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ID: 34682287

Markus Schaefer

FIDE ratings

1,731Classical
1,757Rapid
1,781Blitz

Performance

50 games
14% Win
76% Draw
10% Loss

Markus Schaefer's playing style

Overall score:52%7W 38D 5L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:50%in 27 games
In great form:65%6W 14D 0L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:76%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
100%
4g
Caro-Kann Defense
50%
50%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
100%
3g
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense
100%
2g
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Traditional Line
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Morozevich Variation has the largest Black sample, with 3 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Morozevich Variation
100%
3g
French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation
100%
3g
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation
100%
2g
Semi-Slav Defense
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 Schaefer, Markus as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
7%
85%
7%
Move
27 · 100%
7%
85%
7%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Apr 25, 2026
OTB - TWIC
GMKjartansson, Gudmundur(2407)
D—
Apr 25, 2026
OTB - TWIC
GMKjartansson, Gudmundur(2420)
D—
Apr 24, 2026
OTB - TWIC
GMLevin, Felix(2414)
D—
Apr 24, 2026
OTB - TWIC
GMLevin, Felix(2412)
D—
Mar 1, 2026
OTB - TWIC
IMKrause, Benedict(2416)
D—
Mar 1, 2026
OTB - TWIC
IMKrause, Benedict(2417)
D—
Feb 28, 2026
OTB - TWIC
GMHeinemann, Thies(2403)
D—
Feb 28, 2026
OTB - TWIC
GMHeinemann, Thies(2418)
D—
Feb 8, 2026
OTB - TWIC
GMVetoshko, Volodymyr(2514)
W—
Feb 8, 2026
OTB - TWIC
GMVetoshko, Volodymyr(2516)
W—

Research Markus Schaefer’s games and opening repertoire

Markus Schaefer is rated 1731 in standard, 1757 in rapid, 1781 in blitz by FIDE. Markus Schaefer plays for Germany.

Markus Schaefer has FIDE ID 34682287.

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