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FM Thomas Michalczak

Thomas Michalczak
Full name
Thomas Michalczak
Born
1973 (age 53)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Germany
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2176
Classical
2203
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Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Alapin Sicilian Defense (60 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (20 games)
French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (13 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen, Modern Line (12 games)
Modern Defense: Standard Line (10 games)
Black Pieces
Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (11 games)
English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense Declined (8 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense (7 games)
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Breyer, Zaitsev Hybrid Variation (7 games)
Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line (7 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Thomas Michalczak (2249)
Ulrich Woestmann (2016)
1-0 27 2025
Thomas Michalczak (2249)
Dirk Jansen (2019)
1-0 35 2025
Thomas Michalczak (2249)
Jan-Louis Wichtrup (2120)
1-0 54 2025
Thomas Michalczak (2248)
Yan Liu (2531)
0-1 19 2025
Thomas Michalczak (2194)
Sven Joachim (2405)
½-½ 30 2025
Thomas Michalczak (2249)
Martin Merz (2021)
½-½ 81 2025
Thomas Michalczak (2249)
Sebastian Riechenberg (2073)
½-½ 37 2025
Volodymyr Vetoshko (2529)
Thomas Michalczak (2194)
1-0 51 2025
Jan Klimkowski (2517)
Thomas Michalczak (2248)
1-0 38 2025
Christian Gloeckler (2446)
Thomas Michalczak (2248)
1-0 72 2025
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