½/1)
Kunow, Frank (½/1)
Laubrock, Paul (0/1)
Lilja, Richard (0/1)
Lind, Jan Olov (0/1)
Madhy, Nezar (1/1)
Meding, Guenter (0/1)
Meier, Kurt1 (½/1)
Milosevic, Goran (0/1)
Molvig, Henrik (0/1)
Mortensen, John (½/1)
Mueller, Louis (1/1)
Mueller, Rudolf (0/1)
Muenk, Johannes (1/1)
Nagel, Detlev (½/1)
Nakamura, Clyde J (1/1)
Nielsen, John Bauneborg (0/1)
Obert, Guenter Fritz (0/1)
Pitschka, Claus (0/1)
Poelig, Juergen (½/1)
Prill, Gerhard (½/1)
Rasmussen, Poul (1/1)
Reich, Thomas (½/1)
Reuber, Artur (1/1)
Rust Lux, Klaus (1/1)
Samulssen, Carl Eli (½/1)
Satre, Mathias (½/1)
Schatz, Christian (0/1)
Schiller, Wolfgang (1/1)
Schliebener, Stephan (0/1)
Schroer, Marcel (0/1)
Schuetzler, Bernd (1/1)
Schulz, Peter (½/1)
Seidler, Stefan (0/1)
Serafim Junior, Arnor (1/1)
Skovgaard, Tom (½/1)
Stojanovski, Sandi (½/1)
Thomasson, Staffan (1/1)
Tillmann, Marc (½/1)
Valet, Richard (½/1)
Valgardsson, Gudjon Heidar (1/1)
Wiberg, Jonas (1/1)
Willumsen, Henrik (0/1)
Wirz, Heinz (0/1)
Zadneprovskaja, Ninel (1/1)
Openings played as White (50)
D04 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3)
Average Elo:
1793.5
Result:
4/6 = 66.67%
A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
2041.67
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
2232.33
Result:
½/4 = 12.5%
D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo:
1755.67
Result:
3½/4 = 87.5%
E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo:
2191
Result:
½/4 = 12.5%
E60 King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6)
Average Elo:
2510
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
A84 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
2179
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
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:
1991.33
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo:
2322.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
1956.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
1829.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5)
Average Elo:
1883
Result:
2/2 = 100%
D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1903
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3)
Average Elo:
1789.5
Result:
2/2 = 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:
2034
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A06 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
2105
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2270
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2270
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:
2100
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2072
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
1990
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2178
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
1867
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A44 Old Benoni Defense (1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5)
Average Elo:
1844
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2165
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2239
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2009
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A35 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1046
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Ng4)
Average Elo:
2274
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A43 Old Benoni (1.d4 c5)
Average Elo:
1794
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
2169
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
2199
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:
2159
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
2068
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2086
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
2187
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2431
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:
1771
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B55 Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.f3 e5 6.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
1784
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
1834
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
1849
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
1832
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1846
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1738
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System (1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4)
Average Elo:
2189
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
1886
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2272
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E91 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
1778
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Be7)
Average Elo:
1704
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Openings played as Black (45)
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
1946.29
Result:
4/7 = 57.14%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
1957.6
Result:
2½/5 = 50%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
1953
Result:
2½/5 = 50%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
2064
Result:
2/4 = 50%
D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6)
Average Elo:
2059
Result:
½/4 = 12.5%
D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.Bg5 dxc4)
Average Elo:
2118
Result:
1½/4 = 37.5%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2017.67
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1808.67
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7)
Average Elo:
2051
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
D14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
2001
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2067.33
Result:
0/3 = 0%
A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
2168.33
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2173
Result:
1/2 = 50%
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:
2074
Result:
2/2 = 100%
C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo:
2012.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1833.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2234
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B44 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1921.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
2099.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
1831.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B41 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A17 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
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:
1780
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo:
2401
Result:
½/1 = 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:
1591
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
1863
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo:
1473
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1571
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2106
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E15 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
2111
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6 7.O-O Qc7 8.f4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
1828
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
1988
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5)
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:
1722
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A12 English with b3 (1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3)
Average Elo:
2014
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
2011
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:
1507
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo:
2241
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5)
Average Elo:
2155
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.f4)
Average Elo:
2068
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2130
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
1863
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A06 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
1870
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2071
Result:
0/1 = 0%