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Oliver Kurmann
O Kurmann 
Source: swisschess.ch 
Number of games in database: 234
Years covered: 2001 to 2021
Last FIDE rating: 2430 (2439 rapid, 2475 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2488

Overall record: +75 -71 =87 (50.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 1 exhibition game, blitz/rapid, odds game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (59) 
    B90 B42 B30 B45 B48
 French Defense (15) 
    C10 C03 C07 C04 C05
 Sicilian Najdorf (14) 
    B90 B92
 French Tarrasch (11) 
    C03 C07 C04 C05 C09
 Sicilian Taimanov (10) 
    B48 B45 B46
 Sicilian Kan (9) 
    B42
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (25) 
    B42 B46 B90 B43 B40
 Modern Benoni (17) 
    A70 A60 A61 A67 A65
 French Defense (10) 
    C12 C02 C00 C07 C11
 Sicilian Kan (10) 
    B42 B43 B41
 Queen's Pawn Game (8) 
    E10 D02 A40
 Sicilian Taimanov (7) 
    B46 B45
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   O Kurmann vs J Markos, 2010 1-0
   O Kurmann vs G Forbes, 2014 1-0
   O Kurmann vs R Ekstroem, 2009 1/2-1/2
   O Kurmann vs G Vazquez, 2010 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Swiss Championship (2012)
   Christmas Open Masters (2009)
   Sunway Sitges Open (2015)
   World Junior Championship (Boys) (2005)
   European Championship (2010)
   European Championship (2009)
   Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad (2010)
   European Championship (2011)
   Istanbul Olympiad (2012)
   European Team Championship (2011)
   Tromso Olympiad (2014)
   European Team Championship (2019)
   Gibraltar Masters (2013)
   Sunway Sitges Open (2021)
   European Team Championship (2021)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 European Championship
   O Kurmann vs S Tadic (Mar-11-23) 1/2-1/2
   E Najer vs O Kurmann (Mar-04-23) 1-0
   O Kurmann vs M Hess (Oct-22-22) 1/2-1/2
   K Tarun vs O Kurmann (Aug-08-22) 1/2-1/2
   O Kurmann vs J G B Lima Santos (Aug-07-22) 1/2-1/2

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OLIVER KURMANN
(born Feb-22-1985, 38 years old) Switzerland

[what is this?]
He is an IM.

 page 1 of 28; games 1-25 of 689  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 op 1stB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
3. O Kurmann vs M Koganov  0-1201999Seeburg op 1stB06 Robatsch
4. O Kurmann vs H Kuepper  0-1361999VK Gr4 9900B01 Scandinavian
5. O Kurmann vs F Antognini  ½-½202000SUI-ch U16C00 French Defense
6. C Roelli vs O Kurmann  0-1292000SUI-ch U16E90 King's Indian
7. O Kurmann vs S Widmer  0-1412000SUI-ch U16B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long
8. G Milosevic vs O Kurmann  1-0332000Baden Casino opC05 French, Tarrasch
9. O Kurmann vs P Andrist  0-1472000SUI-ch U16B45 Sicilian, Taimanov
10. Marc Jud vs O Kurmann  0-1402000SUI-ch U16E92 King's Indian
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. Stefan Zollinger vs O Kurmann  0-1282001SUI-ch U16A30 English, Symmetrical
15. R Sprenger vs O Kurmann  0-1442001SUI-ch U16C05 French, Tarrasch
16. O Kurmann vs K Kappeler  1-0322001SUI-ch U16B45 Sicilian, Taimanov
17. O Kurmann vs P Andrist  1-0252001SUI-ch U16B45 Sicilian, Taimanov
18. A Colmenares vs O Kurmann  0-1272001SUI-ch U16C05 French, Tarrasch
19. O Kurmann vs C Suter  0-1422001SUI-ch U16B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
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 28; games 1-25 of 689  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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