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Prepare against Manfred Willich

DEU · World #59,350 classical · FIDE ID 4658469

Our database contains 90 games by Manfred Willich, covering Oct 2003 to Aug 2026. Below you'll find Manfred Willich's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Manfred Willich 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
Classical1,8582,081Jul 2006

Performance record

SplitGamesWinsDrawsLossesWin rate
Overall9030273333.3%
As White4519131342.2%
As Black4511142024.4%

Move-by-move preparation stats

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

First moves as White (45 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
d43373.3%57.6%
Nf31124.4%50.0%
c412.2%100.0%

Main lines as White

As Black against 1.e4 (23 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
c523100.0%32.6%

As Black against 1.d4 (11 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
Nf611100.0%40.9%

Manfred Willich's chess games

All 90 games by Manfred Willich in the Chess.ceo database (Oct 2003 - Aug 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: 30 wins, 27 draws, 33 losses.

Openings as White

ECOOpeningGamesW/D/LWin rate
A17English Opening73/2/242.9%
D36Indian Defense61/2/316.7%
D11Slav Defense42/2/050.0%
E81King's Indian: Sämisch42/1/150.0%
E44Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein System30/1/20.0%
A09Réti Opening31/1/133.3%
A33Horwitz Defense33/0/0100.0%
A25Modern Defense20/0/20.0%
E09Catalan21/1/050.0%
A83Dutch Defense21/1/050.0%

Openings as Black

ECOOpeningGamesW/D/LWin rate
B41Sicilian152/4/913.3%
B22Sicilian: Alapin61/3/216.7%
A34English Opening: Symmetrical32/0/166.7%
A03Bird's opening21/0/150.0%
A47Indian Defense20/2/00.0%
E67King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation21/1/050.0%
A48London System20/2/00.0%
E52Nimzo-Indian Defense20/0/20.0%
A47Queen's Indian Defense21/0/150.0%
B23Sicilian: Closed21/0/150.0%

Notable wins

DateOpponentEloEventECO
Jan 2005Florian Armbrust2,2609th Bad Zwesten OpenE82
Aug 2016Thomas Kohler2,18415th Berlin Lichtenberger OpenA11
Jan 2004Gerhard Kuhn2,1278th Bad Zwesten OpenB22
Jan 2003Rudi Foerster2,0637th Bad Zwesten OpenD11
Aug 2016Guenter Casny1,86215th Berlin Lichtenberger OpenA48

Top events

EventYearGamesScoreTPR
Hofbieber Open19961152,076
7th Bad Zwesten Open200394.52,016
9th Bad Zwesten Open2005941,978
8th Bad Zwesten Open2004941,912
13th Berlin Lichtenberger Open2014941,859
16th Berlin Lichtenberger Open201794.51,789
12th Berlin Lichtenberger Open2013952,059
15th Berlin Lichtenberger Open2016951,975
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Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Manfred Willich's chess games?

90 games by Manfred Willich, from Oct 2003 to Aug 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 Manfred Willich has played.

What does Manfred Willich play on the first move as White?

Across 45 games with White in our database, Manfred Willich opens with 1.d4 (73% of games), 1.Nf3 (24% of games), 1.c4 (2% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Manfred Willich answers 1...c5 (100% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 (100% of games).

What openings does Manfred Willich play as White?

As White, Manfred Willich's most-played openings in our database are: English Opening (7 games, 42.9% win rate); Indian Defense (6 games, 16.7% win rate); Slav Defense (4 games, 50.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 45 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Manfred Willich play as Black?

As Black, Manfred Willich most often plays: Sicilian (15 games, 13.3% win rate); Sicilian: Alapin (6 games, 16.7% win rate); English Opening: Symmetrical (3 games, 66.7% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 45 games.

What is Manfred Willich's FIDE rating?

Manfred Willich is currently rated 1,858 in classical chess. Peak classical rating: 2,081 (Jul 2006).

How many games has Manfred Willich played?

Our database contains 90 games by Manfred Willich, covering Oct 2003 to Aug 2026. Overall record: 30 wins, 27 draws, 33 losses (33.3% win rate).

How do I prepare against Manfred Willich?

90 games by Manfred Willich 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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