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Polzin, Rainer

Standard: 2379 Rapid: 2387 Blitz: 2307 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 4610741 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: GER Sex: M Birth Year: 1971 Age: 55
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 37 Wins: 13 (35%) Draws: 15 (41%) Losses: 9 (24%)
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Dossier

37 of 37 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 93.7%
Opened e4: 21/21
Castled kingside: 33Same-side castling: 25Opposite-side castling: 6Castled queenside: 3Did not castle: 1
Played in the center: 16Fianchettoed kingside: 12Played on the kingside: 11Played on the queenside: 10Fianchettoed queenside: 5
Initiated exchanges: 26Active pieces: 24Sacrificed material: 21Kept the bishop pair: 20Isolated pawn: 13Backward pawn: 13Space advantage: 13Avoided exchanges: 7Missed tactics: 5Played gambits: 3
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Openings

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As White 21 games 8W 8D 5L
Sicilian Defense 11 games 3W 5D 3L
Closed 9 games 2W 5D 2L
Traditional 5 games 1W 3D 1L
(unspecified) 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Kan Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Wing Attack, Spraggett Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Wing Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Closed 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Worrall Attack, Castling Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Morphy Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Steinitz Deferred 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Steinitz Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Steinitz Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Boleslavsky Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blackburne Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Advance Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 1D 0L
As Black 16 games 5W 7D 4L
Caro-Kann Defense 6 games 2W 2D 2L
Tartakower Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Tal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Defense 5 games 2W 2D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Immediate Fianchetto 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sämisch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Makogonov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Karpov System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Dragon Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Yugoslav Attack, Chinese Dragon 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Euwe Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ruy Lopez 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Chigorin Defense, Panov System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 97

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

2025.04.23 · 76. e6 (−35.3% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Buyukasik, Diyap
Polzin, Rainer
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2026.10.22 · 36. Qd4 (−34.4% win chance) 0-1
Pozzi, Gaetan
Polzin, Rainer
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2025.10.24 · 50. c6 (−34.2% win chance) 0-1
Bronstein, Or
Polzin, Rainer
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2025.10.22 · 45... e5 (−30.7% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Polzin, Rainer
Eberle, Triona
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Games Showing all 37 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves