GM Nikolaus Stanec Full name Nikolaus Stanec Born 1968 (age 58) Place of birth Federation Austria Profiles # World Ranking 2433 Classical Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces English Opening: Agincourt Defense (20 games) English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Queen's Knight Variation (18 games) English Opening: King's English Variation (17 games) English Opening: Fianchetto, Ultra-Symmetrical Line (16 games) Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line (14 games) Black Pieces Alapin Sicilian Defense (23 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (15 games) Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze System (12 games) King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (10 games) Sicilian Defense: Katalimov Variation (10 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Nikolaus Stanec (2452) Daniel Platz (2001) 1-0 67 2025 Nikolaus Stanec (2452) Johannes Sucher (2045) 1-0 21 2025 Nikolaus Stanec (2452) Emilian Hofer (2244) 1-0 68 2025 Nikolaus Stanec (2452) Johannes Lerch (2204) 1-0 59 2025 Nikolaus Stanec (2454) Johannes Steindl (2269) 1-0 52 2025 Nikolaus Stanec (2454) Andras Bonk (2289) 1-0 49 2025 Nikolaus Stanec (2454) Florentin Stickler (2124) 1-0 60 2025 Nikolaus Stanec (2454) Andriyan Zaharchyn (2148) 0-1 47 2025 Nikolaus Stanec (2452) Igor Glek (2429) ½-½ 39 2025 Nikolaus Stanec (2454) Ilia Balinov (2376) ½-½ 11 2025 Show All Games