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IM Christian Koepke

Full name

Christian Koepke

Born

1984 (age 40)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Germany

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (12 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (8 games)

French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (6 games)

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Main Line (6 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Rauzer Variation (13 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (10 games)

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon, Fianchetto Variation (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon Variation (7 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (6 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Christian Koepke (2440) Alexei Belov (2556)	1-0	26	2024
Christian Koepke (2434) Guillermo Baches Garcia (2553)	1-0	39	2024
Christian Koepke (2434) Miguel Eduardo Gonzalez Ballen (2165)	1-0	50	2024
Christian Koepke (2427) Anderson Esmeraldas Huachi (2405)	1-0	27	2024
Christian Koepke (2497) Ratko Novak (2408)	1-0	28	2024
Christian Koepke (2485) Roman Jiganchine (2263)	1-0	51	2024
Christian Koepke (2489) Vladimir Grabinsky (2191)	1-0	22	2024
Christian Koepke (2517) Kapriaga Rian (2359)	1-0	53	2024
Christian Koepke (2406) Arthur Olintho De Souza (2260)	1-0	23	2024
Christian Koepke (2407) Piero Mazzilli (2277)	1-0	32	2024

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