Michael Stierhof
GER · FIDE ID 34604405 · 18 tournament games since 2024
Standard
1950
#4206 in GER (active)
Rapid
1978
#1914 in GER (active)
Blitz
1984
#2180 in GER (active)
Score
42%
5 W · 5 D · 8 L
Opp. avg
1998
Last 18 games
Last game
2026-04-19
European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 187-251
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 86% of games (scores 67%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 4 of 4 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 25%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 6 of 6 games (Indian Defense), scoring 25%.
- By opponent strength: 6% against higher-rated players, 67% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 64% with White, 27% with Black.
Based on 18 over-the-board games (11 classical). 7 with White (64%), 11 with Black (27%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 6 | 67% |
| 1.Nf3 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | 1 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz Attack | 1 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Offer | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (4 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 4 | 25% |
Against 1.d4 (6 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 6 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | 1 | 0% |
| Benko Gambit Accepted: Yugoslav | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Hungarian Dragon | 1 | 0% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-19 | Filip Krzeszewski (1759) European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 187-251 · classical | W |
| 2026-04-18 | Bartlomiej Stawecki (1776) European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 187-251 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-04-16 | Wladyslaw Zelak (1867) European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 187-251 · classical | L |
| 2026-04-15 | Stanislaw Was (1807) European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 187-251 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-04-14 | Bruno Topencik (2265) European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 187-251 · classical | L |
| 2026-04-13 | Ema Obada (2181) European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 187-251 · classical | L |
| 2026-04-12 | Wiktor Mierzwinski European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 187-251 · classical | W |
| 2026-04-10 | Stefan-Emilian Prisacaru (2243) European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 127-186 · classical | L |
| 2026-04-10 | Anna Pilch (1699) European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 187-251 · classical | W |
| 2026-04-08 | Krzysztof Szczurek (2273) European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 127-186 · classical | L |
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