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Ralph Buss

Number of games in database: 97
Years covered: 1999 to 2019
Last FIDE rating: 2335
Highest rating achieved in database: 2433
Overall record: +21 -26 =50 (47.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (7) 
    E67 E60 E95 E62 E64
 Nimzo Indian (7) 
    E32 E44 E37 E41
 English (5) 
    A13 A15 A12
 Slav (5) 
    D11 D16 D13
 Reti System (4) 
    A04
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (20) 
    B76 B25 B92 B52 B97
 Nimzo Indian (7) 
    E46 E25 E20 E41 E43
 Sicilian Najdorf (6) 
    B92 B97 B90 B93
 Sicilian Dragon (5) 
    B76 B36 B78
 Queen's Pawn Game (4) 
    A46 D02 E00 D04
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   F Jenni vs R Buss, 2001 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Baden Casino Open (1999)
   Swiss Championship (2001)
   European Club Cup (2009)
   European Championship (2010)
   Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad (2010)

RECENT GAMES:
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   J Gallagher vs R Buss (Sep-08-19) 1/2-1/2
   N K Georgakopoulos vs R Buss (Nov-12-16) 1-0
   R Buss vs M van der Werf (Nov-11-16) 1/2-1/2
   Sutovsky vs R Buss (Nov-10-16) 1-0
   L Vogt vs R Buss (Nov-09-16) 1/2-1/2

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RALPH BUSS
(born Jul-05-1982, 43 years old) Switzerland

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International Master

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 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 97  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Buss vs R Dal Pra  1-0201999Baden Casino OpenD00 Queen's Pawn Game
2. E Bhend vs R Buss  ½-½331999Baden Casino OpenB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
3. R Buss vs G Lnenickova  ½-½611999Baden Casino OpenD00 Queen's Pawn Game
4. T Kuhn vs R Buss  ½-½671999Baden Casino OpenA70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
5. R Buss vs T Wyss  1-0421999Baden Casino OpenB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
6. R Buss vs P Walpen  ½-½412000Stadt Casino opD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
7. H Linder vs R Buss 0-1242000Stadt Casino opE41 Nimzo-Indian
8. R Buss vs O Foisor  0-1332000Stadt Casino opE44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2
9. R Buss vs N Illijin  ½-½352000Stadt Casino opE41 Nimzo-Indian
10. R Buss vs N Djukic  0-1342000EU-chT U18E92 King's Indian
11. G Novak vs R Buss  ½-½502000EU-chT U18B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long
12. R Buss vs D Kuljasevic  0-1402000EU-chT U18E95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1
13. Z Szarvas vs R Buss  ½-½662000EU-chT U18B01 Scandinavian
14. R Buss vs R Sebe-Vodislav  ½-½562000EU-chT U18E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2
15. L Havlicek vs R Buss 1-0642000EU-chT U18B01 Scandinavian
16. Radjabov vs R Buss 1-0392000Biel MTO opE20 Nimzo-Indian
17. R Buss vs S Beshukov  0-1312000Biel MTO opD87 Grunfeld, Exchange
18. R Arbinger vs R Buss  ½-½592000Biel MTO opE43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation
19. F Jenni vs R Buss  0-1262001Swiss ChampionshipB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
20. R Buss vs R Gerber  0-1512001Swiss ChampionshipC15 French, Winawer
21. P Haener vs R Buss  0-1302001Swiss ChampionshipA43 Old Benoni
22. R Moor vs R Buss  1-0312001Swiss ChampionshipA36 English
23. I Starostits vs R Buss  ½-½482002Winterthur U20B25 Sicilian, Closed
24. R Buss vs M Cebalo  ½-½382003Biel MTOE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
25. R Buss vs S Papa  ½-½252003Zug SUIE60 King's Indian Defense
 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 97  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-08-13  waustad: If he makes any real howlers, we could call the game a Blunderbuss, but the losses I looked at weren't of the, "whoops, I just dropped a piece," variety.

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