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GM Alexander Graf

Full name

Alexander Graf

Born

1/1/1962 (age 62)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Germany

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation (34 games)

Slav Defense (21 games)

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch, Sämisch Gambit (20 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (18 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Hübner, Rubinstein Variation (17 games)

Black Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Keres, Keres Defense (44 games)

Catalan Opening: Closed (23 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Chistyakov Defense (16 games)

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (16 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense (13 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Alexander Graf (2525) Robert Zelcic (2459)	1-0	45	2024
Alexander Graf (2530) Oliver Kurmann (2424)	0-1	9	2024
Alexander Graf (2530) Oliver Kurmann (2424)	0-1	12	2024
Alexander Graf (2528) Viacheslav Tilicheev (2438)	0-1	74	2024
Alexander Graf (2526) Felix Hampel (2294)	½-½	55	2024
Alexander Graf (2552) Udo Hoffmann (2296)	1-0	29	2023
Alexander Graf (2543) Timur Kocharin (2179)	1-0	58	2023
Alexander Graf (2543) Samuel Weber (2276)	1-0	24	2023
Alexander Graf (2523) Lubomir Ftacnik (2450)	1-0	61	2023
Alexander Graf (2543) Lukas Schulz (2347)	0-1	21	2023

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