FMPascal Barzen
GER · FIDE ID 24653497 · 155 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2322
#294 in GER (active)
Rapid
2334
#174 in GER (active)
Blitz
2404
#95 in GER (active)
Score
63%
79 W · 37 D · 39 L
Opp. avg
2334
Last 50 games
Last game
2025-08
34th Open International of Kavala “Vasilis Theodoridis” | Group A
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 70%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 17 of 27 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 38 of 38 games (Indian Defense), scoring 63%.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Closed as White, 81% in 16 games.
- By opponent strength: 34% against higher-rated players, 78% against lower-rated.
Based on 155 over-the-board games (44 blitz · 23 rapid · 12 classical). 75 with White (70%), 80 with Black (56%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 75 | 70% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 16 | 81% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 6 | 83% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Botvinnik Defense, with f4 | 5 | 70% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense | 4 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack | 4 | 75% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (27 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 17 | 50% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 10 | 45% |
Against 1.d4 (38 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 38 | 63% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation | 6 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 3 | 83% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation | 3 | 17% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | 3 | 17% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Offer | 3 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08 | Chitre Arush (2228) 34th Open International of Kavala “Vasilis Theodoridis” | Group A | L |
| 2025-08 | Alper Tezcan (2045) 34th Open International of Kavala “Vasilis Theodoridis” | Group A | ½ |
| 2025-07-31 | Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis (2580) 34th Open International of Kavala “Vasilis Theodoridis” | Group A | L |
| 2025-07-29 | Novak Dumbelovic (2202) 34th Open International of Kavala “Vasilis Theodoridis” | Group A | ½ |
| 2025-06-15 | Xiang-Tobias Peng (2277) 51. Deutsche Meisterschaft im Schnellschach 2025 · rapid | W |
| 2025-06-15 | Marco Albert 51. Deutsche Meisterschaft im Schnellschach 2025 · rapid | W |
| 2025-06-15 | Veaceslav Cofmann (2274) 51. Deutsche Meisterschaft im Schnellschach 2025 · rapid | W |
| 2025-06-15 | Lukas Winterberg (2374) 51. Deutsche Meisterschaft im Schnellschach 2025 · rapid | ½ |
| 2025-06-14 | Karsten Schulz (2268) 51. Deutsche Meisterschaft im Schnellschach 2025 · rapid | W |
| 2025-06-14 | Nikita Nechitaylo (2276) 51. Deutsche Meisterschaft im Schnellschach 2025 · rapid | ½ |
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