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FM Stephan Buchal

Stephan Buchal
Full name
Stephan Buchal
Born
1953 (age 73)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Germany
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2232
Classical
2256
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
King's Fianchetto Opening (22 games)
English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (19 games)
English Opening: King's English Variation (16 games)
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense (13 games)
English Opening: Great Snake Variation (9 games)
Black Pieces
Modern Defense: Standard Line (44 games)
Modern Defense with 1.d4 (31 games)
Modern Defense with 1.e4 (27 games)
Pirc Defense: Main Line, Austrian, Dragon Formation (17 games)
Modern Defense: Standard, Pseudo-Austrian Attack (17 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Stephan Buchal (2198)
Peter G Large (2313)
1-0 41 2024
Stephan Buchal (2188)
Giso Jahncke (2245)
0-1 29 2024
Stephan Buchal (2225)
Tammo Aden (2061)
0-1 44 2024
Birger Tegetmeier (1821)
Stephan Buchal (2225)
0-1 54 2024
Peter N Lee (2378)
Stephan Buchal (2198)
½-½ 15 2024
Alois Lanc (2254)
Stephan Buchal (2198)
½-½ 34 2024
Matthias Tonndorf (2187)
Stephan Buchal (2225)
½-½ 20 2024
Stephan Buchal (2230)
Christian Eichner (1967)
1-0 36 2022
Stephan Buchal (2230)
Gerd Kuhn (2049)
1-0 36 2022
Stephan Buchal (2230)
Ralph Kahe (2115)
½-½ 14 2022
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