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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Sowada, Christoph
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1974-2025
Number of games
:
107
Number of wins
:
26
Number of draws
:
47
Number of losses
:
34
White score
:
30/57 (52.63% - Average Elo: 1876)
Black score
:
19½/50 (39% - Average Elo: 1862)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Sowada, Christoph (1871) - Wandel, Bernd (2073), Mecklenburg VP VL 1314, Mecklenburg VP (B10) - 2014
Sowada, Christoph (1943) - Gieritz, Dietmar (2060), Oberliga Nord O 1617, Germany (C06) - 2017
Sowada, Christoph (1943) - Nguyen, Phuc Nhat (2028), Oberliga Nord O 2223, Germany (C54) - 2023
Kiel, Bernd (1892) - Sowada, Christoph (1911), Mecklenburg VP VL 1718, Mecklenburg VP (C44) - 2017
Siegert, Gregor (1859) - Sowada, Christoph (1871), Mecklenburg VP VL 1314, Mecklenburg VP (A81) - 2013
Georgi, David (1798) - Sowada, Christoph (1890), Oberliga Nord O 1415, Germany (A00) - 2015
Sowada, Christoph - ? (57)
Bauer, Norbert (½/1)
Behrhorst, Frank (½/1)
Behrmann, Joachim (0/1)
Birnbaum, Wolf Dieter (1/1)
Boettger, Reiner (1/1)
Bruchmann, Stephan (0/1)
Burwitz, Joerg (1/1)
Dreyer, Michael (½/1)
Eichstaedt, Enrico (½/1)
Fransson, Max (½/1)
Galbraith, Martin (½/1)
Gelman, Josef (0/1)
Gieritz, Dietmar (1/1)
Gruenberg, Rainer (1/1)
Herde, Dittmar (½/1)
Hesse, Kurt (1/1)
Hoerhold, Martin (1/1)
Ivanov, Sergey5 (1/1)
Kallweit, Paul (1/1)
Kiel, Bernd (0/1)
Kluve, Siegfried (½/1)
Kohn, Andreas (½/1)
Korn, Juergen Christof (1/1)
Krause, Ullrich (½/1)
Kroencke, Manfred (0/1)
Kross, Gunnar (½/1)
Kuehn, Peter1 (½/1)
Lalaev, Grigorii (1/1)
Lehmann, Ruben (1/1)
Loerke, Reinhard (1/1)
Lotzwick, Horst (0/1)
Martin Sommerfeldt, Luis (1/1)
Mueller, Michael6 (½/1)
Nguyen, Phuc Nhat (1/1)
Niehaus, Frank (½/1)
Oldach, Ehrenfried (½/1)
Onasch, Gunnar (½/1)
Ramp, Oliver (½/1)
Rasch, Dieter (½/1)
Rehbein, Hans Juergen (½/1)
Roos, Louis (0/1)
Sadewasser, Lucie (1/1)
Schaeper (0/1)
Schellner, Ulf (½/1)
Schmekel, Felix (0/1)
Schubert, Christian (0/1)
Schulz, Ronald (½/1)
Steiner, Peter (1/1)
Streich, Gerhard (0/1)
Stumm, Fritz (0/1)
Tabbert, Dirk (0/1)
Troemer, Felix (½/1)
Wandel, Bernd (1/1)
Wecke, Thoralf (0/1)
Winkelmann, Hartmut (½/1)
Wischhoefer, Cord (½/1)
Woerl, Harald (0/1)
? - Sowada, Christoph (48)
Lotz, Robert (1/2)
Siegert, Gregor (1/2)
Bahr, Enrico (½/1)
Bauer, Norbert (0/1)
Cech, Tim (½/1)
Dettmann, Holger (½/1)
Ekstroem, Roland (0/1)
Fecht, Hans Peter (0/1)
Fischer, Torsten (½/1)
Georgi, David (1/1)
Giese, Lothar (½/1)
Glawe, Hartmut (½/1)
Gruner, Martin (1/1)
Hermann, Matthias (1/1)
Hoerhold, Martin (½/1)
Hohlbein, Michael (0/1)
Hollender, Dirk (½/1)
Holzapfel, Daniel (0/1)
Hornych, Christoph (½/1)
Jahnz, Laurin (½/1)
Kiel, Bernd (1/1)
Koepsell, Rudolf (½/1)
Kohn, Andreas (½/1)
Lang, Thomas (0/1)
Lisek, Juergen (½/1)
Luminet, Denis (½/1)
Manke, Karsten (0/1)
Naujok, Joerg (½/1)
Neumann, Karsten (1/1)
Nielsen, Poul Erik (1/1)
Pelnar, Helmut (½/1)
Pruesse, Horst (½/1)
Puppe, Frank (0/1)
Roehl, Rainer (½/1)
Rossmann, Andreas (½/1)
Schubert, Volker (½/1)
Sehrt, Juergen (0/1)
Skogvall, Martina (0/1)
Stoevesand, Peter (½/1)
Szenetra, Werner (0/1)
Vietinghoff, Klaus (½/1)
Vokroj, Rene (½/1)
Wlodarczyk, Oskar (0/1)
Wolke, Heiko (0/1)
Wulff, Jens Peter (0/1)
Zacharias, Uwe (0/1)
Zbikowski, Wolfgang (0/1)
Zieher, Hartmut (0/1)
Openings played as White (38)
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
1889.25
Result:
3½/4 = 87.5%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
1832.25
Result:
1/4 = 25%
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:
2026
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
C07 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5)
Average Elo:
2021.5
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo:
1820
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
1704.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
1437
Result:
1/2 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1607.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2187
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7)
Average Elo:
1921
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
1964
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C47 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1828
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
2280
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo:
1861
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
1829
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1833
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1740
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4)
Average Elo:
1758
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
1959
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C03 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2)
Average Elo:
1794
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
2028
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2188
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1912
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B57 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4)
Average Elo:
1836
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A02 Bird's Opening (1.f4)
Average Elo:
1808
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B03 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4)
Average Elo:
1948
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C11 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (34)
A84 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1943.2
Result:
3½/6 = 58.33%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1923.33
Result:
1½/4 = 37.5%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
1770
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo:
1912.33
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
A02 Bird's Opening (1.f4)
Average Elo:
1879.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo:
1847.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A81 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
1912
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1798
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1979
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo:
1822
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A65 Benoni, 6.e4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 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:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A82 Dutch, Staunton Gambit (1.d4 f5 2.e4)
Average Elo:
2215
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit (1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1958
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1834
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:
1919
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo:
1756
Result:
½/1 = 50%
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:
1712
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6)
Average Elo:
1773
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
1901
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C28 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2035
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C47 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1751
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2274
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C77 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1679
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6)
Average Elo:
0
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:
254
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:
2019
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:
2007
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd (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 12.Nbd2 cxd4 13.cxd4)
Average Elo:
2121
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%