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IM Michael Hammes

Michael Hammes
Full name
Michael Hammes
Born
1974 (age 52)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Germany
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2285
Classical
2309
Rapid
2318
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Modern System (18 games)
Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (11 games)
Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System (9 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line, Reshevsky Variation (7 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line (7 games)
Black Pieces
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line, Reshevsky Variation (11 games)
French Defense: Exchange Variation (7 games)
French Defense: King's Indian Attack (7 games)
French Defense: Winawer, Advance, Poisoned Pawn Variation (7 games)
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (6 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Michael Hammes (2296)
Michael Berg (2272)
1-0 40 2025
Michael Hammes (2298)
Nikita Petrov (2576)
0-1 36 2025
Michael Hammes (2298)
Ricardo Pedro Cruz Dias (2205)
½-½ 48 2025
Max Dahl (2159)
Michael Hammes (2296)
0-1 67 2025
Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli (2578)
Michael Hammes (2298)
½-½ 39 2025
Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (2568)
Michael Hammes (2345)
1-0 27 2021
Michael Hammes (2340)
Frederic Decoster (2255)
1-0 73 2018
Michael Hammes (2335)
Arthur Pijpers (2465)
1-0 39 2018
Michael Hammes (2335)
Ilja Zaragatski (2480)
0-1 42 2018
Michael Hammes (2340)
Peter Wacker (2323)
½-½ 42 2018
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