Prepare against Peter Mayerhofer

Austria · World #13,893 classical · FIDE ID 1609327

Our database contains 189 games by Peter Mayerhofer, covering Apr 2003 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Peter Mayerhofer's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Peter Mayerhofer 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 Peter Mayerhofer's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Peter Mayerhofer's side.

First moves as White (96 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.e4 — 94% of White games, 38.9% score
  • …c5 (37% of these games) — Mayerhofer usually continues d4 (34.5% score)
  • …e5 (19% of these games) — Mayerhofer usually continues Nf3 (44.4% score)
  • …e6 (18% of these games) — Mayerhofer usually continues d4 (43.8% score)
• 1.d4 — 5% of White games, 80.0% score
  • …Nf6 (60% of these games) — Mayerhofer usually continues Nf3 (50.0% score)
  • …d5 (40% of these games) — Mayerhofer usually continues Nc3 (100.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (42 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (33 games)

Peter Mayerhofer's chess games

All 189 games by Peter Mayerhofer 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: 34 wins, 81 draws, 74 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Peter Mayerhofer's chess games?

189 games by Peter Mayerhofer, 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 Peter Mayerhofer has played.

What does Peter Mayerhofer play on the first move as White?

Across 96 games with White in our database, Peter Mayerhofer opens with 1.e4 (94% of games), 1.d4 (5% of games), 1.Nf3 (1% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Peter Mayerhofer answers 1...c5 (69% of games), 1...g6 (14% of games), 1...e5 (7% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...f5 (48% of games), 1...d5 (39% of games), 1...g6 (12% of games).

What openings does Peter Mayerhofer play as White?

As White, Peter Mayerhofer's most-played openings in our database are: Sicilian: Smith-Morra Gambit (29 games, 13.8% win rate); French: Classical Variation (8 games, 0.0% win rate); Italian Game (6 games, 16.7% win rate). The full breakdown of 96 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Peter Mayerhofer play as Black?

As Black, Peter Mayerhofer most often plays: Sicilian (22 games, 13.6% win rate); Dutch Defense (17 games, 23.5% win rate); Modern Defense (12 games, 33.3% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 93 games.

What is Peter Mayerhofer's FIDE rating?

Peter Mayerhofer is currently rated 2,117 in classical chess, 2,182 in rapid and 2,146 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 2,266 (Aug 2012).

How many games has Peter Mayerhofer played?

Our database contains 189 games by Peter Mayerhofer, covering Apr 2003 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 34 wins, 81 draws, 74 losses (18.0% win rate).

How do I prepare against Peter Mayerhofer?

189 games by Peter Mayerhofer 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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