FM
GermanyGER
ID: 4650212

Thorsten Schmitz

FIDE ratings

2,177Classical

Performance

50 games
34% Win
42% Draw
24% Loss

Thorsten Schmitz's playing style

Strong overall score:55%17W 21D 12L over 50 games
Dominates 1.e4 as White:72%in 18 games
Strongest in classical:56%in 49 games
Steady recent form:50%6W 8D 6L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:42%of games are draws

Openings as White

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

Sicilian Defense: French Variation
50%
50%
2g
French Defense: Exchange Variation
50%
50%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
50%
50%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations
100%
1g
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations
100%
1g

Openings as Black

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

Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation
67%
33%
3g
Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense
50%
50%
2g
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Larsen Variation
100%
1g
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation
100%
1g
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto
100%
1g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

22 games in this line · White to move

Results for Schmitz, Thorsten as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
55%
36%
9%
Move
18 · 82%
50%
44%
6%
3 · 14%
67%
33%
1 · 5%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Mar 2, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
FMBouska, Jiri(2334)
D—
Jan 3, 2026
OTB - TWIC
IMLumachi, Gabriele(2431)
L—
Dec 3, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Foksha, Michael(2051)
D—
Sep 7, 2025
OTB - TWIC
GMPoetsch, Hagen(2449)
D—
Sep 6, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Beesk, Kevin(1983)
W—
Sep 6, 2025
OTB - TWIC
FMZwahr, Paul(2272)
D—
Sep 4, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Deschler, Arne(1960)
D—
Apr 18, 2025
OTB - TWIC
GMShirov, Alexei(2650)
L—
Jan 5, 2025
OTB - PGNMentor
GMDgebuadze, Alexandre(2414)
L—
Aug 9, 2024
OTB - PGNMentor
IMGarcia Roman, Daniel(2397)
D—

Research Thorsten Schmitz’s games and opening repertoire

FM Thorsten Schmitz is rated 2177 in standard by FIDE. Thorsten Schmitz plays for Germany.

Thorsten Schmitz has FIDE ID 4650212.

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