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IM Alexander Gasthofer

Full name

Alexander Gasthofer

Born

1985 (age 40)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Germany

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (5 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian, King's Indian Defense (4 games)

Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack (2 games)

King's Indian Attack (2 games)

Réti Opening: Sicilian Invitation (2 games)

Black Pieces

French Defense: Rubinstein, Blackburne Defense (5 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (3 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin, Main Line (3 games)

Semi-Slav Defense (2 games)

French Defense: Exchange Variation (2 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Alexander Gasthofer (2388) Klaus Bischoff (2433)	½-½	20	2025
Nikola Sedlak (2456) Alexander Gasthofer (2387)	½-½	28	2025
Alexander Gasthofer (2388) Andreas Heimann (2553)	½-½	14	2024
Timur Kocharin (2245) Alexander Gasthofer (2388)	½-½	62	2024
Alexander Gasthofer (2437) Florian Schwabeneder (2344)	½-½	19	2017
Alexander Gasthofer (2437) Viesturs Meijers (2455)	½-½	32	2017
Alexander Gasthofer (2437) Harald Bredl (2347)	1-0	32	2017
Pavel Cech (2355) Alexander Gasthofer (2437)	½-½	15	2017
Alexander Gasthofer (2437) Matthias Tonndorf (2223)	1-0	76	2016
Alexander Gasthofer (2437) Frank Schwarz (2251)	1-0	40	2016

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