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IM Oliver Kurmann

Oliver Kurmann
Full name
Oliver Kurmann
Born
1985 (age 41)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Switzerland
Profiles
#1168
World Ranking
2353
Classical
2396
Rapid
2475
Blitz

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (26 games)
Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (24 games)
Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (13 games)
Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern, Polugaevsky Variation (12 games)
Modern Defense: Standard Line (11 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation (19 games)
Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern, Polugaevsky Variation (12 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense (10 games)
Slav Defense: Modern, Chameleon Variation (10 games)
Benoni Defense: Modern Variation (9 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Oliver Kurmann (2353)
Erik Golubovic (2318)
1-0 60 2026
Oliver Kurmann (2353)
Hussain Besou (2409)
1-0 19 2026
Oliver Kurmann (2392)
Gerald Hertneck (2428)
0-1 45 2026
Oliver Kurmann (2382)
Timothe Razafindratsima (2504)
0-1 31 2026
Oliver Kurmann (2382)
Bogdan-Daniel Deac (2655)
0-1 38 2026
Oliver Kurmann (2382)
Xiao Zhang (2164)
0-1 42 2026
Oliver Kurmann (2377)
Dimitris Alexakis (2528)
0-1 49 2026
Oliver Kurmann (2377)
Emre Can (2546)
0-1 42 2026
Oliver Kurmann (2377)
Manuel Petrosyan (2584)
0-1 23 2026
Oliver Kurmann (2377)
Michal Karpus (2243)
0-1 34 2026
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