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IM Christian Braun

Full name

Christian Braun

Born

1986 (age 39)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Germany

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

French Defense: King's Indian Attack (15 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (12 games)

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (9 games)

Sicilian Defense (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: French Variation (6 games)

Black Pieces

French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (11 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Morozevich Variation (8 games)

Modern Defense: Averbakh, Kotov Variation (6 games)

Indian Game: East Indian, Przepiórka Variation (5 games)

French Defense: Main Line, Alekhine-Chatard Attack (5 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Christian Braun (2393) Liam Vrolijk (2517)	0-1	29	2025
Sjoerd Van Roon (2265) Christian Braun (2393)	0-1	56	2025
Christian Braun (2406) Michiel Bosman (2344)	1-0	52	2024
Christian Braun (2391) Luuk Baselmans (2317)	1-0	44	2024
Christian Braun (2558) Gauri Shankar (2792)	1-0	40	2024
Christian Braun (2581) Ruslan Momunaliev (2454)	1-0	32	2024
Christian Braun (2489) Simao Poscidonio Dias (2246)	1-0	33	2024
Christian Braun (2554) Alexander Andres Hernandez Jimenez (2324)	1-0	31	2024
Christian Braun (2473) Alkhoori Eisa Mohmood (1946)	1-0	21	2024
Christian Braun (2427) Vladimir Bugayev (2300)	1-0	35	2024

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