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IM Karsten Volke

Full name

Karsten Volke

Born

1/1/1965 (age 59)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Germany

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Slav Defense: Modern, Chameleon, Advance System (11 games)

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Glek Defense (10 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation (7 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Classical Variation (6 games)

English Opening: King's English Variation (6 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Keres Attack (17 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (13 games)

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line (10 games)

Trompowsky Attack (8 games)

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov Defense (8 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Karsten Volke (2474) H James Plaskett (2455)	1-0	56	2018
Karsten Volke (2473) Stefan Walter (2404)	½-½	21	2018
Karsten Volke (2474) Ulrich Rohrmueller (2205)	½-½	74	2018
Karsten Volke (2474) Elena Fatalibekova (2195)	½-½	58	2018
Karsten Volke (2474) Alex Yermolinsky (2505)	½-½	40	2018
Karsten Volke (2467) Abhijeet Gupta (2626)	1-0	28	2017
Karsten Volke (2467) Jonas Hacker (2321)	1-0	46	2017
Karsten Volke (2473) Igors Rausis (2632)	0-1	45	2017
Karsten Volke (2467) Normunds Miezis (2505)	½-½	18	2017
Karsten Volke (2467) Stefan Solonar (2325)	½-½	31	2017

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