FM Horst Watzka

Full name

Horst Watzka

Born

1938 (age 87)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Austria

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (17 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (11 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (9 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation (6 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed, Main Line (5 games)

Black Pieces

Old Indian Defense (5 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (5 games)

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (5 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Fianchetto Variation (5 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (4 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Horst Watzka (2165) Rainer Knaak (2479)	0-1	42	2022
Horst Watzka (2236) Klaus Klundt (2315)	½-½	40	2020
Horst Watzka (2236) Anthony J Stebbings (2310)	½-½	26	2020
Rainer Knaak (2482) Horst Watzka (2236)	½-½	40	2020
Kevin James (1948) Horst Watzka (2236)	½-½	16	2020
Josef Pribyl (2273) Horst Watzka (2236)	½-½	11	2020
Jan Rooze (2292) Horst Watzka (2236)	½-½	46	2020
Horst Watzka (2187) Michal Konopka (2351)	0-1	61	2019
Horst Watzka (2187) Bojan Kurajica (2493)	0-1	43	2019
Yuri Yakovich (2518) Horst Watzka (2187)	1-0	36	2019