Player profile

Karsten, Jan

Standard: 2387 Rapid: 2277 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 14350653 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: RSA Sex: M Birth Year: 2008 Age: 18
Title: IM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 106 Wins: 51 (48%) Draws: 25 (24%) Losses: 24 (23%) Other: 6
Dossier

101 of 106 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 92%
Opened e4: 42/47Opened d4: 2/47Opened c4: 2/47Opened Nf3: 1/47
Castled kingside: 65Same-side castling: 55Castled queenside: 12Opposite-side castling: 12Did not castle: 10
Played in the center: 27Played on the kingside: 25Fianchettoed kingside: 23Played on the queenside: 22Fianchettoed queenside: 16
Active pieces: 63Initiated exchanges: 61Sacrificed material: 58Space advantage: 49Backward pawn: 48Kept the bishop pair: 43Isolated pawn: 31Played gambits: 15Missed tactics: 10Avoided exchanges: 9
Openings

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As White 49 games 27W 13D 7L
Sicilian Defense 17 games 12W 4D 0L
Najdorf Variation 5 games 2W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
English Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Yates Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Poisoned Pawn Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Taimanov Variation 3 games 3W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Bastrikov Variation, English Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Richter-Rauzer Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Ivanov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Godiva Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Velimirovic Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Open 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kan Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Moscow Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 13 games 4W 5D 3L
Closed 9 games 3W 4D 2L
Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Delayed Exchange 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Anti-Marshall 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Flohr System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Chigorin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Morphy Defense 3 games 0W 1D 1L
Cozio Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Anderssen Variation 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Open 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dilworth Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 5 games 2W 1D 2L
Winawer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Steinitz Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Boleslavsky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tarrasch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Botvinnik Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Euwe Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
McCutcheon Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Lasker Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Caro-Kann Defense 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Advance Variation 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Tal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Catalan Opening 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Open Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Classical Line 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Petrov's Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Paulsen Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzowitsch Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Neo-Catalan Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Four Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scotch Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Schmidt Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Alekhine Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alburt Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Botvinnik System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 43 games 17W 10D 15L
King's Indian Defense 6 games 3W 3D 0L
Orthodox Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Gligoric-Taimanov System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Glek Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Uhlmann-Szabo System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Semi-Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Semi-Averbakh System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sicilian Defense 6 games 2W 2D 2L
Najdorf Variation 5 games 1W 2D 2L
Adams Attack 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Lipnitsky Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 5 games 3W 1D 1L
Morphy Defense 5 games 3W 1D 1L
Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Classical Defense Deferred 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anderssen Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Anglo-Indian Defense 3 games 0W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
King's Indian Formation, Double Fianchetto 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Adorjan Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Game 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Giuoco Pianissimo 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Normal 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Italian Four Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Bishop's Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rapport-Jobava System 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Queen's Gambit Declined 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Positional Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Grünfeld Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Two Knights Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Short Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Larsen Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Benko Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Fully Accepted Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Horwitz Defense 1 game 0W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Romanishin Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Réti Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Michel Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
East Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
London System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Original Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Spassky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Abbazia Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 318

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

2026.02.21 · 30. Rf3 (−80.7% win chance) 1-0
Mnyasta, Charlton
Karsten, Jan
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2026.02.21 · 33. Qg5 (−79.7% win chance) 1-0
Mnyasta, Charlton
Karsten, Jan
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2026.02.21 · 32. Rf6 (−67% win chance) 1-0
Mnyasta, Charlton
Karsten, Jan
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2025.01.03 · 33. Re4 (−51.8% win chance) 1-0
Gorkiewicz, Mateusz
Karsten, Jan
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