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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
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Zier, Ludwig
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Title
:
CM
Years
:
1975-2002
Number of games
:
180
Number of wins
:
49
Number of draws
:
72
Number of losses
:
59
White score
:
45½/87 (52.3% - Average Elo: 2253.32)
Black score
:
39½/93 (42.47% - Average Elo: 2256.43)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Zier, Ludwig (2200) - Herndl, Harald (2345), Vienna op, Vienna (B02) - 1986
Zier, Ludwig (2220) - Villeneuve, Alain (2295), Gausdal International, Gausdal (B09) - 1981
Zier, Ludwig - Reichenbach, Werner (2285), GER-ch57 (FRG-15), Bad Pyrmont (B07) - 1976
Rostalski, Walter (2380) - Zier, Ludwig (2205), GER-ch58 (FRG-16), Bad Neuenahr (A08) - 1978
Zude, Arno (2295) - Zier, Ludwig (2200), FRG-qual Sued, Walldorf (C02) - 1986
Djukanovic, Marko (2225) - Zier, Ludwig (2200), IBCA blind Wch05, Hastings (A01) - 1982
Zier, Ludwig - ? (81)
Braun, Christian (2/2)
Dukaczewski, Piotr (1½/2)
Hermann, Manfred (1½/2)
Lieb, Harald (½/2)
Roeder, Frank (½/2)
Sieglen, Joachim (1/2)
Amovilli, Mauro (1/1)
Argiropoulos, Grigoris (1/1)
Baretic, Dragoljub (0/1)
Barlov, Dragan (0/1)
Bastian, Herbert (½/1)
Blagojevic, Dragisa (½/1)
Bletz, Harald (½/1)
Breithut, Kurt Georg (½/1)
Craciun, Viorel (1/1)
Cserna, Laszlo (½/1)
Danner, Georg (½/1)
Dimitrov, Giovani (½/1)
Dobrovolsky, Ladislav (0/1)
Doncevic, Dario (0/1)
Dragun, Nicola (1/1)
Dueckstein, Andreas (0/1)
Ehrke, Michael (½/1)
Eis, Helko (1/1)
Enjuto Velasco, Roberto (0/1)
Epding, Olaf (½/1)
Fuchs, Gerhard (0/1)
Fuss, Michael (½/1)
Guenther, Thomas (1/1)
Hansson, Hans (1/1)
Hartung Nielsen, Jens (0/1)
Hatziapostolidis, Efstalotis (1/1)
Herndl, Harald (1/1)
Hess, Ralf (0/1)
Hovde, Frank (1/1)
Kaeppel, Roland (½/1)
Kindermann, Stefan (½/1)
Koessler, Werner (1/1)
Krylov, Sergey (0/1)
Lilley, Graham (½/1)
Link, Thomas (½/1)
Maekelae, Reijo (1/1)
Magnusson, Jorgen (½/1)
Marxen, Peter (1/1)
Mueller, Manfred (1/1)
Novak, Ivan (½/1)
Ostermeyer, Peter (0/1)
Poecksteiner, Johann (0/1)
Pohlers, Juergen (0/1)
Reichenbach, Werner (1/1)
Rostalski, Walter (½/1)
Rudenskij, Nikolai (1/1)
Ruehrig, Volkhard (0/1)
Ruettinger, Johannes (½/1)
Saacke, Bernd (0/1)
Sabanes Taure, Victor (1/1)
Sandrin, Albert (1/1)
Schaffarth, Marianne (½/1)
Schmidt, Bodo (½/1)
Schuh, Hubert (0/1)
Schunk, Thomas (½/1)
Seeck, Klaus (1/1)
Seidel, Michael (1/1)
Simon, Ralf Axel (1/1)
Solomunovic, Igor (½/1)
Strokov, Anatoli (0/1)
Tiefenbacher, Richard Jr (1/1)
Treppner, Gerd (0/1)
Ulybin, Mikhail (0/1)
Ungnad, Rainer (0/1)
Urytskyy, Arkadiy (0/1)
Vaccani, Mario (1/1)
Van Scheltinga, Theo D (½/1)
Villeneuve, Alain (1/1)
Vogel, Jaap (½/1)
Weinzettl, Ernst (½/1)
Weitzer, Steffen (1/1)
Wockenfuss, Klaus (0/1)
Wolf, Richard (½/1)
Wuensche, Klaus Peter (½/1)
Zollbrecht, Josef (0/1)
? - Zier, Ludwig (86)
Djukanovic, Marko (1½/3)
Horther, Heinrich (1½/3)
Atanasov, Venko G (1½/2)
Dobierzin, Olaf (½/2)
Wagner, Harald (½/2)
Alexopoulos, Georgios (½/1)
Bach, Horst (0/1)
Berlinsky, Vladimir (0/1)
Bhend, Edwin (0/1)
Bibas, David (½/1)
Boerefijn, Martinus (1/1)
Braun, Siegmund (1/1)
Carlin, Geoffrey (1/1)
Casa, Alex (0/1)
Dalinger, Valeri (½/1)
Degenhardt, Horst (½/1)
Doeres, Hans Juergen (0/1)
Eisterer, Heinrich (0/1)
Eros, Pal (0/1)
Felsberger, Alfred (½/1)
Feustel, Bernd (½/1)
Fischer, Emil (1/1)
Franke, Heribert (0/1)
Fritsch, Rolf (½/1)
Gavela, Dragan (0/1)
Groenberg, Erik (1/1)
Gross, Georg (1/1)
Grzesik, Thomas (½/1)
Hartmann, Wolfram (½/1)
Hartoch, Robert G (½/1)
Hausner, Ivan (½/1)
Hoefer, Heijo (1/1)
Jacob, Bernhard (½/1)
Jahn, Constanze (½/1)
Jennen, Herman (1/1)
Kaeding, Rainer (½/1)
Karl, Hans (½/1)
Kraeussling, Andreas (0/1)
Kristensen, Bent Overgaard (1/1)
Krylov, Sergey (0/1)
Kunz, Konstantin (½/1)
Kunze, Kerstin (0/1)
Lange, Helmut (0/1)
Legueltel, Daniel (½/1)
Lippert, Frank (1/1)
Lobron, Eric (0/1)
Lumsdon, Andrew (1/1)
Maier, Christian (0/1)
Martorelli, Antonio (0/1)
Meulner, Klaus (0/1)
Meyer, Hartmut (0/1)
Neumann, Joachim (½/1)
Nijboer, Friso (0/1)
Novak, Ivan (0/1)
Pachman, Ludek (½/1)
Pirrot, Dieter (0/1)
Portisch, Ferenc (0/1)
Rabeler, Gert (0/1)
Reefschlaeger, Helmut (0/1)
Rev, Miklos (0/1)
Riegler, Dieter (½/1)
Robovic, Saudin (½/1)
Rostalski, Walter (1/1)
Rupp, Claus (½/1)
Sandmeier, Toni (0/1)
Schoenau, Werner (½/1)
Schruefer, Guenther (½/1)
Schurig, Wilhelm (1/1)
Seeger, Werner (½/1)
Sieglen, Joachim (½/1)
Smirnov, Sergei (0/1)
Speidel, A (½/1)
Spiess, Gunter (½/1)
Staub, Florian (1/1)
Straschewski, Joerg (½/1)
Sutterer, Robert (0/1)
Ungnad, Rainer (½/1)
Van Baarle, John (½/1)
Van Gelder, Jan (½/1)
Wachinger, Guenther (½/1)
Weemaes, Ronald (½/1)
Weidemann, Joerg (0/1)
Wikman, Bengt Ingemar (1/1)
Wildt, Volker (0/1)
Zipko, Gerhard (1/1)
Zude, Arno (1/1)
Openings played as White (39)
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2245.2
Result:
7/14 = 50%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2345
Result:
4/9 = 44.44%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2257.5
Result:
1/5 = 20%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2195.4
Result:
3½/5 = 70%
B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
2166.67
Result:
2½/5 = 50%
B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo:
2290
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2201
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
C15 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
2350
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
2350
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2173
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
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:
0
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
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:
2/2 = 100%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2275
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2135
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7)
Average Elo:
2305
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C67 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
0/1 = 0%
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%
B72 Sicilian, Dragon (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6 4.Ngf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C43 Petrov, Modern Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C56 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
2205
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O dxc4 8.Bxc4)
Average Elo:
2260
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B32 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5)
Average Elo:
2325
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2335
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2345
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C12 French, McCutcheon (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4)
Average Elo:
2235
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C60 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6)
Average Elo:
2195
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Openings played as Black (50)
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2236.33
Result:
3½/8 = 43.75%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2096.67
Result:
2½/5 = 50%
B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
2277.5
Result:
3/5 = 60%
C11 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2250
Result:
1/5 = 20%
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:
2285
Result:
1/4 = 25%
D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5)
Average Elo:
2348.33
Result:
1½/4 = 37.5%
A12 English with b3 (1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3)
Average Elo:
2255
Result:
2/4 = 50%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
2305
Result:
1½/4 = 37.5%
A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 c6)
Average Elo:
2035
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
C05 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2345
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
C13 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo:
2265
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
2520
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Be7)
Average Elo:
2305
Result:
0/2 = 0%
E41 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2242.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A63 Benoni, Fianchetto, 9...Nbd7 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.g3 Bg7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O Nbd7)
Average Elo:
2280
Result:
1/2 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E51 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C15 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E60 King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2380
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo:
2225
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A20 English (1.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A09 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
2365
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
2315
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6)
Average Elo:
2440
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C08 French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5)
Average Elo:
2285
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Bg5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Ne2)
Average Elo:
2365
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Qc2)
Average Elo:
2360
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A28 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2400
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B03 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B02 Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1870
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
2245
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C03 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2)
Average Elo:
2205
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C07 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5)
Average Elo:
2295
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5)
Average Elo:
1970
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E03 Catalan, Open (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Qxc4)
Average Elo:
2120
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Be2 O-O)
Average Elo:
2115
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2150
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D53 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo:
2408
Result:
½/1 = 50%