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FM Daniel Malek

Full name

Daniel Malek

Born

1/1/1979 (age 45)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Germany

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Glek Defense (4 games)

King's Indian Defense: Bayonet Attack (4 games)

Trompowsky Attack (4 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation (3 games)

King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System (3 games)

Black Pieces

Catalan Opening: Closed (6 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (6 games)

Indian Game (5 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (4 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Modern System (4 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Daniel Malek (2304) Felix Hampel (2308)	1-0	56	2024
Daniel Malek (2291) Thomas Wenzel (1747)	1-0	55	2024
Daniel Malek (1639) Kopyta Radovan	1-0	27	2024
Daniel Malek (2314) Malte Colpe (2375)	0-1	47	2024
Daniel Malek (2278) Alex Krstulovic (2431)	0-1	28	2024
Daniel Malek (2291) Daniel Ahmed (1994)	½-½	99	2024
Daniel Malek (2291) Arne Herter (2064)	½-½	51	2024
Daniel Malek (1639) Ladislav Ludvik	½-½	8	2024
Daniel Malek (2321) Jonas Feidt (1974)	1-0	67	2023
Daniel Malek (2321) Jonas Hacker (2406)	0-1	86	2023

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