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Peter Straub

Number of games in database: 134
Years covered: 1978 to 2011
Last FIDE rating: 2053
Highest rating achieved in database: 2185
Overall record: +32 -74 =28 (34.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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B40 Sicilian (13 games)
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E60 King's Indian Defense (4 games)
A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (3 games)
C00 French Defense (3 games)
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PETER STRAUB
(born Apr-27-1944, 81 years old) Germany

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 page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 134  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Z Franco Ocampos vs P Straub  1-0271978Banco de la Ciudad OpenB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
2. H Jonkman vs P Straub  ½-½81992Werfen op-AC34 King's Gambit Accepted
3. Sadler vs P Straub  1-0291992Ostend OpenD86 Grunfeld, Exchange
4. A Stangl vs P Straub  0-1221993Munich op 1992/93C51 Evans Gambit
5. N Kelecevic vs P Straub  1-0221993Bern OpenD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
6. D Pirrot vs P Straub  1-0351993Bad Woerishofen op 9thC44 King's Pawn Game
7. P Straub vs F Reinemer  ½-½341993Dortmund Open-AA85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3
8. U Tamm vs P Straub  1-0861993Dortmund Open-AC60 Ruy Lopez
9. S Siebrecht vs P Straub  1-0231993Dortmund Open-AD03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation)
10. P Straub vs R Dietrich  ½-½411993Dortmund Open-AE60 King's Indian Defense
11. J Weritz vs P Straub  0-1361993Dortmund Open-AA03 Bird's Opening
12. J Maiwald vs P Straub  1-0401993Dortmund Open-AE60 King's Indian Defense
13. P Straub vs R Pielnik  0-1451993Dortmund Open-AD79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line
14. P Straub vs J Claassen  1-0561993Dortmund Open-AE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
15. O Sepp vs P Straub  1-0501993Leeuwarden OpenC41 Philidor Defense
16. J Bosch vs P Straub  1-0291993Leeuwarden OpenC46 Three Knights
17. P Straub vs M Leuw  1-0331993Leeuwarden OpenA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
18. H Klip vs P Straub  1-0341993Leeuwarden OpenC53 Giuoco Piano
19. W Zagema vs P Straub  1-0511993Leeuwarden OpenC45 Scotch Game
20. P Straub vs O Rubingh  0-1351993Leeuwarden OpenE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
21. I Fancsy vs P Straub  1-0481993Tenkes Cup OpenA15 English
22. P Straub vs T Paehtz Sr  0-1311996Casino OpenE60 King's Indian Defense
23. P Straub vs Z Jeraj  0-1381996Casino OpenA46 Queen's Pawn Game
24. P Straub vs W Wittmann  0-1281996Casino OpenA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
25. T Schmid vs P Straub  0-1221996Casino OpenC32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-15-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Surely this can't be the same guy who writes horror novels? Straub wrote "Ghost Story" (terrific movie), "The Talisman", and many other stories. Won the Bram Stoker award for mystery writing.

I bet he could create some scary combinations...

Sep-15-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: <HeMateMe> The author Peter Straub is born March 2, 1943, according to Wiki.

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