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| Born: | 1956 |
| Results: | Win: 28.4% (203) Loss: 19.6% (140) Draw: 52% (371) Total:714 |
| White Results: | Win: 33% (113) Loss: 13.2% (45) Draw: 53.8% (184) Total:342 |
| Black Results: | Win: 24.2% (90) Loss: 25.5% (95) Draw: 50.3% (187) Total:372 |
| Active: | 1975 to 2019-07-19 |
| Current Rating: | 2391 on 2024-12-01 |
| Max Rating: | 2510 on 1998-07-01 |
| FIDE ID: | 1302302 |
| Country: | SUI |
| Most Frequent White Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation, General | 10 (+2 -1 =7) |
| Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense | 8 (+2 -1 =5) |
| Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense | 8 (+2 -0 =6) |
| Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation | 8 (+3 -1 =4) |
| Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined | 7 (+1 -2 =4) |
| Zukertort Opening, Sicilian Invitation | 5 (+2 -0 =3) |
| English Opening, Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | 5 (+1 -1 =3) |
| French Defense, Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | 4 (+1 -1 =2) |
| King's Indian Defense, Normal Variation, Rare Defenses | 4 (+1 -1 =2) |
| Four Knights Game, Scotch Variation, Accepted | 4 (+1 -0 =3) |
| Most Frequent Black Openings | |
|---|---|
| Opening | Played |
| Zukertort Opening, Symmetrical Variation | 8 (+3 -2 =3) |
| Catalan Opening, Closed Variation | 6 (+0 -4 =2) |
| Caro-Kann Defense, Classical Variation, Seirawan Variation | 6 (+2 -2 =2) |
| Queen's Gambit Declined, Charousek (Petrosian) Variation | 6 (+1 -3 =2) |
| French Defense, Rubinstein Variation, Fort Knox Variation | 5 (+1 -1 =3) |
| Queen's Gambit Declined, Vienna Variation | 5 (+2 -2 =1) |
| Old Indian Defense, Normal Variation | 4 (+1 -1 =2) |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense, Classical Variation, Keres Defense | 4 (+1 -2 =1) |
| English Opening, Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation | 4 (+1 -0 =3) |
| Scandinavian Defense, Gubinsky-Melts Defense | 4 (+1 -1 =2) |
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