Prepare against Bjoern Holzhauer

CM · DEU · World #10,582 classical · FIDE ID 20605544

Our database contains 56 games by Bjoern Holzhauer, covering Jul 2008 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Bjoern Holzhauer's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Bjoern Holzhauer before a game. You can open the same data in the free interactive preparation workstation, which builds a move-by-move opening tree from every game.

Ratings

Performance record

Move-by-move preparation stats

Straight from the preparation tree built over all of Bjoern Holzhauer's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Bjoern Holzhauer's side.

First moves as White (24 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.d4 — 96% of White games, 63.0% score
  • …Nf6 (52% of these games) — Holzhauer usually continues c4 (45.8% score)
  • …d5 (22% of these games) — Holzhauer usually continues c4 (75.0% score)
  • …e6 (13% of these games) — Holzhauer usually continues c4 (83.3% score)
• 1.f4 — 4% of White games, 100.0% score
  • …d5 (100% of these games) — Holzhauer usually continues Nf3 (100.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (17 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (8 games)

Bjoern Holzhauer's chess games

All 56 games by Bjoern Holzhauer in the Chess.ceo database (Jul 2008 - Jul 2026) are free to browse, search and replay: filter by opening, opponent, event or date on the player page, or step through any game on the analysis board. Record: 21 wins, 17 draws, 18 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Bjoern Holzhauer's chess games?

56 games by Bjoern Holzhauer, from Jul 2008 to Jul 2026, are free to browse and replay move by move — no signup needed. The preparation view groups them into an opening tree showing every line Bjoern Holzhauer has played.

What does Bjoern Holzhauer play on the first move as White?

Across 24 games with White in our database, Bjoern Holzhauer opens with 1.d4 (96% of games), 1.f4 (4% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Bjoern Holzhauer answers 1...c5 (88% of games), 1...d5 (12% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 (100% of games).

What openings does Bjoern Holzhauer play as White?

As White, Bjoern Holzhauer's most-played openings in our database are: Nimzo-Indian: Classical Variation (7 games, 42.9% win rate); Grünfeld Defense (3 games, 0.0% win rate); King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack (2 games, 50.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 24 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Bjoern Holzhauer play as Black?

As Black, Bjoern Holzhauer most often plays: English Opening: Symmetrical (4 games, 50.0% win rate); Sicilian: Closed (4 games, 50.0% win rate); Sicilian (4 games, 25.0% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 32 games.

What is Bjoern Holzhauer's FIDE rating?

Bjoern Holzhauer is currently rated 2,161 in classical chess. Peak classical rating: 2,249 (Aug 2022).

How many games has Bjoern Holzhauer played?

Our database contains 56 games by Bjoern Holzhauer, covering Jul 2008 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 21 wins, 17 draws, 18 losses (37.5% win rate).

How do I prepare against Bjoern Holzhauer?

56 games by Bjoern Holzhauer reveal their opening repertoire, most-played lines, and the variations where they score worst — the raw material for targeted preparation. The interactive opening tree lets you walk every line to any depth.

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