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FM Niklaus Giertz

Niklaus Giertz
Full name
Niklaus Giertz
Born
1970 (age 56)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Switzerland
Profiles
#11001
World Ranking
2154
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
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