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IM Hannes Rau

Hannes Rau
Full name
Hannes Rau
Born
1985 (age 41)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Germany
Profiles
#788
World Ranking
2396
Classical

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (9 games)
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (6 games)
Slav Defense: Modern, Chameleon Variation (6 games)
Benoni Defense: Modern, Pawn Storm, Taimanov Variation (6 games)
King's Indian Defense: Bayonet, Sokolov Line (6 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (40 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Anti-Sozin Variation (8 games)
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (7 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical Variation (6 games)
Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (5 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Hannes Rau (2474)
Vinzent Spitzl (2146)
1-0 41 2017
Hannes Rau (2474)
Peter Meister (2359)
½-½ 25 2017
Christoph Eichler (2325)
Hannes Rau (2474)
½-½ 52 2017
Hannes Rau (2468)
Emil Powierski (2278)
1-0 80 2016
Hannes Rau (2474)
Thorben Koop (2423)
1-0 41 2016
Hannes Rau (2468)
Dr Dirk Wegener (2347)
0-1 30 2016
Hannes Rau (2468)
Lucas van Foreest (2314)
½-½ 37 2016
Dmitrij Kollars (2443)
Hannes Rau (2468)
1-0 27 2016
Gerlef Meins (2430)
Hannes Rau (2468)
0-1 30 2016
Hannes Rau (2455)
Christoph Renner (2375)
1-0 24 2015
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