Kersten, Uwe
IM
GermanyGER
ID: 4615646
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Uwe Kersten

FIDE ratings

2,187Classical
2,235Rapid
2,199Blitz

Performance

50 games
42% Win
32% Draw
26% Loss

Uwe Kersten's playing style

Strong overall score:58%21W 16D 13L over 50 games
Dominates 1.e4 as White:70%in 23 games
Out of form:45%6W 6D 8L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:32%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation has the largest White sample, with 5 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation
20%
80%
5g
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
75%
25%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
100%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
100%
4g
Indian Defense: London System
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Closed
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Knights Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

25 games as white in scope
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Starting position

25 games in this line · White to move

Results for Kersten, Uwe as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
56%
16%
28%
Move
23 · 92%
61%
17%
22%
2 · 8%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Oct 24, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Praszczalek, Jakub(1948)
W—
Oct 23, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
FMMolinaroli, Martin(2086)
D—
Oct 22, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Woestmann, Hans-Joachim(2037)
W—
Oct 21, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Heitmann, Erik(1973)
W—
Oct 20, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
WFMTrunz, Tamila(2059)
L—
Oct 18, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Heindrich, Mark(2039)
W—
Jan 3, 2026
OTB - TWIC
FMHerbrig, Alexander(2315)
L—
Jan 3, 2026
OTB - TWIC
FMHerbrig, Alexander(2315)
L—
Jan 3, 2026
OTB - TWIC
FMHerbrig, Alexander(2315)
L—
Jan 3, 2026
OTB - TWIC
FMHerbrig, Alexander(2315)
L—

Research Uwe Kersten’s games and opening repertoire

IM Uwe Kersten is rated 2187 in standard, 2235 in rapid, 2199 in blitz by FIDE. Uwe Kersten plays for Germany.

Uwe Kersten has FIDE ID 4615646.

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