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Oliver Kurmann
O Kurmann 
Source: swisschess.ch 

Number of games in database: 726
Years covered: 1999 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2412 (2396 rapid, 2475 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2488
Overall record: +226 -228 =267 (49.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 5 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (159) 
    B90 B30 B42 B81 B45
 French Defense (44) 
    C07 C03 C10 C05 C11
 Caro-Kann (33) 
    B12 B18 B10 B15 B11
 Giuoco Piano (31) 
    C53 C50 C54
 Sicilian Najdorf (30) 
    B90 B92 B94 B95
 French Tarrasch (25) 
    C07 C03 C05 C04 C09
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (81) 
    B46 B42 B43 B22 B40
 French Defense (47) 
    C05 C12 C00 C11 C02
 Modern Benoni (38) 
    A70 A60 A61 A67 A65
 Queen's Pawn Game (37) 
    D02 E10 A46 A45 A40
 Slav (28) 
    D15 D11 D10 D13
 Sicilian Taimanov (25) 
    B46 B45
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   O Kurmann vs G Forbes, 2014 1-0
   O Kurmann vs J Markos, 2010 1-0
   O Kurmann vs Eljanov, 2011 1-0
   V Papin vs O Kurmann, 2005 0-1
   O Kurmann vs R Ekstrom, 2009 1/2-1/2
   O Kurmann vs G Vazquez, 2010 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Mulhouse (2006)
   Swiss Championship (2012)
   Christmas Open Masters (2009)
   Teplice Open (2024)
   World Junior Championship (2005)
   European Championship (2009)
   Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad (2010)
   Tromso Olympiad (2014)
   European Championship (2010)
   European Team Championship (2011)
   European Team Championship (2019)
   Gibraltar Masters (2013)
   Graz Open-A (2015)
   Sunway Sitges Open (2021)
   Chennai Olympiad (2022)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Bundesliga 2024/25
   O Kurmann vs J Lampert (Mar-22-25) 0-1
   O Kurmann vs J Ferreira (Feb-02-25) 0-1
   D Wagner vs O Kurmann (Feb-01-25) 1/2-1/2
   A Heimann vs O Kurmann (Oct-06-24) 1/2-1/2
   O Kurmann vs A Donchenko (Oct-05-24) 1/2-1/2

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OLIVER KURMANN
(born Feb-22-1985, 40 years old) Switzerland

[what is this?]
He is an IM.

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 page 1 of 30; games 1-25 of 726  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. N Ferrari vs O Kurmann  1-0171999Baden Casino OpenC15 French, Winawer
2. O Kurmann vs Gheorghiu  0-1171999Seeburg OpenB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
3. O Kurmann vs M Koganov  0-1201999Seeburg OpenB06 Robatsch
4. O Kurmann vs H Kuepper  0-1361999VK Gr4 9900B01 Scandinavian
5. C Roelli vs O Kurmann  0-1292000SUI-ch U16E90 King's Indian
6. Marc Jud vs O Kurmann  0-1402000SUI-ch U16E92 King's Indian
7. O Kurmann vs P Andrist  0-1472000SUI-ch U16B45 Sicilian, Taimanov
8. G Milosevic vs O Kurmann  1-0332000Baden Casino opC05 French, Tarrasch
9. O Kurmann vs S Widmer  0-1412000SUI-ch U16B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long
10. O Kurmann vs F Antognini  ½-½202000SUI-ch U16C00 French Defense
11. R Franck vs O Kurmann  ½-½302000VK Gr4 9900D00 Queen's Pawn Game
12. R Sprenger vs O Kurmann  0-1502000SUI-ch U16C05 French, Tarrasch
13. M Regez vs O Kurmann  0-1272000Zuerich opA68 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack
14. R Sprenger vs O Kurmann  0-1442001SUI-ch U16C05 French, Tarrasch
15. O Kurmann vs K Kappeler  1-0322001SUI-ch U16B45 Sicilian, Taimanov
16. O Kurmann vs P Andrist  1-0252001SUI-ch U16B45 Sicilian, Taimanov
17. O Kurmann vs C Suter  0-1422001SUI-ch U16B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
18. A Colmenares vs O Kurmann  0-1272001SUI-ch U16C05 French, Tarrasch
19. Stefan Zollinger vs O Kurmann  0-1282001SUI-ch U16A30 English, Symmetrical
20. O Kurmann vs M Bartel  0-1522001EYCC B16C17 French, Winawer, Advance
21. R Meier vs O Kurmann  0-1332001Zuerich opA46 Queen's Pawn Game
22. O Kurmann vs C Haas  1-0312001Zuerich opC33 King's Gambit Accepted
23. O Kurmann vs D Knoedler  0-1292002Bodensee-CupC17 French, Winawer, Advance
24. F Janz vs O Kurmann  1-0492002Bodensee-CupC00 French Defense
25. O Kurmann vs C Werner  ½-½642002Bodensee-CupB07 Pirc
 page 1 of 30; games 1-25 of 726  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-22-12  wordfunph: one-time Olympian in Khanti-Mansisyk 2010, logged +5-2=2 for a respectable 67%.

happy birthday IM Kurmann!

Sep-25-17  diagonal: Oliver Kurmann went on to play for Switzerland at the Olympiad in 2012 and 2014.

Targeting the gm title (swiss newspaper, in german language): https://www.bzbasel.ch/sport/basel/...

Jul-28-22  BIDMONFA: Oliver Kurmann

KURMANN, Oliver
http://www.bidmonfa.com/kurmann_oli...
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