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Prepare against Justus Mandalka

DEU · World #19,598 classical · FIDE ID 16298144

Our database contains 139 games by Justus Mandalka, covering Dec 2020 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Justus Mandalka's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Justus Mandalka 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
Classical2,0612,076Jun 2025

Performance record

SplitGamesWinsDrawsLossesWin rate
Overall13962354244.6%
As White7132192045.1%
As Black6830162244.1%

Move-by-move preparation stats

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

First moves as White (71 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
e46794.4%56.7%
d434.2%100.0%
g311.4%50.0%

Main lines as White

As Black against 1.e4 (41 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
c53790.2%58.1%
e549.8%50.0%

As Black against 1.d4 (16 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
d516100.0%50.0%

Justus Mandalka's chess games

All 139 games by Justus Mandalka in the Chess.ceo database (Dec 2020 - 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: 62 wins, 35 draws, 42 losses.

Openings as White

ECOOpeningGamesW/D/LWin rate
B40Sicilian146/6/242.9%
C45Scotch Game117/3/163.6%
B90Sicilian: Najdorf51/0/420.0%
B34Sicilian: Accelerated Dragon31/1/133.3%
C01French Defense33/0/0100.0%
C50Italian Game31/0/233.3%
B01Scandinavian Defense: Main Line31/0/233.3%
B07Philidor31/0/233.3%
B13Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation20/0/20.0%
C11French: Classical Variation21/1/050.0%

Openings as Black

ECOOpeningGamesW/D/LWin rate
B38Sicilian: Accelerated Dragon219/6/642.9%
D32Queen's Gambit Declined114/4/336.4%
B30Sicilian75/1/171.4%
A36English Opening: Symmetrical52/0/340.0%
B23Sicilian: Closed41/1/225.0%
A20English Opening: Reverse Sicilian31/1/133.3%
B21Sicilian: Smith-Morra Gambit21/0/150.0%
C50Italian Game22/0/0100.0%
D00Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation21/0/150.0%
B22Sicilian: Alapin21/1/050.0%

Notable wins

DateOpponentEloEventECO
Nov 2025Yannick Kather2,153Heusenstamm Schloss OpenB36
May 2024Luka Xue2,097ch-GER U14C45
Nov 2023Max Wahlund2,0799th Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open AD40
Oct 2024Dirk Norbert Jansen2,074Marburger Schachtage 2024B36
May 2024Jakob Herrmann2,060ch-GER U14D36

Top events

EventYearGamesScoreTPR
chT-GER U122023219.51,396
ch-GER U10202118111,430
ch-GER U122023189.51,624
Heusenstamm Schloss Open2025147.52,120
Bad Soden U10 Open2019971,194
5th Bad Soden U10 Open2018951,072
ch-GER U142024962,138
9th Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open A202372.51,836
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Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Justus Mandalka's chess games?

139 games by Justus Mandalka, from Dec 2020 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 Justus Mandalka has played.

What does Justus Mandalka play on the first move as White?

Across 71 games with White in our database, Justus Mandalka opens with 1.e4 (94% of games), 1.d4 (4% of games), 1.g3 (1% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Justus Mandalka answers 1...c5 (90% of games), 1...e5 (10% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...d5 (100% of games).

What openings does Justus Mandalka play as White?

As White, Justus Mandalka's most-played openings in our database are: Sicilian (14 games, 42.9% win rate); Scotch Game (11 games, 63.6% win rate); Sicilian: Najdorf (5 games, 20.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 71 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Justus Mandalka play as Black?

As Black, Justus Mandalka most often plays: Sicilian: Accelerated Dragon (21 games, 42.9% win rate); Queen's Gambit Declined (11 games, 36.4% win rate); Sicilian (7 games, 71.4% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 68 games.

What is Justus Mandalka's FIDE rating?

Justus Mandalka is currently rated 2,061 in classical chess. Peak classical rating: 2,076 (Jun 2025).

How many games has Justus Mandalka played?

Our database contains 139 games by Justus Mandalka, covering Dec 2020 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 62 wins, 35 draws, 42 losses (44.6% win rate).

How do I prepare against Justus Mandalka?

139 games by Justus Mandalka 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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