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Lanka, Zigurds

Standard: 2296 Rapid: 2311 Blitz: 2246 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 11600047 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: LAT Sex: M Birth Year: 1960 Age: 66
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 78 Wins: 27 (35%) Draws: 19 (24%) Losses: 32 (41%)
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Dossier

73 of 78 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 89.3%
Opened e4: 22/27Opened Nf3: 4/27Opened c4: 1/27
Castled kingside: 49Same-side castling: 40Opposite-side castling: 8Castled queenside: 4Did not castle: 3
Fianchettoed kingside: 27Fianchettoed queenside: 17Played on the queenside: 16Played on the kingside: 13Played in the center: 11
Backward pawn: 41Space advantage: 36Isolated pawn: 35Kept the bishop pair: 34Initiated exchanges: 33Active pieces: 33Sacrificed material: 25Missed tactics: 18Avoided exchanges: 10Played gambits: 4
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Openings

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As White 30 games 11W 9D 10L
Ruy Lopez 9 games 5W 1D 3L
Morphy Defense 9 games 5W 1D 3L
Anderssen Variation 7 games 4W 1D 2L
Arkhangelsk Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Norwegian Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sicilian Defense 7 games 1W 5D 1L
Taimanov Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Bastrikov Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Najdorf Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Opocensky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Traditional 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kalashnikov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dragon Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Opening 4 games 1W 0D 3L
Symmetrical Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anglo-Indian Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Queen's Indian Formation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Steinitz Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blackburne Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Maróczy Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Petrov's Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Damiano Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kholmov Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Staunton Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pseudo-Austrian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scandinavian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Richter Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Philidor Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Lion Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dutch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 31 games 10W 8D 13L
Sicilian Defense 16 games 5W 3D 8L
O'Kelly Variation 5 games 2W 1D 2L
Maróczy Bind 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Maróczy Bind, Geller Line 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Yerevan System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kan Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Polugaevsky Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Fianchetto Variation 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Kronberger Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Richter-Rauzer Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Neo-Modern Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Chameleon Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Delayed Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
with e6 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Alapin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 6 games 2W 2D 2L
Fianchetto Variation 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Immediate Fianchetto 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Panno Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Averbakh Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Flexible Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Orthodox Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bayonet Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rare Defenses 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Duchamp Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bogo-Indian Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Grünfeld Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Benko Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rapport-Jobava System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 376

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2023.11.24 · 35. Kh1 (−50.6% win chance) 0-1
Bauer, Sebastian
Lanka, Zigurds
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2023.11.23 · 36... Rb6 (−47% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Lanka, Zigurds
Haba, Petr
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? · 33... Qb3 (−45.4% win chance) 1-0
Lanka, Zigurds
Dotzer, Lukas
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2025.12.12 · 32. Qa1 (−42.6% win chance) 0-1
Hess, Max
Lanka, Zigurds
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