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IM Michael Hochstrasser

Michael Hochstrasser
Full name
Michael Hochstrasser
Born
1976 (age 50)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Switzerland
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2313
Classical
2311
Rapid
2238
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Benoni Defense: Modern, King's Pawn Line (7 games)
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch, Steiner Attack (6 games)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg, Fischer, Normal Line, Bronstein Variation (4 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line, Reshevsky Variation (3 games)
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (3 games)
Black Pieces
Slav Defense (6 games)
English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (4 games)
Queen's Pawn Opening: Accelerated London System (3 games)
Modern Defense: Averbakh, Kotov Variation (3 games)
French Defense: King's Indian Attack (3 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Michael Hochstrasser (2299)
Lubomir Kovac (2190)
1-0 30 2025
Michael Hochstrasser (2324)
Clovis Vernay (2522)
0-1 44 2025
Anthony Petkidis (2457)
Michael Hochstrasser (2298)
½-½ 51 2025
Martin Ballmann (2333)
Michael Hochstrasser (2299)
0-1 21 2025
Fabian Baenziger (2425)
Michael Hochstrasser (2324)
1-0 48 2025
Michael Hochstrasser (2316)
David Pires Tavares Martins (2410)
½-½ 35 2024
Mauro Boffa (2206)
Michael Hochstrasser (2316)
½-½ 31 2024
Michael Hochstrasser (2329)
Samuel Schweizer (2061)
1-0 34 2023
Michael Hochstrasser (2327)
Christian Maier (2278)
½-½ 63 2023
Michael Hochstrasser (2329)
Oliver Sutter (2318)
½-½ 35 2023
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