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Rainer Buhmann

GermanyFIDE ID 4651340

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Luft classical rating

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Openings

Their most-played, from 25 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Accepted367%
Slav Defense275%
Pirc Defense1100%
Indian Defense1100%
King's Indian Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%
Gunsberg Defense150%
Classical Defense150%

Slav Defense

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation275%

Pirc Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Indian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Wade-Tartakower Defense1100%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%

French Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 1 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation333%
Chigorin Variation150%
Classical Variation150%
Advance Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%
Harrwitz Attack150%

English Opening

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Attack150%

Catalan Opening

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2619 Apr 20265/9+6+5
German Bundesliga 2025/2627 Sep 2025½/1−2−2
German Bundesliga 2024/2526 Apr 20253/4+4+4
German Championships & Masters 202427 Aug 2024=7th−10−10
Austrian Bundesliga 202324 Mar 20244½/8−8−8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMZ. Efimenko18 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20222599
GMP. Michalik14 Dec 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262564
GMG. Antal19 Apr 2026 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262548
GMR. Vogel22 Aug 2024 · German Championships & Masters 20242546
GMD. Hausrath22 Mar 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252450

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IML. CostaLast 6 Oct 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/252020
IMA. SeybLast 25 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMJ. MaiwaldLast 26 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMZ. EfimenkoLast 18 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20221100
GMZ. JovanovicLast 19 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010

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