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Richard Gerber

Number of games in database: 229
Years covered: 1986 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2237 (2337 rapid, 2250 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2432
Overall record: +63 -99 =65 (42.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 2 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (24) 
    A46 A45 D02 A41 A40
 King's Indian (12) 
    E67 E62 E63 E61 E92
 Slav (7) 
    D15 D11 D16 D10 D12
 Sicilian (7) 
    B50 B47 B58 B91 B83
 Nimzo Indian (7) 
    E32 E46 E29 E45 E42
 English (6) 
    A15 A13 A10
With the Black pieces:
 King's Indian (27) 
    E94 E68 E63 E60 E90
 Sicilian (25) 
    B76 B32 B23 B22 B46
 French Defense (14) 
    C10 C09 C00 C01 C15
 French (11) 
    C10 C00
 Sicilian Dragon (10) 
    B76 B78 B74 B75 B70
 Dutch Defense (10) 
    A92 A90 A97 A86 A85
Repertoire Explorer
NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Geneva Open (1991)
   Swiss Championship (2012)
   NatWest Young Masters (1986)
   Zug (1987)
   Swiss Championship (1995)
   Swiss Championship (2001)
   Neuchatel Open (1996)
   Geneve Open (1996)
   11th Lloyds Bank Masters Open (1987)
   Cannes Open (1995)
   European Club Cup (2015)
   European Club Cup (2016)
   European Club Cup (2013)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 TCh-SUI
   R Gerber vs J Fend (Aug-27-23) 1-0
   E Degtiarev vs R Gerber (Aug-26-23) 1-0
   R Gerber vs J Gruenenwald (Jun-25-23) 0-1
   B Benmia vs R Gerber (Apr-16-23) 0-1
   I Mutschnik vs R Gerber (Sep-09-18) 1/2-1/2

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RICHARD GERBER
(born Jun-21-1965, 59 years old) Switzerland

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He is an IM. Swiss champion in 1987.

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 page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 229  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Gerber vs J Murey  0-150198610th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenE97 King's Indian
2. M Hebden vs R Gerber  ½-½431986NatWest Young MastersB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
3. R Gerber vs V Ravikumar  ½-½131986NatWest Young MastersA46 Queen's Pawn Game
4. E Pedersen vs R Gerber  ½-½381986NatWest Young MastersD05 Queen's Pawn Game
5. R Gerber vs J Rodgaard  1-0311986NatWest Young MastersD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
6. J Gallagher vs R Gerber  1-0561986NatWest Young MastersB78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long
7. R Gerber vs I L Thomas  0-1391986NatWest Young MastersA81 Dutch
8. E Schiller vs R Gerber  ½-½691986NatWest Young MastersB63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
9. R Gerber vs D Norwood  0-1291986NatWest Young MastersA65 Benoni, 6.e4
10. A Whiteley vs R Gerber  0-1241986NatWest Young MastersE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
11. R Ekstrom vs R Gerber  0-1261987Lugano OpenB23 Sicilian, Closed
12. M Hebden vs R Gerber  0-154198711th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenB23 Sicilian, Closed
13. R Gerber vs P Littlewood  ½-½47198711th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenE45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation
14. R Gerber vs A Whiteley  1-030198711th Lloyds Bank Masters OpenD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
15. P Fransson vs R Gerber  1-0551987Chess for PeaceB30 Sicilian
16. G Szaszvari vs R Gerber  0-1151987Chess for PeaceA04 Reti Opening
17. R Gerber vs J Adler  1-0301987ZugB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
18. R Gerber vs M Ballmann  1-0191987ZugE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
19. R Gerber vs F A Cuijpers  0-1631987ZugD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
20. D Summermatter vs R Gerber  ½-½431987ZugA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
21. N McDonald vs R Gerber  ½-½561987ZugA06 Reti Opening
22. D Norwood vs R Gerber  1-0431987ZugA26 English
23. R Gerber vs J Klinger  0-1401987ZugD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
24. L Brunner vs R Gerber  1-0431987ZugB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
25. M Faure vs R Gerber  0-1301987ZugB74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
 page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 229  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-30-06  BIDMONFA: Richard Gerber

GERBER, Richard
http://www.bidmonfa.com/gerber_rich...
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May-28-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: We met but once, at Echecs Club Bois-Gentil Geneve in October 1977.

An all-play-all blitz event was held one evening. Richard was very young then, but already a strong player.

Despite finishing minus overall, I somehow managed to win our individual game. Many years on, it was not at all surprising to read of how Richard had gone on to better things.

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