FM Niklaus Giertz Full name Niklaus Giertz Born 1970 (age 55) Place of birth Federation Switzerland Profiles #14527 World Ranking 2104 Classical Rating Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Indian Game: East Indian, Przepiórka Variation (10 games) Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (10 games) Queen's Gambit Declined (8 games) Slav Defense: Modern, Exchange Variation (5 games) Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack, Symmetrical Defense (5 games) Black Pieces Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Marshall Variation, Staunton Variation (9 games) Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Main Line (8 games) Petrov's Defense: Classical, Nimzowitsch Attack (6 games) Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Furman Variation with 7.Qe2 (6 games) Bishop's Opening: Berlin, Vienna Hybrid Variation (6 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Vincent Kriste (2185) Niklaus Giertz (2241) ½-½ 20 2011 Niklaus Giertz (2265) Benjamin Seitz (2017) 1-0 18 2010 Niklaus Giertz (2265) Heinz Wirthensohn (2392) 0-1 63 2010 Niklaus Giertz (2265) Fabien Graeber (2112) ½-½ 44 2010 Niklaus Giertz (2265) Andreas Aerni (2137) ½-½ 26 2010 Viesturs Meijers (2470) Niklaus Giertz (2265) ½-½ 43 2010 R Delahaye (2177) Niklaus Giertz (2265) ½-½ 45 2010 Stephan Arounopoulos (2135) Niklaus Giertz (2265) ½-½ 19 2010 Fabian Maeser (2307) Niklaus Giertz (2265) ½-½ 27 2010 Rambert Bellmann (2079) Niklaus Giertz (2265) ½-½ 22 2010 Show All Games