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Michal Konopka

Number of games in database: 453
Years covered: 1986 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2326 (2353 rapid, 2285 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2507
Overall record: +112 -104 =210 (50.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 27 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (35) 
    D02 A40 A46 D00 E00
 King's Indian (31) 
    E62 E63 E69 E67 E66
 English (28) 
    A15 A13 A14
 English, 1 c4 c5 (22) 
    A37 A30 A35 A34 A31
 Reti System (19) 
    A04 A06
 Slav (18) 
    D11 D17 D12 D15 D13
With the Black pieces:
 Alekhine's Defense (56) 
    B04 B02 B03
 Grunfeld (44) 
    D85 D91 D76 D97 D82
 English (27) 
    A15 A16 A11 A10
 Scandinavian (20) 
    B01
 Pirc (18) 
    B08 B07 B09
 Queen's Pawn Game (9) 
    A45 A41 E00 A46
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   W Halser vs M Konopka, 2001 0-1
   M Konopka vs J Michalek, 2001 1-0
   M Konopka vs J Vlcek, 2001 1-0
   M Konopka vs J Degraeve, 2001 1-0
   M Konopka vs T Oral, 1994 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Trnava Open (1990)
   Schneider Bohemia Open (2001)
   Prague Bohemians (1991)
   Czech Championship (1995)
   Komercni Banka Open (2000)
   Czech Championship (2002)
   Graz Open (2002)
   Ceske Budejovice Open (1998)
   Aschach Donau Open (2001)
   Czech Open (1999)
   Czech Championship (2014)
   Czech Open (1998)
   Czech Open (1996)
   SVK Extraliga 1994/95 (1994)
   Komercni Banka Open (1998)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 CZE Extraliga 2024/25
   M Konopka vs R Bujnoch (Mar-30-25) 1/2-1/2
   L Lihotsky vs M Konopka (Mar-29-25) 0-1
   M Horak vs M Konopka (Feb-09-25) 0-1
   M Konopka vs T Balacek (Feb-08-25) 1/2-1/2
   J Rabatin vs M Konopka (Dec-15-24) 1/2-1/2

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MICHAL KONOPKA
(born Mar-14-1966, 59 years old) Czech Republic

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International Master and FIDE Senior Trainer.


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 page 1 of 19; games 1-25 of 475  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. L Ortega vs M Konopka  ½-½481986YerevanD92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4
2. M Konopka vs Balashov  ½-½381986YerevanB44 Sicilian
3. Romanishin vs M Konopka 1-0391986YerevanB03 Alekhine's Defense
4. A Anastasian vs M Konopka  1-0351986YerevanD76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6
5. M Konopka vs Tal  0-1471986YerevanB22 Sicilian, Alapin
6. M Konopka vs A Petrosian  0-1531986YerevanB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
7. Taimanov vs M Konopka  1-0431986YerevanA16 English
8. Psakhis vs M Konopka  1-0171986YerevanA48 King's Indian
9. M Konopka vs Csom  ½-½161986YerevanB27 Sicilian
10. M Konopka vs Hodgson  0-1361986YerevanB10 Caro-Kann
11. E Mnatsakanian vs M Konopka  0-1251986YerevanB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
12. I A Zaitsev vs M Konopka  1-0301986Moscow-BB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
13. M Konopka vs Azmaiparashvili  0-1341986Moscow-BB08 Pirc, Classical
14. M Konopka vs S Danailov  ½-½151986Moscow-BB40 Sicilian
15. M Konopka vs V Chekhov  0-1411986Moscow-BB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
16. M Konopka vs E Kengis  0-1211986Moscow-BB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
17. S Makarichev vs M Konopka  1-0301986Moscow-BA16 English
18. M Konopka vs Vasiukov  0-1361986Moscow-BB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
19. Kaidanov vs M Konopka  0-1391986Moscow-BD86 Grunfeld, Exchange
20. R Tomaszewski vs M Konopka  1-0411986Moscow-BA16 English
21. M Konopka vs C Lhagvasuren  1-0261986Moscow-BB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
22. A Kuzmin vs M Konopka  1-0421986Moscow-BB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
23. M Konopka vs G Timoscenko  0-1371987FrunzeE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
24. M Konopka vs Yurtaev  0-1531987FrunzeA00 Uncommon Opening
25. Anand vs M Konopka  ½-½191987FrunzeB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-17-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: I used to go to school in London with a Neil Konopka. I don't think they are related; I suppose Konopka is a fairly common name.
Aug-17-05  WMD: Have you tried http://www.friendsreunited.co.uk/?
Aug-18-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: I am banned from all sites like that.

I thought Konopka was a Polish name, but Michal Konopka is a Czech.

Dec-18-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Captain of the Czech Republic team at the 2010 Olympiad:

http://www.ugra-chess.com/node/492

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