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FM Markus Balduan

Markus Balduan
Full name
Markus Balduan
Born
1974 (age 52)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Germany
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2233
Classical
2315
Rapid
2280
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense (3 games)
English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Queen's Knight Variation (2 games)
English Opening: King's English Variation (2 games)
English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Anti-Anti-Grünfeld Variation (1 games)
English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (1 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon Variation (1 games)
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Variation (1 games)
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (1 games)
Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (1 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Markus Balduan (2311)
Nico Zwirs (2407)
0-1 39 2018
Markus Balduan (2309)
Nicola Capone (2303)
½-½ 32 2017
Markus Balduan (2284)
Vincent Blom (2288)
1-0 24 2016
Markus Balduan (2287)
Aude Soubrier (1979)
0-1 53 2016
Markus Balduan (2282)
Rudy Van Laeken (2098)
0-1 69 2014
Matthew Tan (2428)
Markus Balduan (2288)
1-0 30 2013
Thibaut Vandenbussche (2400)
Markus Balduan (2288)
1-0 44 2013
Mher Hovhanisian (2483)
Markus Balduan (2288)
½-½ 56 2013
Markus Balduan (2288)
Helmut Froeyman (2310)
½-½ 17 2012
Markus Balduan (2288)
Luc Winants (2543)
0-1 34 2012
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