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FM Daniel Malek

Daniel Malek
Full name
Daniel Malek
Born
1979 (age 47)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Germany
Profiles
#1630
World Ranking
2312
Classical
2331
Rapid
2252
Blitz

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Glek Defense (4 games)
King's Indian Defense: Bayonet Attack (4 games)
Trompowsky Attack (4 games)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation (3 games)
King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System (3 games)
Black Pieces
Catalan Opening: Closed (6 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (6 games)
Indian Game (5 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (4 games)
French Defense: Tarrasch, Modern System (4 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Daniel Malek (2273)
Maksym Goroshkov (2363)
1-0 44 2025
Daniel Malek (2273)
Alessandro Santagati (2159)
1-0 25 2025
Daniel Malek (2273)
Nazar Firman (2464)
1-0 60 2025
Daniel Malek (2273)
Mikolaj Gbiorczyk (2151)
1-0 65 2025
Daniel Malek (2300)
Georg Tscheuschner (2159)
1-0 40 2025
Daniel Malek (2273)
Kyrylo Niezhentsev (2137)
½-½ 78 2025
Daniel Malek (2291)
Tim Grutter (2423)
½-½ 71 2025
Daniel Malek (2291)
Tobias Kolb (2410)
½-½ 18 2025
Peter Balint (2391)
Daniel Malek (2273)
1-0 42 2025
Robert Cvek (2439)
Daniel Malek (2273)
1-0 64 2025
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