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Franz Ranits

Franz Ranits
Full name
Franz Ranits
Born
1958 (age 68)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Austria
Profiles
#6226
World Ranking
2105
Classical

Rating

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Alapin Sicilian Defense (6 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (3 games)
Giuoco Piano Game: Evans Accepted, Pierce, Mieses Defense (3 games)
Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (2 games)
Owen's Defense (2 games)
Black Pieces
Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze System (3 games)
Modern Defense with 1.d4 (2 games)
Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation (2 games)
Modern Defense: Standard Line (2 games)
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation (2 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Franz Ranits (2245)
Sergei Beshukov (2382)
½-½ 55 2015
Kristian Stuvik Holm (2418)
Franz Ranits (2245)
1-0 22 2015
Franz Ranits (2258)
Leopold Fichtinger (1965)
1-0 20 2014
Franz Ranits (2258)
Michael Fernandez (2029)
1-0 60 2014
Franz Ranits (2258)
Annika Froewis (2027)
½-½ 49 2014
Daniel Howard Fernandez (2396)
Franz Ranits (2258)
1-0 60 2014
Guenter Hoebarth (1960)
Franz Ranits (2258)
½-½ 20 2014
Michael Gratze (2007)
Franz Ranits (2258)
0-1 41 2014
Franz Ranits (2196)
Gennadi Timoshchenko (2502)
½-½ 30 2011
Franz Ranits (2196)
Gerhard Schroll (2414)
½-½ 38 2011
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