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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Szymaniak, Horst
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1997-2014
Number of games
:
153
Number of wins
:
73
Number of draws
:
29
Number of losses
:
51
White score
:
48½/78 (62.18% - Average Elo: 1957.8)
Black score
:
39/75 (52% - Average Elo: 1954.64)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Szymaniak, Horst (1991) - Lieb, Harald (2245), Wch Seniors 07th, Bad Wildbad (C19) - 1997
Szymaniak, Horst (1992) - Ofstad, Per (2175), Wch Seniors 07th, Bad Wildbad (C68) - 1997
Szymaniak, Horst (1968) - Lieb, Harald (2160), GER-ch Seniors-A 20th, Erfurt () - 2008
Kock, Hans Uwe (2090) - Szymaniak, Horst (2005), Wch Seniors 13th, Bad Zwischenahn (E15) - 2003
Jugow, Alexander (2068) - Szymaniak, Horst (1968), GER-ch Seniors-A 20th, Erfurt (E43) - 2008
Biermann, Klaus (2015) - Szymaniak, Horst (1965), Ruhr-ch Seniors 4th, Germany (E43) - 1997
Szymaniak, Horst - ? (66)
Hellbing, Horst (3/3)
Mueller, Falk (2/3)
Klatt, Theodor (2/2)
Kohlschmidt, Christoph (1½/2)
Kotzem, Ernst (1/2)
Krueger, Erich (½/2)
Lieb, Harald (2/2)
Ljuboschiz, Alexander (½/2)
Schmitthoefer, Herbert (0/2)
Veksler, Aleksander L (½/2)
Achenbach, Manfred (1/1)
Adibekian, Roubik (0/1)
Ahlberg, Guenter (1/1)
Bachmann, Karlheinz (0/1)
Bakhmatov, Eduard (0/1)
Barth, Hans Joachim (1/1)
Biermann, Klaus (0/1)
Bogorad, Michail (1/1)
Clara, Hans Joachim (½/1)
Claus, Joachim (1/1)
Dahlhaus, Friedhelm (½/1)
David, Juergen (1/1)
Dreckmann, Franz (1/1)
Eismont, Igor (0/1)
Frericks, Willy (1/1)
Gerhardt, Peter Michael (1/1)
Gierse, Heinz Dieter (0/1)
Goertz, Hans Georg (1/1)
Grabowski, Johann (1/1)
Gruzmann, Boris (0/1)
Hausrath, Heinz (1/1)
Janssen, Lieselotte (1/1)
Josting, Friedel (1/1)
Jung, Michael (1/1)
Kienel, Norbert (1/1)
Kluge, Hans Christof (1/1)
Knebel, Willi (1/1)
Kolkwitz, Klaus (1/1)
Kotlar, Alfred (1/1)
Liszka, Guenter (½/1)
Mader, Josef (1/1)
Manfeldt, Alfred (1/1)
Matthias, Kurt (1/1)
Mazurkiewicz, Kazimierz (0/1)
Metschan, Helmuth (1/1)
Miessner, Rolf (½/1)
Mueller, Herbert (1/1)
Ofstad, Per (1/1)
Orlova, Liubov (1/1)
Permann, Franz (1/1)
Petzold, Hilmar (1/1)
Plasswich, Heribert (1/1)
Reichenbach, Werner (0/1)
Rettler, Heinz (½/1)
Rosen, Willy (0/1)
Rueberg, Jobst (0/1)
Schippan, Bernhard (0/1)
Schlag, Franz (0/1)
Schorra, Helmut (0/1)
Schroeter, Helmut (0/1)
Siegmund, Rainer (0/1)
Skara, Milenko (0/1)
Thiemann, Johannes (½/1)
Weber, Bernd (1/1)
Weiler, Wolfgang (1/1)
Zrinscak, Stephen (½/1)
? - Szymaniak, Horst (66)
Rosen, Willy (0/4)
Goertz, Hans Georg (1½/2)
Liszka, Guenter (1½/2)
Matthias, Kurt (2/2)
Metschan, Helmuth (½/2)
Mietner, Franz (1/2)
Rother, Josef (2/2)
Achenbach, Manfred (0/1)
Bakhmatov, Eduard (0/1)
Biermann, Klaus (1/1)
Bischof, Rainer (½/1)
Bleul, Peter (½/1)
Bogorad, Michail (0/1)
Bomert, Egon (0/1)
Buchal, Werner (1/1)
Buecken, Rudolf (0/1)
Chernikov, Oleg L (0/1)
Daitche, Josef (1/1)
Deppe, Dieter (1/1)
Dolgopolyj, Vladimir (½/1)
Donchenko, Anatoly G (0/1)
Dulovic, Tomislav (1/1)
Eismont, Igor (½/1)
Fiedler, Eduard (1/1)
Galicki, Ryszard (0/1)
Gerstenberg, Lutz (1/1)
Gierse, Heinz Dieter (1/1)
Goy, Udo (½/1)
Hardt, Helmut (1/1)
Hellbing, Horst (0/1)
Helmsen, Franz (1/1)
Hoeschele, Hans Ulrich (0/1)
Huebner, Eckardt (½/1)
Igney, Volkhard (0/1)
Josting, Friedel (1/1)
Jugow, Alexander (1/1)
Kies, Werner (0/1)
Klatt, Theodor (0/1)
Kock, Hans Uwe (1/1)
Kotzem, Ernst (½/1)
Krueger, Erich (0/1)
Langhanke, Guenther (½/1)
Lieb, Harald (0/1)
Mader, Josef (1/1)
Mueckan, Friedbert (0/1)
Mueller, Falk (0/1)
Philipp, Guenther (½/1)
Rodemann, Edmund (1/1)
Rose, Heinrich (1/1)
Sandmeier, Toni (½/1)
Schmidt, Peter1 (1/1)
Schmitthoefer, Herbert (1/1)
Schroeer, Helmut (1/1)
Simsheuser, Josef (1/1)
Skara, Milenko (0/1)
Spoden, Kurt Eberhard (0/1)
Steffen, Guenter (½/1)
Tsiperstein, Jakob (1/1)
Vaskovitch, Mark (½/1)
Veksler, Aleksander L (0/1)
Von Gersdorff, Christoph (1/1)
Vossen, Leo (0/1)
Weisenburger, Horst (½/1)
Werchan, Hans (0/1)
Wuertz, Wilhelm (1/1)
Zrinscak, Stephen (1/1)
Openings played as White (36)
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2034.5
Result:
1½/6 = 25%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1993.4
Result:
3/5 = 60%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
1689.6
Result:
3½/5 = 70%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
1946.8
Result:
3½/5 = 70%
C24 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1823.25
Result:
3½/4 = 87.5%
C56 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
1997.5
Result:
2/4 = 50%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1936.75
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2076.33
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1990
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo:
2090.67
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1907
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1964.5
Result:
3/3 = 100%
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:
2029
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo:
2285.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C11 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1743.5
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:
1653
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo:
1786
Result:
2/2 = 100%
C66 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O d6)
Average Elo:
1937.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B54 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
2063
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:
2012
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
1765
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
1678
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
1955
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C19 French, Winawer, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7)
Average Elo:
2245
Result:
1/1 = 100%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2160
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2205
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1644
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1735
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
1917
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
1835
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1982
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo:
2175
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B44 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2237
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O)
Average Elo:
2109
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin (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 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7)
Average Elo:
2045
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo:
2136
Result:
1/1 = 100%
Openings played as Black (53)
B32 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5)
Average Elo:
1979
Result:
½/4 = 12.5%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
1905.5
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
2006.33
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1820
Result:
3/3 = 100%
E15 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
2033
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
1970.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6)
Average Elo:
2041.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
C91 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 9.d4)
Average Elo:
1918.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3)
Average Elo:
1727.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2261
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1855.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2)
Average Elo:
2201
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
1849
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B44 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1929
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
2196
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C28 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1930
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo:
1690
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D51 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7)
Average Elo:
2385
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A28 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1715
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo:
1980
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1867
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C88 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3)
Average Elo:
2261
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Bxc6 dxc6)
Average Elo:
1992
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C92 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 9.h3)
Average Elo:
1832
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1690
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
1857
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall (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 d5)
Average Elo:
1854
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C57 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5)
Average Elo:
2033
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
1645
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.e4 c6 9.h3)
Average Elo:
2410
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C77 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1955
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A15 English (1.c4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2020
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A50 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1637
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B58 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
1747
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
2203
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1745
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1722
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A38 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2053
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
1852
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1723
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1955
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
2020
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1750
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1952
Result:
1/1 = 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:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2055
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
2235
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:
2059
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
1986
Result:
1/1 = 100%