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Player:
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Zilch, Lothar
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1990-2019
Number of games
:
177
Number of wins
:
69
Number of draws
:
34
Number of losses
:
74
White score
:
47½/86 (55.23% - Average Elo: 1879.07)
Black score
:
38½/91 (42.31% - Average Elo: 1907.87)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Zilch, Lothar (1809) - Koksch, Robert (2145), Bad Zwesten op 4th, Bad Zwesten (B22) - 2000
Zilch, Lothar - Bierbach, Utz Friedrich (2095), Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 2nd, Bad Wiessee (A21) - 1998
Zilch, Lothar (1931) - Kanewski, Josef (2084), Arber op Seniors 2nd, Bayerisch Eisenstein (A85) - 2014
Kolthoff, Siegmund (2079) - Zilch, Lothar (1911), Rhein Main op-A 17th, Bad Homburg (A35) - 2014
Kroencke, Manfred (1989) - Zilch, Lothar (1955), Arber op Seniors 3rd, Bayerisch Eisenstein (B28) - 2015
Stuch, Hans Ferdinand (1965) - Zilch, Lothar (2043), Bad Breisig op, Bad Breisig (E94) - 2009
Zilch, Lothar - ? (85)
Glatz, Volker (1/2)
Ambras, Dirk (1/1)
Axelsson, Thomas (1/1)
Barisch, Florian (0/1)
Berkes, Alexander (1/1)
Bierbach, Utz Friedrich (1/1)
Bill, Eugen (1/1)
Brendel, Oliver (0/1)
Brethauer, Sarah (1/1)
Cawston, M John (½/1)
Davenport, Darcy (0/1)
Deutschbein, Christopher (½/1)
Drill, Frank J (0/1)
Egenolf, Dirk (1/1)
Enders, Georg (1/1)
Falkenhainer, Sven (1/1)
Feldtmann, Thomas (0/1)
Flagmeier, Reiner (1/1)
Franke, Thomas (½/1)
Fruebing, Stefan (1/1)
Gude, Michael (1/1)
Gundlach, Frank (0/1)
Haub, Thorsten Michael (½/1)
Hellmayr, Alois (0/1)
Heyl, Thomas (1/1)
Hilbig, Dieter (0/1)
Hoesl, Roger (½/1)
Holzhaus, Jens (1/1)
Holzschuh, Gerald (½/1)
Jahn, Dietmar (1/1)
Janzen, Andreas (½/1)
Jenisch, Achim (1/1)
Kanewski, Josef (1/1)
Khrapko, Marko (½/1)
Kirschner, Matthias (0/1)
Kirschner, Torsten (0/1)
Klamp, Christoph (½/1)
Klein, Gereon (½/1)
Koestler, Norbert (½/1)
Koksch, Robert (1/1)
Kolthoff, Siegmund (½/1)
Kretner, Georg Ulrich (0/1)
Kurze, Volker (1/1)
Lienau, Henrik (1/1)
Lipin, Boris (0/1)
Lommen, Frank (1/1)
Lukasser, Franz (1/1)
Mertens, Klaus (1/1)
Nagel, Bernhard (½/1)
Oparaugo, Thomas (½/1)
Pauner, Jean Marie (1/1)
Perman, Torvald (½/1)
Pfaff, Volker (½/1)
Pralle, Finnegan (½/1)
Reiche, Niccolo (0/1)
Reichel, Rolf (1/1)
Reinisch, Joerg (1/1)
Rudolph, Peter (0/1)
Rueger, Erhard (0/1)
Ruell, Michael (1/1)
Schellen, Sven (0/1)
Schiffer, Steve (0/1)
Schmitt, Roland (½/1)
Schneider, Udo (½/1)
Schork, Stefan (0/1)
Schroeder, Wolfgang (1/1)
Schumacher, Gottfried (0/1)
Smagulov, Aman (1/1)
Spangenberg, Klaus (0/1)
Tomanek, Rafael (0/1)
Tveten, Per (½/1)
Urbach, Jens (1/1)
Von Wahden, Jens (1/1)
Wachtel, Johann (1/1)
Wachweger, Albrecht (0/1)
Weber, Andreas (½/1)
Weiland, Thomas (½/1)
Wich, Manuela (1/1)
Wiewesiek, Timo (0/1)
Winiwarter, Felix (½/1)
Wuensch, Ulrich (0/1)
Zerweck, Christoph (½/1)
Zimpfer, Andreas (0/1)
Zirwes, Hans Juergen (½/1)
Zittro, Carl (1/1)
? - Zilch, Lothar (91)
Abdurakhimov, Peter (1/1)
Arnold, Michael (1/1)
Bahlo, Jens (0/1)
Bakiev, Diyor (0/1)
Bamber, Elaine (0/1)
Bausch, Jean (0/1)
Becher, Helmut (½/1)
Block, Wolfgang (0/1)
Boerkey, Joel (1/1)
Bonani, Georg (0/1)
Bruecken, Siegfried (1/1)
Buchaeckert, Juergen (0/1)
Buchenau, Frank (0/1)
Budzyn, Matthias (0/1)
Chandler, Patrick (0/1)
Cordts, Ingo (½/1)
Danin, Alexandre (0/1)
Deppe, Leo Max (1/1)
Dertscheny, Peter (0/1)
Diehl, Klaus (0/1)
Engel, Berthold (0/1)
Erdmann, Stefan (0/1)
Flachsbart, Alexander (0/1)
Fussnecker, Manfred (0/1)
Glatz, Volker (1/1)
Gross Winter, Guenter (½/1)
Hapke, Yvonne (1/1)
Hess, Steffen (0/1)
Hillgaertner, Walter (0/1)
Hirsch, Frank (1/1)
Hoffmann, Ulrich (0/1)
Kaehnert, Marc (1/1)
Kazic, Bruno (1/1)
Keller, Peter (0/1)
Klimpel, Siegfried (1/1)
Kobs, Stephan (½/1)
Koellner, Felicitas Ophelia (1/1)
Koller, Wolfgang (1/1)
Kolthoff, Siegmund (1/1)
Konstantinovskij, Dimitrij (0/1)
Korchounov, Andrei (1/1)
Korolev, Alexandr (0/1)
Kroencke, Manfred (1/1)
Laehnwitz, Alexander (1/1)
Langer, Wolfgang3 (½/1)
Laubis, Roland (1/1)
Lindam, Ingo (0/1)
Mueller, Achim1 (1/1)
Neubauer, Robert (1/1)
Neukoetter, Gerhard (0/1)
Nothnagel, Marian Can (½/1)
Ochs, Daniel Elias (1/1)
Pillath, Marcus (1/1)
Ploetz, Hans Juergen (1/1)
Pruefert, Franziska (1/1)
Reiss, Alexander Erdeni (½/1)
Reul, Michael (0/1)
Riegler, Markus (1/1)
Riha, Peter (1/1)
Robinson, Jack (1/1)
Rosenberger, Frank (0/1)
Sabejinski, Simeon (0/1)
Schlemminger, Degenhard (1/1)
Schmidt, Kai Uwe (0/1)
Schmitt, Thorsten (0/1)
Scholz, Robert (0/1)
Schramm, Matthias (½/1)
Schroeder, Klaus (0/1)
Schulz, Wolfgang (0/1)
Selig, Rainer (0/1)
Skutta, Bernd (0/1)
Slacik, Johann (1/1)
Solonar, Stefan (0/1)
Stefan, Gerhard (1/1)
Sterzik, Peter (0/1)
Stuch, Hans Ferdinand (1/1)
Tazbir, Marcin (0/1)
Trienekens, Tjark (1/1)
Uffelmann, Hans Georg (1/1)
Vlajnic, Djuro (0/1)
Voeller, Lothar (0/1)
Vogel, M (0/1)
Vogt, M (1/1)
Weichelt, Jens (½/1)
Wempe, Juergen (0/1)
Westphal, Frank (0/1)
Wichmann, Adrian (0/1)
Wiesebach, Wolfgang (0/1)
Winter, Lars (0/1)
Wuensch, Ulrich (0/1)
Yaghy, Ritta (0/1)
Openings played as White (44)
A28 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1852.86
Result:
4½/8 = 56.25%
E73 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2)
Average Elo:
1889.62
Result:
2/8 = 25%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1687.75
Result:
3/5 = 60%
A35 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2028.67
Result:
2½/5 = 50%
A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1883.33
Result:
3/4 = 75%
A33 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1914.67
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2038
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4)
Average Elo:
1974.5
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
E74 King's Indian, Averbakh, 6...c5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5 c5)
Average Elo:
1962.33
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
A18 English, Mikenas-Carls (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4)
Average Elo:
906
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A27 English, Three Knights System (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1830.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4)
Average Elo:
1926
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System (1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4)
Average Elo:
1753.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1550
Result:
2/2 = 100%
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:
1924
Result:
1/2 = 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:
2072
Result:
0/2 = 0%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1845.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
2024
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
1788
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1590
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
2240
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2117
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1704
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A50 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1648
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A53 Old Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6)
Average Elo:
1683
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A58 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6)
Average Elo:
1858
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A84 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
2016
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2084
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A98 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky Variation with Qc2 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.Qc2)
Average Elo:
2075
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A99 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky Variation with b3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.b3)
Average Elo:
2359
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2145
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
2002
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5)
Average Elo:
1578
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
2247
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5)
Average Elo:
1887
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3)
Average Elo:
2075
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D52 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 c6 6.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1836
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:
1818
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
1812
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo:
2067
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2190
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
1196
Result:
1/1 = 100%
Openings played as Black (47)
B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6)
Average Elo:
1955.36
Result:
6/16 = 37.5%
A53 Old Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6)
Average Elo:
1803.22
Result:
6/10 = 60%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
1633
Result:
0/4 = 0%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1866.67
Result:
3/4 = 75%
A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo:
1803
Result:
2/4 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1956.67
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
A35 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2079
Result:
2/2 = 100%
A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2074
Result:
0/2 = 0%
A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1577
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
2200
Result:
1/2 = 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:
2030.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 (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)
Average Elo:
1991
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2036.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
1891.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2096.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E90 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A24 English, Bremen System with ...g6 (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 g6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
2110
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo:
2165
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E72 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo:
2220
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
2117
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E91 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
2336
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
1749
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2520
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
1764
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:
1892
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1439
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1629
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1295
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D01 Richter-Veresov Attack (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1868
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
1864
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
2079
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1694
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1988
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo:
1605
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1780
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B41 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6)
Average Elo:
1793
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
2137
Result:
0/1 = 0%
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:
2212
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2040
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
1824
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D04 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3)
Average Elo:
2038
Result:
0/1 = 0%