Herman Ardiansyah
Number of games in database: 168
Years covered: 1970 to 2012
Last FIDE rating: 2368
Highest rating achieved in database: 2430
Overall record: +42 -80 =46 (38.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (18)      B87 B83 B59 B41 B58  King's Indian (9)      E69 E62 E63 E60 E80  Queen's Pawn Game (7)      D02 A46  Pirc (5)      B08 B07  Ruy Lopez (4)      C96 C75 C84  Queen's Gambit Accepted (4)      D23 D24 D20	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (37)      B90 B47 B51 B22 B30  Sicilian Najdorf (11)      B90 B92 B94 B91 B93  Sicilian Taimanov (6)      B47 B46 B48  Queen's Pawn Game (5)      D02 D00 A45 E10 E00  Nimzo Indian (5)      E48 E30 E24 E26 E32  Queen's Gambit Accepted (5)      D25 D20

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   E Gereben vs H Ardiansyah, 1970 1/2-1/2
   Anand vs H Ardiansyah, 1986 0-1
   Chandler vs H Ardiansyah, 1978 1/2-1/2

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HERMAN ARDIANSYAH (born Dec-05-1951) Indonesia [what is this?] (Haji) Herman Ardiansyah was awarded the GM title in 1986 and tied for 1st= at Jakarta that same year.

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 168  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Suttles vs H Ardiansyah 0-1 43 1970 Siegen C26 Vienna 2. E Gereben vs H Ardiansyah ½-½ 71 1970 Siegen ol (Men) qual-B A45 Queen's Pawn Game 3. H Ardiansyah vs Ivkov   0-1 32 1970 19. Olimpiada C19 French, Winawer, Advance 4. H Ardiansyah vs Larsen 0-1 41 1970 Siegen ol (Men) fin-B B06 Robatsch 5. H Ardiansyah vs Keene   ½-½ 55 1970 Olympiad B06 Robatsch 6. J Adamski vs H Ardiansyah   1-0 31 1970 19th olm final B E16 Queen's Indian 7. Ujtumen vs H Ardiansyah   1-0 40 1970 Siegen olm prelim2 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Robatsch vs H Ardiansyah   ½-½ 47 1972 Skopje-Krusevo-Ohrid B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 9. E Torre vs H Ardiansyah 1-0 58 1972 Skopje ol (Men) B07 Pirc 10. H Ardiansyah vs Keene 0-1 27 1972 Skopje ol (Men) fin-B B08 Pirc, Classical 11. H Ardiansyah vs W Schmidt   ½-½ 60 1972 Skopje ol (Men) prel B56 Sicilian 12. Portisch vs H Ardiansyah   ½-½ 47 1972 Skopje E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 13. H Ardiansyah vs S Tatai   0-1 50 1973 Manila C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed 14. Ivkov vs H Ardiansyah   1-0 70 1973 Manila E83 King's Indian, Samisch 15. H Ardiansyah vs E De Castro   ½-½ 78 1973 Manila B83 Sicilian 16. Najdorf vs H Ardiansyah   1-0 26 1973 Manila E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 17. E Torre vs H Ardiansyah   ½-½ 43 1973 Bauang it B50 Sicilian 18. Quinteros vs H Ardiansyah   1-0 44 1973 Manila B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. H Ardiansyah vs S Tatai   ½-½ 48 1973 Bauang it B72 Sicilian, Dragon 20. H Ardiansyah vs Quinteros 0-1 27 1973 Nalinas (Argentina) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. Gligoric vs H Ardiansyah   1-0 33 1973 Manila D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 22. H Ardiansyah vs Quinteros   0-1 27 1973 Bauang it B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 23. H Ardiansyah vs M Wotulo   ½-½ 16 1973 Manila A46 Queen's Pawn Game 24. H Ardiansyah vs Ljubojevic   0-1 30 1973 Manila B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 25. H Ardiansyah vs Larsen 0-1 40 1973 Bauang it B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 168

Jun-12-04    weirdoid: Seems that all the Ardiansyahs here (Ardiansyah Haji, Ardiansyah H, and Herman Ardiansyah - did I miss any Ardiansyahs?) are the same individuals. My uncle (who lived in Indonesia back in late '70s and early '80s) told me that he was the strongest player in Indonesia at that time, and was considered something of Indonesian golden boy of chess (I think he said A. was already an IM in his late teenage - was quite an achievement those days, unlike now where teenage GMs are the norm). However, A. had hard times getting a GM norm, and by 1986 (when he finally did become a GM) he was already surpassed by Utut Adianto as Indonesia's No. 1. Also, I doubt that his name was in fact anything more than simply "Ardiansyah". Many (most?) Indonesians only have one name, and "Haji" is some sort of honorary religious title it seems. Any info on this is welcome! Regards, w Jul-15-05    GreaseMonkey: Here I really risk being put right - but isn't a Haj an honorary title for a Muslim who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca. Hence weirdoid is correct - I think!? Expert advice of course very welcome Aug-30-08    myschkin: . . . National champion 1969, 1970, 1974, 1976. IM 1969. GM 1986. The second Indonesian GM. A prolific chess writer, the late Ds FKN Harahap, wrote that Ardiansyah was one of the best Indonesian chess player ever (the others were Tan Hoan Liong aka Tan Hiong Liong and Baris M Hutagalung). He possesses world class tactical skill and amazing fantasies. But lack of understandings of many modern-and-not-so-modern openings, sometimes-anti-positional approaches, and above all erratic form prevent him to break 2500, not to mention 2600, rating barrier. His games in 1st First Lady Cup 1982 probably best reflect the aforementioned. (source www.indonesiabase.com) Jan-21-10    Troller: <Also, I doubt that his name was in fact anything more than simply "Ardiansyah". Many (most?) Indonesians only have one name, and "Haji" is some sort of honorary religious title it seems. Any info on this is welcome! > Funny, I have until now only known this guy as "Ardijansah". Former president of AIPE (chess journalists' association) Svend Novrup called him "the man without a given name". I suppose he was right. Dec-05-11    BIDMONFA: Herman Ardiansyah ARDIANSYAH, Haji http://www.bidmonfa.com/ardiansyah_... _ Dec-05-11    technical draw: Happy 60th birthday, uh, Herman. Mar-30-13    Abdel Irada: <isn't a Haj an honorary title for a Muslim who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca.> That is nearly correct. The pilgrimage itself is called the Hajj; hence one who has made it is called Hajji or Haji.

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