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ID: 24650951

Ralf Merkentrup

FIDE ratings

1,946Classical

Performance

50 games
16% Win
20% Draw
64% Loss

Ralf Merkentrup's playing style

Overall score:26%8W 10D 32L over 50 games
Steady recent form:20%2W 4D 14L in last 20 games

Openings as White

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

Vulture Defense
100%
2g
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Larsen Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Accepted
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation
100%
1g
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Metger Unpin
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation
100%
2g
Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation
100%
2g
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense
100%
2g
Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

25 games in this line · White to move

Results for Merkentrup, Ralf as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
16%
12%
72%
Move
12 · 48%
17%
83%
7 · 28%
29%
14%
57%
3 · 12%
67%
33%
3 · 12%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Feb 11, 2017
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Abdulla Aref Albusaeedi(1613)
L—
Feb 11, 2017
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Abdulla Aref Albusaeedi(1879)
L—
Jan 18, 2014
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Tenberge, Norbert(1839)
L—
Jan 18, 2014
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Tenberg, Vico(1839)
L—
Nov 16, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Kemper, Andreas(1991)
L—
Nov 16, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Kemper, Andreas(1991)
L—
Oct 5, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Wessel, Johannes(1812)
D—
Oct 5, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Wessel, Johannes(1812)
D—
Jan 26, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Waltermann, Jens(1864)
D—
Jan 26, 2013
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Baumann, Walter Sen.(1864)
D—

Research Ralf Merkentrup’s games and opening repertoire

Ralf Merkentrup is rated 1946 in standard by FIDE. Ralf Merkentrup plays for Germany.

Ralf Merkentrup has FIDE ID 24650951.

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