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Stephan Buchal

Number of games in database: 197
Years covered: 1972 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2235 (2256 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2397
Overall record: +58 -81 =58 (44.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (23) 
    B31 B50 B40 B30 B27
 English (19) 
    A11 A15 A14 A13 A10
 King's Indian Attack (10) 
    A07
 Uncommon Opening (8) 
    A00 B00
 English, 1 c4 e5 (8) 
    A20 A25
 Pirc (6) 
    B08 B09 B07
With the Black pieces:
 Robatsch (35) 
    B06
 Queen's Pawn Game (12) 
    A40 A41
 King's Indian (10) 
    E92 E63 E81 E70 E80
 Pirc (9) 
    B08 B09 B07
 Dutch Defense (9) 
    A87 A89 A88
 Modern Defense (6) 
    A42
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   M Agopov vs S Buchal, 2013 0-1
   S Buchal vs A Cramling Bellon, 2019 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   European Junior Championship 1972/73 (1972)
   Hofheim MT (1995)
   World Student Team Championship qual-3 (1974)
   1st EEC Team Championship (1975)
   ØBRO & CXU International (2024)
   Czech Open-A (2005)
   Politiken Cup (2014)
   European Championship (2007)
   Politiken Cup (2012)
   Gibraltar Masters (2015)
   Gibraltar Masters (2014)
   European Championship (2013)
   Xtracon Open (2019)
   Politiken Cup (2015)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 ØBRO & CXU International
   J P Ganta vs S Buchal (Jul-28-24) 0-1
   S Buchal vs A S Thorsen (Jul-27-24) 0-1
   C Liu vs S Buchal (Jul-26-24) 1-0
   S Buchal vs Jain Sachi (Jul-25-24) 1/2-1/2
   S Buchal vs J Hald Falkesgaard (Jul-25-24) 1-0

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STEPHAN BUCHAL
(born Aug-18-1953, 71 years old) Germany

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 page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 240  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. V Budde vs S Buchal  1-0321970Buesum Juniors 1970/71C29 Vienna Gambit
2. S Buchal vs K Wockenfuss  ½-½411970Buesum Juniors 1970/71C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
3. A Wirgren vs S Buchal  0-1581970Buesum Juniors 1970/71D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
4. S Buchal vs J Kolbak  0-1341971Buesum Juniors 1970/71B22 Sicilian, Alapin
5. H Aldenhoven vs S Buchal  ½-½321971Buesum Juniors 1970/71A07 King's Indian Attack
6. S Buchal vs W Hartston  ½-½381971Buesum Juniors 1970/71B40 Sicilian
7. N Gromsch vs S Buchal  0-1401971Buesum Juniors 1970/71C82 Ruy Lopez, Open
8. S Buchal vs C van Wijgerden  ½-½571971Buesum Juniors 1970/71B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
9. A Hellmayr vs S Buchal  ½-½501972European Junior Championship PreliminaryB08 Pirc, Classical
10. S Buchal vs P Auchenberg  1-0181972European Junior Championship PreliminaryC80 Ruy Lopez, Open
11. C Baljon vs S Buchal  ½-½621972European Junior Championship PreliminaryB06 Robatsch
12. R Ott vs S Buchal  0-1551972European Junior Championship PreliminaryA56 Benoni Defense
13. S Buchal vs Marjanovic  0-1701972European Junior Championship PreliminaryB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
14. V Inkiov vs S Buchal  0-1401972European Junior Championship PreliminaryA62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation
15. S Buchal vs Romanishin  ½-½111972European Junior Championship PreliminaryC77 Ruy Lopez
16. S Buchal vs B Kernan 1-0301972European Junior Championship 1972/73B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
17. Marjanovic vs S Buchal 0-1321972European Junior Championship 1972/73B06 Robatsch
18. S Buchal vs R Dieks  0-1431972European Junior Championship 1972/73B50 Sicilian
19. S Buchal vs Miles  1-0331972European Junior Championship 1972/73B50 Sicilian
20. A Urzica vs S Buchal  1-0211972European Junior Championship 1972/73C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
21. S Buchal vs Romanishin  1-0421973European Junior Championship 1972/73B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
22. C Baljon vs S Buchal  ½-½231973European Junior Championship 1972/73B06 Robatsch
23. S Buchal vs P Spacek  ½-½401973European Junior Championship 1972/73B06 Robatsch
24. A Martin Gonzalez vs S Buchal  ½-½231973European Junior Championship 1972/73A00 Uncommon Opening
25. P Saariluoma vs S Buchal  ½-½391973Ribe 6 Nations chTB06 Robatsch
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Aug-18-09  whiteshark: <Stephan Buchal>

Birthdate 18-8-1953
Nationality GER
Elo (01-07-2009) FM 2330

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