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Balzer, Lars

Standard: 2008 Rapid: 0 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 4646452 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: GER Sex: M Birth Year: 1972 Age: 54
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 35 Wins: 5 (14%) Draws: 18 (51%) Losses: 12 (34%)
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Dossier

35 of 35 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 91.1%
Opened e4: 15/17Opened d4: 2/17
Castled kingside: 25Same-side castling: 20Did not castle: 4Castled queenside: 4Opposite-side castling: 4
Fianchettoed kingside: 20Played on the kingside: 20Played in the center: 11Played on the queenside: 3Fianchettoed queenside: 1
Backward pawn: 20Active pieces: 20Kept the bishop pair: 19Initiated exchanges: 19Sacrificed material: 18Missed tactics: 14Isolated pawn: 13Space advantage: 13Avoided exchanges: 6Accepted short draws: 4
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Openings

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As White 17 games 3W 11D 3L
Sicilian Defense 7 games 1W 5D 1L
Closed 7 games 1W 5D 1L
(unspecified) 7 games 1W 5D 1L
Italian Game 4 games 1W 1D 2L
Classical Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Paris Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Polerio Defense, Kieseritzky Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Caro-Kann Defense 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Two Knights Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Vienna Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Mieses Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
London System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
As Black 16 games 2W 7D 7L
Sicilian Defense 5 games 0W 2D 3L
O'Kelly Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Maróczy Bind 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Venice System, Steiner Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Delayed Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
with d6 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kalashnikov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Defense 4 games 0W 3D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Kavalek Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Semi-Averbakh System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Orthodox Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Gurgenidze System 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Averbakh System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed System, Full Symmetry 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 137

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

? · 26. Qf3 (−41% win chance) 0-1
Kruckenhauser, Arthur
Balzer, Lars
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? · 42. Nf6+ (−40.3% win chance) 0-1
Kruckenhauser, Arthur
Balzer, Lars
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2026.07.24 · 26... Bg4 (−39.8% win chance) 1-0
Balzer, Lars
Jansen, Dirk Norbert
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2026.01.01 · 37... Qg6 (−34.7% win chance) 1-0
Balzer, Lars
Ashton, Alannah
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Games Showing all 35 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves