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Cordes, Lothar

Standard: 1892 Rapid: 1905 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-10-02)

FIDE ID: 4692144 (view FIDE profile)

Federation: GER Sex: M Birth Year: 1955 Age: 71

Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —

Games: 27 Wins: 8 (30%) Draws: 13 (48%) Losses: 6 (22%)

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As White 7 games 1W 6D 0L

King's Indian Defense 3 games 0W 3D 0L

Orthodox Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L

(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L

Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

King's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Queen's Gambit Declined 2 games 1W 1D 0L

Capablanca Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Anti-Cambridge Springs Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Tartakower Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

As Black 10 games 2W 4D 4L

Sicilian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L

French Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Normal 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Smith-Morra Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Slav Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L

Modern Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Three Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

English Opening 2 games 1W 1D 0L

Symmetrical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L

Mecking Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Full Symmetry Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Sicilian Invitation 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Euwe Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Petrov's Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Three Knights Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Blunders Top 4 of 93

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

2023.07.19 · 22... Qe6 (−44.5% win chance) 1-0

Cordes, Lothar

Liu, Zizheng

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2023.03.08 · 25... e5 (−41.7% win chance) 1-0

Lothar Cordes

Patrick Knicknie

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2025.07.09 · 35. Nb1 (−32.9% win chance) 1/2-1/2

Krueger, Wolfgang

Cordes, Lothar

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2023.03.08 · 27... Rxf5 (−30% win chance) 1-0

Lothar Cordes

Patrick Knicknie

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Games Showing all 27 games

Date	Event	Round	Opponent	Result	Accuracy %	First moves
2025.07.25	Biel Chess Festival 2025 WT 2	5.12	2025.07.25 Guillaume, Michel (1369555) (1836)	½	95.20%	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4
2025.07.24	Biel Chess Festival 2025 WT 2	4.11	2025.07.24 Moser, Guido (1309668) (1861)	½	95.70%	1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6
2025.07.23	Biel Chess Festival 2025 WT 2	3.10	2025.07.23 Gottofrey, Marcel (1316079) (1863)	½	88.60%	1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5
2025.07.22	Biel Chess Festival 2025 WT 2	2.8	2025.07.22 Paricharak, Shardul (7500432) (1932)	0	80.20%	1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6
2025.07.21	Biel Chess Festival 2025 WT 2	1.5	2025.07.21 Bik, Wouter (1037749) (1973)	0	87.70%	1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. d4 Nf6
2025.07.13	Round 7: Cordes, Lothar - Dobierzin, Olaf	7.21	2025.07.13 Dobierzin, Olaf (4635000) (1932)	½	-	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
2025.07.12	Round 6: Lehr, Thomas - Cordes, Lothar	6.9	2025.07.12 Lehr, Thomas (24610984) (1944)	0	80.40%	1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5
2025.07.11	Round 5: Cordes, Lothar - McAndrew, Robert	5.11	2025.07.11 McAndrew, Robert (2404915) (1978)	½	96.40%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 e6
2025.07.10	Round 4: Waltenberger, Udo - Cordes, Lothar	4.10	2025.07.10 Waltenberger, Udo (4634373) (2012)	½	96.00%	1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. c4 g6
2025.07.09	Round 3: Cordes, Lothar - Krueger, Wolfgang	3.6	2025.07.09 Krueger, Wolfgang (4628675) (2069)	½	81.90%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7
2025.07.08	Round 2: Kolthoff, Siegmund - Cordes, Lothar	2.11	2025.07.08 Kolthoff, Siegmund (4657004) (2063)	1	90.10%	1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7
2024.07.07	Round 7: Kolthoff, Siegmund - Cordes, Lothar	7.8	2024.07.07 Kolthoff, Siegmund (4657004) (2090)	0	85.70%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+
2024.07.06	Round 6: Cordes, Lothar - Klettke, Wolfgang	6.12	2024.07.06 Klettke, Wolfgang (24628549) (2008)	½	95.60%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 c5
2024.07.05	Round 5: Ruether, Rudolf - Cordes, Lothar	5.9	2024.07.05 Ruether, Rudolf (4637992) (2065)	½	92.10%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6
2024.07.04	Round 4: Cordes, Lothar - Onasch, Gunnar	4.21	2024.07.04 Onasch, Gunnar (24690600) (1959)	1	88.40%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6
2024.07.03	Round 3: Barten, Ralf - Cordes, Lothar	3.23	2024.07.03 Barten, Ralf (4680219) (1970)	1	96.50%	1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6
2024.07.01	Round 1: Krueger, Erich - Cordes, Lothar	1.11	2024.07.01 Krueger, Erich (4624718) (2095)	½	79.30%	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6
2023.07.19	Biel International Chess Festival - Amateur Tournament	3.3	2023.07.19 Liu, Zizheng (343403115)	0	68.90%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6
2023.03.12	Round 9: Greta Brandt - Lothar Cordes		2023.03.12 Greta Brandt	1	78.60%	1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6
2023.03.11	Round 8: Lothar Cordes - Jasper Timm		2023.03.11 Jasper Timm	½	92.60%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5
2023.03.10	Round 7: Garvin Danisch - Lothar Cordes		2023.03.10 Garvin Danisch	1	94.40%	1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7
2023.03.09	Round 6: Lothar Cordes - Kai Papenfuss		2023.03.09 Kai Papenfuss	½	89.90%	1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6
2023.03.08	Round 5: Patrick Knicknie - Lothar Cordes		2023.03.08 Patrick Knicknie	0	73.40%	1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5
2023.03.07	Round 4: Lothar Cordes - Bernd Huelsbeck		2023.03.07 Bernd Huelsbeck	1	95.30%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6
2023.03.06	Round 3: Clara Brandt - Lothar Cordes		2023.03.06 Clara Brandt	1	92.40%	1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6
2023.03.05	Round 2: Lothar Cordes - Sven Uhlenbrock		2023.03.05 Sven Uhlenbrock	½	92.20%	1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6
2023.03.05	Round 1: Christoph Pennekamp - Lothar Cordes		2023.03.05 Christoph Pennekamp	1	90.40%	1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. d3 c5