Matthias Wahls
Number of games in database: 271
Years covered: 1985 to 2006
Last FIDE rating: 2543
Highest rating achieved in database: 2580
Overall record: +75 -77 =118 (49.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      1 exhibition game, odds game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (40)      B84 B81 B42 B31 B30  Ruy Lopez (25)      C65 C68 C73 C92 C96  French Defense (19)      C07 C05 C03 C06 C09  French Tarrasch (16)      C07 C05 C03 C06 C09  Sicilian Scheveningen (11)      B84 B81 B82  English, 1 c4 e5 (9)      A28 A26 A22 A20	With the Black pieces:  King's Indian (28)      E97 E62 E61 E80 E92  Sicilian (17)      B50 B90 B42 B43 B44  Queen's Pawn Game (14)      A45 A46 E00 E10 A40  Nimzo Indian (14)      E45 E39 E20 E43 E30  English (9)      A15 A16  Ruy Lopez (8)      C84 C89 C85 C95 C77

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Wahls vs G Lane, 1985 1-0
   Wahls vs Ftacnik, 1992 1/2-1/2
   Wahls vs D Rajkovic, 1991 1-0
   Wahls vs Lautier, 1990 1-0
   Wahls vs Kasparov, 1985 1-0

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Biel 1990 by suenteus po 147

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MATTHIAS WAHLS (born Jan-25-1968) Germany [what is this?] Matthias Wahls was awarded the GM title in 1989. He was 1st at Dortmund 1989 and 4th= at Munich 1989. German champion in 1996 (Dudweiler-Saarbrücken) and 1997.

page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 271  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Wahls vs Kasparov 1-0 29 1985 HSK-Kasparov simul B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 2. Wahls vs G Andruet   ½-½ 57 1985 Bundesliga 8586 B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 3. Wahls vs G Lane 1-0 22 1985 Malmo C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 4. Uhlmann vs Wahls   1-0 41 1986 Budapest/SW,14,9 A16 English 5. Kasparov vs Wahls 1-0 26 1986 Frankfurt E10 Queen's Pawn Game 6. Razuvaev vs Wahls 1-0 50 1987 Berlin op E10 Queen's Pawn Game 7. Wahls vs Kasparov 0-1 50 1987 Hamburg B33 Sicilian 8. Akopian vs Wahls   1-0 78 1987 Wch U20 B44 Sicilian 9. Wahls vs Piket   ½-½ 44 1987 Baguio City B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 10. Wahls vs D Norwood   1-0 41 1987 Ch World (juniors) B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 11. Ftacnik vs Wahls   ½-½ 23 1987 Altensteig A46 Queen's Pawn Game 12. Wahls vs Chandler   0-1 39 1987 London (England) B40 Sicilian 13. C Engelbert vs Wahls   0-1 48 1987 Ch Germany C56 Two Knights 14. Hertneck vs Wahls   1-0 45 1987 Altensteig A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 15. Wahls vs Barbero   ½-½ 22 1988 It (cat.7) C60 Ruy Lopez 16. Wahls vs Z Rahman   1-0 28 1988 Wch U20 B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 17. Wahls vs Gelfand   ½-½ 48 1988 Adelaide B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 18. Adams vs Wahls   0-1 32 1988 EU-chJ U20 Arnhem C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 19. Ivanchuk vs Wahls   1-0 62 1988 WchJ U20 Adelaide A79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3 20. Wahls vs B Perenyi   1-0 51 1988 Berlin op B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 21. Wahls vs Lautier   1-0 51 1988 It Adelaide C05 French, Tarrasch 22. Balashov vs Wahls   ½-½ 27 1988 Berlin op C77 Ruy Lopez 23. Wahls vs J P Boudre   1-0 34 1988 Mitropa-Cup C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 24. Wahls vs Zsuzsa Polgar ½-½ 21 1988 WchJ U20 Adelaide C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 25. Piket vs Wahls 0-1 21 1988 WchJ U20 Adelaide A61 Benoni  page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 271

Jun-04-03    Bears092: Mr Wahls is perhaps best known for his radical pamphlet on how to best adress the king gambit. He extensively studied 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5. However, white is still far out on top. Jun-04-03    huflix: Mr Wahls is also a big expert for the hedgehog system in the sicilian defense. He often gives lectures about this topic on www.playchess.com. Aug-15-05    Giancarlo: I believe I kibitzed a game involving him once. If I recall, which I do ;-), it was against Kasparov. Kasparov wins, but with a smuther mate! Very nice. Jan-25-06    BIDMONFA: Matthias Wahls WAHLS, Matthias http://www.bidmonfa.com/wahls_matth... _ Feb-14-07    AVA: i was researching the sicilian and saw that this guy beat Kasparov in a simul back when he was 2280! Kind of surprised kasparov does simuls with players that high rated. Feb-14-07    DennistheMenace: That was no ordinary simul. It was, I think, Garry's first major clock simul. The opposition were a German Bundesliga team. Chandler also won his game. Apr-20-08    xrt999: I also wrote a pamphlet on how to address the kings gambit. On the cover, it says "How to address the King's Gambit" by xrt999 You open the pamphlet and it says: "accept it" Apr-05-09    WhiteRook48: "defeater of Kasparov" Jan-25-12    brankat: <On the cover, it says "How to address the King's Gambit" by xrt999 You open the pamphlet and it says: "accept it"> GM S.Gligoric used to say that after: 1.e4 e5 2.f4... 2...exf4 was a matter of principle. Apr-05-12    Penguincw: Enjoy being POTD! Apr-05-12    backrank: Sadly, he's given up chess completely for years now. He's switched to playing poker instead.

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