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ID: 14606941

Matjaz Pirs

FIDE ratings

1,956Classical
2,034Rapid
1,974Blitz

Performance

50 games
28% Win
64% Draw
8% Loss

Matjaz Pirs's playing style

Strong overall score:60%14W 32D 4L over 50 games
Strongest in classical:60%in 47 games
Steady recent form:60%8W 8D 4L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:64%of games are draws

Openings as White

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

English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation
100%
5g
Sicilian Defense: Closed
100%
4g
Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack
100%
2g
Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation
100%
1g
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation
100%
1g

Openings as Black

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

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation
100%
2g
Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Variation
100%
2g
Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack
100%
1g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

27 games in this line · White to move

Results for Pirs, Matjaz as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
30%
67%
4%
Move
12 · 44%
50%
50%
10 · 37%
100%
3 · 11%
67%
33%
2 · 7%
50%
50%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Oct 16, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Eriksen, Olai Dyrhaug(2008)
D—
Oct 15, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Marquardt, Christian(2023)
D—
Oct 15, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Woolf, Ben(1827)
W—
Oct 14, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Steffers, Hendrik(1820)
W—
Oct 13, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Schneider, Uku(1647)
L—
Oct 13, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Nielsen, Jan Mose(2062)
L—
Oct 12, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Douglas, Frederick
W—
Jan 31, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Petrovcic, Cvetko(1770)
W—
Jan 30, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Ivsek, Cveto(1822)
D—
Jan 27, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Zlatanovic, Marcus(1827)
D—

Research Matjaz Pirs’s games and opening repertoire

Matjaz Pirs is rated 1956 in standard, 2034 in rapid, 1974 in blitz by FIDE. Matjaz Pirs plays for Slovenia.

Matjaz Pirs has FIDE ID 14606941.

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