GM Christian Bauer Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com. Full name Christian Bauer Born Jan 11, 1977 (age 49) Place of birth Forbach, France Federation France Profiles #187 World Ranking 2557 Classical 2568 Rapid 2611 Blitz Rating Bio Christian Bauer is a French grandmaster. Most Played Openings White Pieces Indian Game (27 games) Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (25 games) English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (20 games) Modern Defense: Standard Line (17 games) King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (17 games) Black Pieces Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Main Line (34 games) Sicilian Defense: Katalimov Variation (32 games) Queen's Pawn Opening: English Defense (27 games) Queen's Pawn Opening: Keres Defense (25 games) Nimzowitsch Defense Declined: Williams Variation (21 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Christian Bauer (2552) Adrian Gschnitzer (2420) 1-0 30 2026 Christian Bauer (2556) Axel Falkevall (2366) 1-0 39 2026 Christian Bauer Virgile Breuil (2264) 1-0 56 2026 Christian Bauer Srihari L (2372) 1-0 39 2026 Christian Bauer Louis Vallee (2381) 1-0 54 2026 Christian Bauer Valerio Carnicelli (2438) ½-½ 52 2026 Siva Mahadevan (2431) Christian Bauer (2556) 1-0 32 2026 Hector Lorente Melcon (2082) Christian Bauer 0-1 21 2026 Dorian Dalaud (2329) Christian Bauer 0-1 29 2026 Gabriele Botta (2354) Christian Bauer (2557) 0-1 24 2026 Show All Games