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Jens-Uwe Maiwald

GermanyFIDE ID 4612396

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Luft classical rating

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Openings

Their most-played, from 42 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense642%
French Defense530%
Ruy Lopez413%
Philidor Defense1100%
King's Indian Attack150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 2 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack350%
Moscow Variation225%
Alapin Variation150%

French Defense

With White: 5 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 2 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation333%
King's Indian Attack225%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 3 · 13%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense20%
Berlin Defense150%
Schliemann Defense10%

Philidor Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation1100%

King's Indian Attack

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Wahls Defense150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation438%
Two Knights Attack1100%
Exchange Variation150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Grünfeld Variation540%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation250%
Rubinstein System150%

French Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Winawer Variation150%
Tarrasch Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation225%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20263½/7+11+11
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2619 Apr 20262/6−6−6
Menorca Open 202526 Apr 2025=94th−9−9
Austrian Bundesliga 2024/256 Apr 20252½/7−4−4
German Bundesliga 2024/2523 Mar 20252½/6+7+7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GML. Livaic2 Apr 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/252536
GMZ. Jovanovic1 Feb 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252511
GMG. Arzumanian14 Dec 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262465
IMM. Fromm24 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262437
IMJ. Bures23 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232407

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMB. KorpaLast 19 Apr 2026 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262011
IMG. FroewisLast 13 Dec 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262011
IMT. KaasenLast 21 Oct 2022 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMR. ZelcicLast 5 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GML. CyborowskiLast 25 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010

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