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ID: 4698657

Helmut Kessler

FIDE ratings

1,882Classical
1,905Rapid

Performance

40 games
25% Win
30% Draw
45% Loss

Helmut Kessler's playing style

Overall score:40%10W 12D 18L over 40 games
Steady recent form:35%3W 8D 9L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:30%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
2g
Pirc Defense: Kholmov System
100%
2g
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Tarrasch Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Open
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Caro-Kann Defense has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Caro-Kann Defense
50%
50%
4g
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line
100%
2g
Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Fianchetto Defense
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

20 games in this line · White to move

Results for Kessler, Helmut as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
40%
20%
40%
Move
12 · 60%
50%
17%
33%
8 · 40%
25%
25%
50%

Game History

(40 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Nov 2, 2024
OTB - TWIC
Deusa Ballesteros, Lucas(2129)
L—
Nov 2, 2024
OTB - TWIC
Deusa Ballesteros, Lucas(2129)
L—
Oct 29, 2016
OTB - BenBase
GMAzarov, Sergei(2577)
L—
Oct 29, 2016
OTB - BenBase
GMAzarov, Sergei(2577)
L—
Oct 31, 2015
OTB - PGN-Mentor
GMNisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter(2678)
L—
Oct 31, 2015
OTB - PGNMentor
GMNisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter(2678)
L—
Oct 25, 2014
OTB - PGN-Mentor
GMMilov, Leonid(2492)
L—
Oct 25, 2014
OTB - PGNMentor
GMMilov, Leonid(2492)
L—
Dec 30, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Barskiy, Vitaliy(2001)
D—
Dec 30, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Barskiy, Vitaliy(1741)
D—

Research Helmut Kessler’s games and opening repertoire

Helmut Kessler is rated 1882 in standard, 1905 in rapid by FIDE. Helmut Kessler plays for Germany.

Helmut Kessler has FIDE ID 4698657.

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