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IM Valentin Buckels

Valentin Buckels
Full name
Valentin Buckels
Born
2001 (age 25)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Germany
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2430
Classical
2435
Rapid
2426
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Indian Game (11 games)
Slav Defense (9 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (6 games)
Catalan Opening: Closed (6 games)
Queen's Pawn Opening: Accelerated London System (5 games)
Black Pieces
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (6 games)
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Martinez Variation (6 games)
English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense Accepted (6 games)
Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (6 games)
King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (5 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Valentin Buckels (2430)
Witold Kowalski (2098)
1-0 21 2026
Valentin Buckels (2430)
Ricardo Friedrich (2266)
1-0 83 2026
Valentin Buckels (2430)
Johannes Tschernatsch (2282)
1-0 52 2026
Valentin Buckels (2430)
Pascal Brunke (2294)
0-1 51 2026
Valentin Buckels (2430)
Christian Bauer (2562)
½-½ 65 2026
Dominik Horvath (2541)
Valentin Buckels (2430)
1-0 60 2026
Carlos Alvarez Serrano (2204)
Valentin Buckels (2430)
0-1 49 2026
Fabian Stotyn (2179)
Valentin Buckels (2430)
0-1 64 2026
Luis Engel (2594)
Valentin Buckels (2430)
½-½ 60 2026
Valentin Buckels (2440)
Jana Schneider (2265)
1-0 58 2025
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