IM Martin Ballmann Full name Martin Ballmann Born 1968 (age 58) Place of birth Federation Switzerland Profiles #1373 World Ranking 2332 Classical Rating Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense (22 games) Queen's Pawn Opening: Symmetrical Variation (16 games) Torre Attack: Classical Defense, Nimzowitsch Variation (14 games) Torre Attack (13 games) Queen's Pawn Opening: Horwitz Defense (12 games) Black Pieces King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (16 games) Modern Defense: Standard Line (12 games) Alapin Sicilian Defense (9 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Old Line (9 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Rauzer Variation (8 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Mael Mendoza (2190) Martin Ballmann (2332) 0-1 60 2026 Martin Ballmann (2333) Michael Hochstrasser (2299) 0-1 21 2025 Niels Willems (2406) Martin Ballmann (2318) 1-0 67 2025 Valery Atlas (2406) Martin Ballmann (2333) 1-0 35 2025 Clovis Vernay (2474) Martin Ballmann (2325) 0-1 35 2025 Lucas Brunner (2417) Martin Ballmann (2318) 0-1 53 2025 Alexander Huzman (2521) Martin Ballmann (2323) 0-1 64 2025 Gulenay Aydin (2237) Martin Ballmann (2323) 0-1 55 2025 Benedikt Briem (2225) Martin Ballmann (2323) ½-½ 63 2025 Gregor Haag (2335) Martin Ballmann (2326) 1-0 29 2024 Show All Games