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Thomas Held

Thomas Held
Full name
Thomas Held
Born
1969 (age 57)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Switzerland
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2040
Classical
2055
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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Alapin Sicilian Defense (2 games)
French Defense: King's Indian Attack (1 games)
Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (1 games)
French Defense: Winawer, Advance Variation (1 games)
Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense (1 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (1 games)
English Opening: Reversed Sicilian Variation (1 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Thomas Held (2056)
Alan B Merry (2436)
0-1 22 2018
Thomas Held (2093)
Lars Rindlisbacher (2324)
½-½ 34 2015
Thomas Held (2146)
Alexander Raetsky (2423)
0-1 27 2002
Thomas Held
Andreas Huss (2344)
1-0 38 2001
Thomas Held
Herman Grooten (2375)
0-1 40 2001
Thomas Held
C Haas (2247)
0-1 14 2001
D Knoedler (2337)
Thomas Held
1-0 40 2001
T Roschina (2300)
Thomas Held
½-½ 22 2001
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