FM
GermanyGER
ID: 4649745

Elmar Karst

FIDE ratings

2,261Classical
2,297Rapid
2,288Blitz

Performance

50 games
28% Win
36% Draw
36% Loss

Elmar Karst's playing style

Overall score:46%14W 18D 18L over 50 games
In great form:55%6W 10D 4L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:36%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Yugoslav Variation has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Yugoslav Variation
100%
2g
Slav Defense
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation
50%
50%
4g
Sicilian Defense: French Variation
100%
2g
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Portisch-Hook Variation
100%
2g
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Classical Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

22 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

22 games in this line · White to move

Results for Karst, Elmar as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
27%
36%
36%
Move
12 · 55%
17%
50%
33%
10 · 45%
40%
20%
40%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Feb 5, 2023
OTB - PGN-Mentor
FMSchenk-Pogan, Nikolas(2202)
D—
Feb 5, 2023
OTB - PGNMentor
FMSchenk-Pogan, Nikolas(2202)
D—
Feb 4, 2023
OTB - PGNMentor
IMRazafindratsima, Timothe(2455)
L—
Feb 4, 2023
OTB - PGNMentor
IMRazafindratsima, Timothe(2455)
L—
Oct 23, 2022
OTB - PGNMentor
IMZude, Arno(2370)
L—
Oct 23, 2022
OTB - PGN-Mentor
IMZude, Arno(2370)
L—
Mar 1, 2020
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Bauer, Bjoern-Benny(2210)
D—
Mar 1, 2020
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Bauer, Bjoern-Benny(2210)
D—
Feb 9, 2020
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Klein, Joachim(2178)
D—
Feb 9, 2020
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Klein, Joachim(2178)
D—

Research Elmar Karst’s games and opening repertoire

FM Elmar Karst is rated 2261 in standard, 2297 in rapid, 2288 in blitz by FIDE. Elmar Karst plays for Germany.

Elmar Karst has FIDE ID 4649745.

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