Lars Balzer
GER · FIDE ID 4646452 · 45 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2008
#3079 in GER (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
38%
6 W · 22 D · 17 L
Opp. avg
2078
Last 45 games
Last game
2026-07-24
German Chess Championship 2026 | Seniors 50+
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 91% of games (scores 45%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 5 of 11 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 20%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...g6 in 8 of 9 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 38%.
- Weak spot: Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze System as Black, only 13% in 4 games.
- By opponent strength: 30% against higher-rated players, 55% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 46% with White, 30% with Black.
Based on 45 over-the-board games. 23 with White (46%), 22 with Black (30%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 21 | 45% |
| 1.d4 | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 10 | 45% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack | 2 | 75% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Kupreichik Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Vienna Game: Mieses Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Paris Defense | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (11 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 5 | 20% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 3 | 0% |
| 1...g6 Modern Defense | 3 | 17% |
Against 1.d4 (9 games)
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 8 | 38% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze System | 4 | 13% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Kavalek Defense | 3 | 33% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Maróczy Bind | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Dirk Norbert Jansen (2116) German Chess Championship 2026 | Seniors 50+ | L |
| 2026-07-22 | Matthias Budzyn (2088) German Chess Championship 2026 | Seniors 50+ | ½ |
| 2026-07-20 | Hans Wagner (2132) German Chess Championship 2026 | Seniors 50+ | ½ |
| 2026-07-17 | Ihor Tymoshenko (2306) German Chess Championship 2026 | Seniors 50+ | L |
| 2026-01-02 | Junyan Hu (1860) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | L |
| 2026-01-01 | Kim Aleksander Halas (1729) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | W |
| 2026-01-01 | Alannah Ashton (1984) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | L |
| 2025-12-31 | Anuj Venkatesh (1824) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | ½ |
| 2025-12-30 | Luke Freeman (1867) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | L |
| 2025-12-30 | Brendan J Ruane (1857) Hastings International Chess Congress 2025: Masters | ½ |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.