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Steven Zierk

Number of games in database: 139
Years covered: 2008 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2501 (2500 rapid, 2494 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2512
Overall record: +43 -28 =36 (57.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 32 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (26) 
    B81 B30 B90 B51 B32
 Scotch Game (8) 
    C45
 French Defense (7) 
    C07 C01 C10 C05
 Caro-Kann (6) 
    B18 B15 B13
 Queen's Pawn Game (6) 
    D02 A45 A40
 French Tarrasch (4) 
    C07 C05
With the Black pieces:
 French Defense (15) 
    C18 C05 C15 C01 C00
 Slav (12) 
    D12 D17 D11 D19 D10
 French Winawer (9) 
    C18 C15 C16 C17
 Queen's Gambit Accepted (6) 
    D27 D26
 Reti System (5) 
    A06 A04
 Sicilian (5) 
    B33 B53 B36
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Van Wely vs S Zierk, 2009 0-1
   S Zierk vs K Kavutskiy, 2010 1/2-1/2
   S Zierk vs D Kelley, 2012 1-0
   M Molner vs S Zierk, 2012 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   St. Louis Inv GM (2017)
   Far West Open (2008)
   USA Junior Championship (2010)
   St Louis Fall B (2019)
   9th Philadelphia Open (2015)
   National Open (2012)
   Reykjavik Open (2025)
   Pavlodar Open-A (2023)
   PRO League Group Stage (2019)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Reykjavik Open
   S Zierk vs G Gislason (Apr-15-25) 1-0
   M L Schouten vs S Zierk (Apr-14-25) 1/2-1/2
   R Le Goff vs S Zierk (Apr-13-25) 1-0
   R Akesson vs S Zierk (Apr-12-25) 1/2-1/2
   S Zierk vs G Li (Apr-11-25) 1/2-1/2

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STEVEN ZIERK
(born Aug-27-1993, 31 years old) United States of America

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Steven C Zierk is a Grandmaster. He is also the 2010 U18 World Champion, having taken the title with a clear first place, scoring 9.5/11 and a 2723 performance rating. This achievement earned him a GM norm.

2nd at the 7th St Louis GM Invitational 2015.

Wikipedia article: Steven Zierk

Last updated: 2018-07-22 04:49:07

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 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 152  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. V Strugatsky vs S Zierk  ½-½222008Far West OpenA04 Reti Opening
2. S Zierk vs E C Hong  1-0492008Far West OpenB01 Scandinavian
3. A Kretchetov vs S Zierk  1-0492008Far West OpenA83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit
4. T Batchimeg vs S Zierk  0-1502008Far West OpenB33 Sicilian
5. S Zierk vs V Akobian  ½-½81200818th North American OpenB07 Pirc
6. S Zierk vs Robson 0-1312009Foxwoods OpenB89 Sicilian
7. Yermolinsky vs S Zierk 1-0842009Foxwoods OpenA80 Dutch
8. S Zierk vs B G Smith  ½-½392009Foxwoods OpenB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
9. A Shvartsman vs S Zierk  0-1292009Foxwoods OpenC18 French, Winawer
10. Van Wely vs S Zierk 0-1272009Western States OpenA50 Queen's Pawn Game
11. M Paragua vs S Zierk  1-037201038th World OpenA81 Dutch
12. S Zierk vs D Yang  0-1372010USA Junior ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
13. E Rosen vs S Zierk  0-1372010USA Junior ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
14. S Zierk vs Robson 0-1462010USA Junior ChampionshipB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
15. S Zierk vs C Holt  1-0402010USA Junior ChampionshipC01 French, Exchange
16. P Zhao vs S Zierk 1-0792010USA Junior ChampionshipA80 Dutch
17. S Zierk vs W Harper  1-0482010USA Junior ChampionshipB30 Sicilian
18. J Bryant vs S Zierk  1-0492010USA Junior ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
19. S Zierk vs Shankland  ½-½512010USA Junior ChampionshipB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
20. T Hughes vs S Zierk  0-1702010USA Junior ChampionshipA50 Queen's Pawn Game
21. S Zierk vs N Grandelius  1-0532010WYCC Open U18B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
22. B Firat vs S Zierk  0-1512010WYCC Open U18C18 French, Winawer
23. S Zierk vs V Belous  ½-½492010WYCC Open U18B32 Sicilian
24. S Ter-Sahakyan vs S Zierk  ½-½392010WYCC Open U18C05 French, Tarrasch
25. A Rosell vs S Zierk  ½-½442010WYCC Open U18D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-24-10  rapidcitychess: Could it be?

User: Zkid

This isd what he uses on ICC too... Hmmm....

:)

Dec-26-10  twinlark: I'm surprised no-one has picked up on the USA's latest world champion yet. He's even home grown!

He's picked up a cool 63 points this last two months and shouldn't be long before he's a GM.

Feb-05-11  notyetagm: http://main.uschess.org/images/stor...
Nov-21-11  BIDMONFA: Steven Zierk

ZIERK, Steven C.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/zierk_steve...
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Aug-14-18  wordfunph: Van Wely as one of his biggest scalp.

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