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Prepare against Gerard Montavon

CHE · World #26,870 classical · FIDE ID 1308076

Our database contains 191 games by Gerard Montavon, covering Apr 2003 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Gerard Montavon's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Gerard Montavon 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

Time controlCurrentPeakPeak date
Classical2,0052,139Apr 2006
Rapid2,0382,038Jul 2026

Performance record

SplitGamesWinsDrawsLossesWin rate
Overall19183139543.5%
As White894444149.4%
As Black1023995438.2%

Move-by-move preparation stats

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

First moves as White (89 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
e48595.5%54.1%
d433.4%0.0%
Nf311.1%0.0%

Main lines as White

As Black against 1.e4 (39 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
e53897.4%43.4%
c512.6%0.0%

As Black against 1.d4 (32 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
Nf61753.1%58.8%
d51443.8%28.6%

Gerard Montavon's chess games

All 191 games by Gerard Montavon in the Chess.ceo database (Apr 2003 - 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: 83 wins, 13 draws, 95 losses.

Openings as White

ECOOpeningGamesW/D/LWin rate
C02French: Advance Variation138/2/361.5%
C44Ponziani Opening118/0/372.7%
B23Sicilian: Closed103/0/730.0%
C00French Defense64/1/166.7%
B21Sicilian: Smith-Morra Gambit63/0/350.0%
B22Sicilian: Alapin52/0/340.0%
B43Sicilian53/0/260.0%
B07Pirc Defense33/0/0100.0%
B19Caro-Kann: Classical22/0/0100.0%
B02Alekhine Defense20/0/20.0%

Openings as Black

ECOOpeningGamesW/D/LWin rate
C89Ruy Lopez: Closed102/1/720.0%
C45Scotch Game94/1/444.4%
D11Queen's Gambit Accepted82/2/425.0%
D46Slav Defense72/1/428.6%
A07Réti Opening71/1/514.3%
D05Indian Defense71/0/614.3%
A40Queen's Pawn Game63/0/350.0%
C33King's Gambit52/0/340.0%
A52Budapest Defense53/0/260.0%
C50Italian Game32/0/166.7%

Notable wins

DateOpponentEloEventECO
Oct 2003Elena Sedina2,394Lugano OpenC47
Jan 2001Andreas Huss2,35217th Geneve OpenC02
Jan 1997Jean-Christophe Olivier2,305Geneve OpenC89
Oct 2003Ali Habibi2,264Lugano OpenB23
Oct 1999Bjarte Leer Salvesen2,2615th Wichern OpenA20

Top events

EventYearGamesScoreTPR
Biel MTO Open20062382,074
Berlin qualification Open20101392,114
Geneve Open1999125.52,206
12th Leipzig VfB Open2005952,083
14th Leipzig VfB Open2007962,019
5th Leipzig VfB Open199895.52,357
5th Wichern Open199993.51,947
13th Leipzig VfB Open2006952,089
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Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Gerard Montavon's chess games?

191 games by Gerard Montavon, from Apr 2003 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 Gerard Montavon has played.

What does Gerard Montavon play on the first move as White?

Across 89 games with White in our database, Gerard Montavon opens with 1.e4 (96% of games), 1.d4 (3% of games), 1.Nf3 (1% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Gerard Montavon answers 1...e5 (97% of games), 1...c5 (3% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 (53% of games), 1...d5 (44% of games).

What openings does Gerard Montavon play as White?

As White, Gerard Montavon's most-played openings in our database are: French: Advance Variation (13 games, 61.5% win rate); Ponziani Opening (11 games, 72.7% win rate); Sicilian: Closed (10 games, 30.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 89 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Gerard Montavon play as Black?

As Black, Gerard Montavon most often plays: Ruy Lopez: Closed (10 games, 20.0% win rate); Scotch Game (9 games, 44.4% win rate); Queen's Gambit Accepted (8 games, 25.0% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 102 games.

What is Gerard Montavon's FIDE rating?

Gerard Montavon is currently rated 2,005 in classical chess, 2,038 in rapid. Peak classical rating: 2,139 (Apr 2006).

How many games has Gerard Montavon played?

Our database contains 191 games by Gerard Montavon, covering Apr 2003 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 83 wins, 13 draws, 95 losses (43.5% win rate).

How do I prepare against Gerard Montavon?

191 games by Gerard Montavon 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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