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Monika Mueller-Seps
M Mueller-Seps 
Photo by Andreas Kontokanis 

Number of games in database: 251
Years covered: 1998 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2233 (2213 rapid, 2198 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2290
Overall record: +80 -119 =52 (42.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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   A Sokolov vs M Mueller-Seps (Aug-26-23) 1-0
   M Mueller-Seps vs L Janzelj (Aug-16-20) 1-0, rapid
   M Mueller-Seps vs Kertu Karba (Aug-16-20) 1-0, rapid
   M Mueller-Seps vs S Kurbonboeva (Oct-05-18) 1/2-1/2
   M Stojkovska vs M Mueller-Seps (Oct-04-18) 1/2-1/2

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MONIKA MUELLER-SEPS
(born Feb-22-1986, 39 years old) Switzerland

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Monika Gabriela Müller-Seps is a WGM. She was Swiss women's champion in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2012.

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 page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 251  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. N Dzagnidze vs M Mueller-Seps  1-0471998EU-ch U12 GirlsA30 English, Symmetrical
2. T Roschina vs M Mueller-Seps  0-1402001Swiss Championship (Women)B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation
3. M Mueller-Seps vs C Jahn  0-1472001Swiss Championship (Women)B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
4. C Roelli vs M Mueller-Seps  ½-½152001Swiss Championship (Women)C82 Ruy Lopez, Open
5. M Mueller-Seps vs E Reust  1-0482001Swiss Championship (Women)B32 Sicilian
6. I Lauterbach vs M Mueller-Seps  1-0722001Swiss Championship (Women)A07 King's Indian Attack
7. M Mueller-Seps vs C Kradolfer  1-0452001Swiss Championship (Women)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
8. E Gruenenwald vs M Mueller-Seps  1-0692001Swiss Championship (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
9. M Mueller-Seps vs E Sedina  0-1332001Swiss Championship (Women)C05 French, Tarrasch
10. J Ramseier vs M Mueller-Seps ½-½72001Swiss Championship (Women)C55 Two Knights Defense
11. M Mueller-Seps vs J Jackova  0-1442002European Championship (Women)C50 Giuoco Piano
12. B Zawadzka vs M Mueller-Seps  1-0422002European Championship (Women)D25 Queen's Gambit Accepted
13. M Mueller-Seps vs S Melikov  ½-½402002European Championship (Women)B18 Caro-Kann, Classical
14. J Zawadzka vs M Mueller-Seps  1-0352002European Championship (Women)B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
15. M Mueller-Seps vs D Bratimirova  0-1552002European Championship (Women)C45 Scotch Game
16. T Skytte vs M Mueller-Seps  0-1302002European Championship (Women)C21 Center Game
17. M Mueller-Seps vs A Ismailova  0-1172002European Championship (Women)B98 Sicilian, Najdorf
18. G Lomakina vs M Mueller-Seps  ½-½982002European Championship (Women)A04 Reti Opening
19. M Mueller-Seps vs F Oney  0-1492002European Championship (Women)B72 Sicilian, Dragon
20. Filiz Altunbas vs M Mueller-Seps  0-1472002European Championship (Women)C50 Giuoco Piano
21. M Mueller-Seps vs N Pogonina  0-1332003EU-ch U18 GirlsB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
22. M Mueller-Seps vs E Zaiatz  0-1362003European Championship (Women)C51 Evans Gambit
23. K Smokina vs M Mueller-Seps  ½-½312003European Championship (Women)B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto
24. M Mueller-Seps vs M Calzetta  0-1242003European Championship (Women)B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
25. S Milliet vs M Mueller-Seps  1-0562003European Championship (Women)B25 Sicilian, Closed
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Jul-28-04
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  cu8sfan: I think she was invited because she's Switzerland's best (or one of the best) woman player. There are some that are better but they're not home-grown so to speak. That's just my theory, it sure is odd that she's in a group of six players that are so much stronger.
Aug-29-05  Knight13: The new Swiss Womans Champion rated under 2100, huh. Don't even think about it. The Highest Rating Ever Achieved thing up there is a mistake.
Aug-29-05  EeEk: She is actually 2173 at the moment, so not too long before she's getting her WIM title I guess. Very good looking too.
Aug-29-05  RookFile: The WIM title is a joke, they ought to get rid of things like that. There are plenty of strong woman players now who can compete with the men on an equal footing. 2173 is an expert rating.
Sep-16-05  percyblakeney: Better days for Monika Seps in Lausanne at the moment than in Biel last year (where she lost all her games, one in 11 and another in 13 moves). She's just won against one GM and drawn another:

http://www.lausanneyoungmasters.com...

Oct-11-05  AlexanderMorphy: can anyone tell me more about her? cause her playing record is not very immpressive!
Oct-11-05  stijn: For some reason this girl always gets invitations to tournaments where she has no realistic chance at scoring more than 2 points (e.g. olympiad, biel, lausanne). Not that I have any problem with this, it's just a bit strange.
Oct-11-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  cu8sfan: <stijn> Well, she's getting a lot of experience which will turn her into a better player. Don't forget that Switzerland is a small country and she's a member of the national women's team. In Biel and Lausanne she was most likely invited as the local favorite. What's the problem with that?
Oct-11-05  azaris: <cu8sfan> Local favoritism goes down much easier when the host nation actually has a major pool of talent from which to inject into the tournament. It's just painful to watch a tournament held in a small country where the "local hero" gets drubbed round after round.

I've never cared for nationalism in chess - who cares where the players come from as long as they play well.

Oct-11-05  stijn: <azaris> yes,I agree. As long as the local favorite has a decent chance at scoring 50% or more it's ok, but when she has 400 points less than the others and scores 0/10 I can hardly believe that's good for anyone involved in the tournament.
Oct-11-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  cu8sfan: <azaris> I agree, watching her play in Biel 2004 was just painful but what can you do, if the organizers think they'll benefit from it... After all, Arkadi Naiditsch was only in Dortmund because he was the local favorite...
Jan-09-06  EmperorAtahualpa: Some beautiful pictures of Monika Seps:

http://www.1wcbc.com/contest/data/m...
http://www.1wcbc.com/contest/data/m...
http://www.1wcbc.com/contest/data/m...
http://www.chessbase.de/2004/calvia... http://www.kosteniuk.com/oxana/saas... http://www.chessbase.com/images2/20... http://www.chessbase.com/images2/20... http://www.kp.md/img/photo2/seps_mo...
http://www.chessbase.com/images2/20...
http://www.chessbase.de/2004/dresde... http://www.chessbase.de/2004/calvia... http://www.chessbase.de/2004/calvia... http://www.chessbase.de/2004/biel/2...
http://www.chessbase.de/2004/dresde...
http://www.kosteniuk.com/albums/got... http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/fr/...
http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/im/...
http://www.topschaak.nl/35chessolym...

Jan-09-06  EmperorAtahualpa: I particularly wonder during which chess match this picture was taken:

http://www.1wcbc.com/contest/data/m...

:)

Aug-13-06  EeEk: I thought she was pretty, but now I realize she is worse than a normal looking girl.
Aug-13-06  babakova: I like girls with big noses. I dont know why.
Mar-13-07  Dr.Lecter: <cu8fan> Same might be said for Van Wely and Tiviakov. They played in Corus many times, but never managed to get a "respectable" score, if you know what I mean
Mar-14-07  bumpmobile: And lets not forget Francisco Vallejo Pons in Linares...

Linares (2006)

XXII Torneo Ciudad de Linares (2005)

...better yet, lets.

Mar-17-07  Dr.Lecter: Naidisch in Dortmund might be a similar case. Although he won in 2005, I don't think he really was strong enough to be it in the first place. I might be wrong here, of course
Mar-18-07  Caissanist: "Respectable" is of course subjective, but it seems to me that Van Wely had always scored respectably at Corus, until this year.
Mar-18-07  Dr.Lecter: Well, by respectable, I was thinking top 5 or so...
Mar-30-07  petrovalovski: Van Wely has never really contributed much to the tournament in Wijk Aan Zee. It's however very unlikely that he will be left out of the tournament anytime in the near future.
Apr-06-07  cannibal: Quite a lot of bashing on this site. Well, at least she was good enough for me. I played an online blitz game with her today (don't know what I've done to deserve it), and got kicked off in 18 moves. (Not a good game to show, actually I was so impressed with the high rating that I blundered as soon as I was out of book.)
Mar-29-13  waustad: She's now playing in the Neckar Open. After 2 rounds she's at +1 =0 -1 after losing to GM Ivan Saric. She's the second highest rated woman in the tournament, after Eva Moser, so that race may be an interesting sidelight. In a big Swiss an early loss is not always a bad thing.
Mar-30-13  waustad: Her loss in round 5 to Ilja Zaragatski won't help much. The two women who started the round tied with her at 3/4, Eva Moser and Manuela Mader, haven't finished yet.
Mar-31-13  waustad: She's in a 4 way tie for second, half a point behind Moser for top female prize. With two rounds tomorrow who knows how this will come out.
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