GMChristian Bauer
FRA Born 1977 (Age ≈49) Male
- FIDE ID
- 603767
About Christian Bauer
Christian Bauer was born in Forbach, France, in 1977. He won the French championship in 1996 and became a grandmaster in 1997. He added national titles in 2012 and 2015. His international results included victory at the Calvià festival in 2005 and a share of first in the Biel open in 2010. Show more
Christian Bauer was born in Forbach, France, in 1977. He won the French championship in 1996 and became a grandmaster in 1997. He added national titles in 2012 and 2015. His international results included victory at the Calvià festival in 2005 and a share of first in the Biel open in 2010. Bauer has written several opening books, including Play 1...b6, The Philidor Files and Play the Scandinavian. His 2018 book Candidate Moves examines how players choose which possibilities to calculate.
FIDE ratings
Rapid
2599Published FIDE
Blitz
2593Published FIDE
Official classical ranks
- World rank
- #258
- National rank · FRA
- #11
Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ
Rating milestones
- Highest recorded rating
- 2682 Aug 2012
- Recorded years
- 2001–2026
- Archived games
- 1324
Based on available monthly lists and saved games.
Rating history
FIDE rating history
Published rating lists through Nov 2026.
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Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-10-11 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 9.2 | Willems,Niels | Bauer,Ch | Lost: 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 2 | 2026-10-11 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 9.34 | Willems, Niels | Bauer, Christian | Lost: 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 3 | 2026-10-10 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 8.2 | Bauer,Ch | Gaehler,M | Won: 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 4 | 2026-10-10 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 8.2 | Bauer, Christian | Gaehler, Marco | Won: 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 5 | 2026-08-23 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 7.2 | Bauer,Ch | Stojanovic,Mih | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 34 | Open |
| 6 | 2026-08-23 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 7.2 | Bauer, Christian | Stojanovic, Mihajlo | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 34 | Open |
| 7 | 2026-08-22 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 6.1 | Georgiadis, Nico | Bauer, Christian | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 8 | 2026-08-22 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 6.1 | Georgiadis,N | Bauer,Ch | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 9 | 2026-08-10 | 99th ch-FRA 2026 | Vichy FRA | 2.2 | Fressinet,L | Bauer,Ch | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 23 | Open |
| 10 | 2026-08-09 | 99th ch-FRA 2025 | Vichy FRA | 2.1 | Bauer,Ch | Fressinet,L | Lost: 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 11 | 2026-08-08 | 99th ch-FRA 2025 | Vichy FRA | 1.2 | Lamaze,Simon | Bauer,Ch | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 12 | 2026-08-07 | 99th ch-FRA 2025 | Vichy FRA | 1.1 | Bauer,Ch | Lamaze,Simon | Won: 1-0 | 69 | Open |
| 13 | 2026-06-21 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 5.3 | Bauer, Christian | Kuehn, Peter, Dr. | Won: 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 14 | 2026-06-21 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 5.3 | Bauer,Ch | Kuehn,Pe1 | Won: 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 15 | 2026-06-20 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 4.1 | Sokolov, Andrei | Bauer, Christian | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 16 | 2026-06-20 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 4.1 | Sokolov,And1 | Bauer,Ch | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 17 | 2026-05-31 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 3.1 | Bauer, Christian | Georgiadis, Ioannis | Won: 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 18 | 2026-05-31 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 3.1 | Bauer,Ch | Georgiadis,I | Won: 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 19 | 2026-05-09 | Luc Winants Mem 2026 | Brussels BEL | 8.2 | Fridman,D | Bauer,Ch | Lost: 1-0 | 62 | Open |
| 20 | 2026-05-09 | Luc Winants Mem 2026 | Brussels BEL | 3.12 | Bauer,Ch | Godart,F | Won: 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 21 | 2026-05-09 | Luc Winants Mem 2026 | Brussels BEL | 4.6 | Garrido Outon,Alex | Bauer,Ch | Won: 0-1 | 28 | Open |
| 22 | 2026-05-09 | Luc Winants Mem 2026 | Brussels BEL | 5.1 | Bauer,Ch | Moussard,J | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 39 | Open |
| 23 | 2026-05-09 | Luc Winants Mem 2026 | Brussels BEL | 7.5 | Bauer,Ch | Korneev,O | Won: 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 24 | 2026-05-09 | Luc Winants Mem 2026 | Brussels BEL | 6.4 | Short,N | Bauer,Ch | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 39 | Open |
| 25 | 2026-05-09 | Luc Winants Mem 2026 | Brussels BEL | 9.7 | Bauer,Ch | Solodovnichenko,Y | Lost: 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 26 | 2026-05-09 | Luc Winants Mem 2026 | Brussels BEL | 2.12 | Cools,G | Bauer,Ch | Won: 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 27 | 2026-05-09 | Luc Winants Mem 2026 | Brussels BEL | 1.13 | Bauer,Ch | Micciche,Ruben | Won: 1-0 | 24 | Open |
| 28 | 2026-04-19 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 2.1 | Bauer,Ch | Atlas,V | Won: 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 29 | 2026-04-19 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 2.5 | Bauer, Christian | Atlas, Valery | Won: 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 30 | 2026-04-06 | grenke Chess Open 2026 | Karlsruhe GER | 8.13 | Haug,Havard | Bauer,Ch | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 83 | Open |
| 31 | 2026-04-06 | grenke Chess Open 2026 | Karlsruhe GER | 9.14 | Bauer,Ch | Ernst,Robert | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 61 | Open |
| 32 | 2026-04-05 | grenke Chess Open 2026 | Karlsruhe GER | 7.27 | Bauer,Ch | Viennot,D | Won: 1-0 | 22 | Open |
| 33 | 2026-04-05 | grenke Chess Open 2026 | Karlsruhe GER | 6.6 | Bauer,Ch | Nothnagel,Marian Can | Lost: 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 34 | 2026-04-04 | grenke Chess Open 2026 | Karlsruhe GER | 4.4 | Bauer,Ch | Knuedel,Torben | Won: 1-0 | 73 | Open |
| 35 | 2026-04-04 | grenke Chess Open 2026 | Karlsruhe GER | 5.3 | Buckels,Valentin | Bauer,Ch | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 65 | Open |
| 36 | 2026-04-03 | grenke Chess Open 2026 | Karlsruhe GER | 2.8 | Bauer,Ch | Bargsten,Justus | Won: 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 37 | 2026-04-03 | grenke Chess Open 2026 | Karlsruhe GER | 3.4 | Yu,Jennifer | Bauer,Ch | Won: 0-1 | 86 | Open |
| 38 | 2026-04-02 | grenke Chess Open 2026 | Karlsruhe GER | 1.9 | Breyer,Thierry | Bauer,Ch | Won: 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 39 | 2026-03-15 | Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | Zürich, Switzerland | 1.5 | Botta, Gabriele | Bauer, Christian | Won: 0-1 | 24 | Open |
| 40 | 2026-03-15 | TCh-SUI 2026 | Switzerland SUI | 1.1 | Botta,Ga | Bauer,Ch | Won: 0-1 | 24 | Open |
| 41 | 2026-03-08 | 24th Nancy Rapid 2026 | Nancy FRA | 9.3 | Bauer,Ch | Pucher,S | Won: 1-0 | 15 | Open |
| 42 | 2026-03-08 | 24th Nancy Rapid 2026 | Nancy FRA | 8.1 | Maurizzi,MarcAndria | Bauer,Ch | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 43 | 2026-03-08 | 24th Nancy Rapid 2026 | Nancy FRA | 7.2 | Travadon,Loic | Bauer,Ch | Won: 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 44 | 2026-03-08 | 24th Nancy Rapid 2026 | Nancy FRA | 4.2 | Bauer,Ch | Maier,C | Won: 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 45 | 2026-03-08 | 24th Nancy Rapid 2026 | Nancy FRA | 6.2 | Bauer,Ch | Decuigniere,Tom | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 46 | 2026-03-08 | 24th Nancy Rapid 2026 | Nancy FRA | 1.2 | Mathiyazhagan,Kenzo | Bauer,Ch | Won: 0-1 | 68 | Open |
| 47 | 2026-03-08 | 24th Nancy Rapid 2026 | Nancy FRA | 3.2 | Lemonnier,R | Bauer,Ch | Won: 0-1 | 25 | Open |
| 48 | 2026-03-08 | 24th Nancy Rapid 2026 | Nancy FRA | 5.2 | Vatter,H | Bauer,Ch | Won: 0-1 | 18 | Open |
| 49 | 2026-03-08 | 24th Nancy Rapid 2026 | Nancy FRA | 2.2 | Bauer,Ch | Ruet,Mathis | Won: 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 50 | 2026-03-07 | 24th Nancy Blitz 2026 | Nancy FRA | 5.1 | Ciarletta,Ulysse | Bauer,Ch | Won: 0-1 | 24 | Open |
- vs Willems,NielsLost · 1-0Black · 2026-10-11 · Round 9.2TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Willems, NielsLost · 1-0Black · 2026-10-11 · Round 9.34Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Gaehler,MWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-10 · Round 8.2TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Gaehler, MarcoWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-10 · Round 8.2Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Stojanovic,MihDraw · ½–½White · 2026-08-23 · Round 7.2TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Stojanovic, MihajloDraw · ½–½White · 2026-08-23 · Round 7.2Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Georgiadis, NicoDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-08-22 · Round 6.1Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Georgiadis,NDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-08-22 · Round 6.1TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Fressinet,LDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-08-10 · Round 2.299th ch-FRA 2026
- vs Fressinet,LLost · 0-1White · 2026-08-09 · Round 2.199th ch-FRA 2025
- vs Lamaze,SimonDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-08-08 · Round 1.299th ch-FRA 2025
- vs Lamaze,SimonWon · 1-0White · 2026-08-07 · Round 1.199th ch-FRA 2025
- vs Kuehn, Peter, Dr.Won · 1-0White · 2026-06-21 · Round 5.3Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Kuehn,Pe1Won · 1-0White · 2026-06-21 · Round 5.3TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Sokolov, AndreiDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-06-20 · Round 4.1Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Sokolov,And1Draw · ½–½Black · 2026-06-20 · Round 4.1TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Georgiadis, IoannisWon · 1-0White · 2026-05-31 · Round 3.1Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Georgiadis,IWon · 1-0White · 2026-05-31 · Round 3.1TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Fridman,DLost · 1-0Black · 2026-05-09 · Round 8.2Luc Winants Mem 2026
- vs Godart,FWon · 1-0White · 2026-05-09 · Round 3.12Luc Winants Mem 2026
- vs Garrido Outon,AlexWon · 0-1Black · 2026-05-09 · Round 4.6Luc Winants Mem 2026
- vs Moussard,JDraw · ½–½White · 2026-05-09 · Round 5.1Luc Winants Mem 2026
- vs Korneev,OWon · 1-0White · 2026-05-09 · Round 7.5Luc Winants Mem 2026
- vs Short,NDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-05-09 · Round 6.4Luc Winants Mem 2026
- vs Solodovnichenko,YLost · 0-1White · 2026-05-09 · Round 9.7Luc Winants Mem 2026
- vs Cools,GWon · 0-1Black · 2026-05-09 · Round 2.12Luc Winants Mem 2026
- vs Micciche,RubenWon · 1-0White · 2026-05-09 · Round 1.13Luc Winants Mem 2026
- vs Atlas,VWon · 1-0White · 2026-04-19 · Round 2.1TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Atlas, ValeryWon · 1-0White · 2026-04-19 · Round 2.5Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Haug,HavardDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-04-06 · Round 8.13grenke Chess Open 2026
- vs Ernst,RobertDraw · ½–½White · 2026-04-06 · Round 9.14grenke Chess Open 2026
- vs Viennot,DWon · 1-0White · 2026-04-05 · Round 7.27grenke Chess Open 2026
- vs Nothnagel,Marian CanLost · 0-1White · 2026-04-05 · Round 6.6grenke Chess Open 2026
- vs Knuedel,TorbenWon · 1-0White · 2026-04-04 · Round 4.4grenke Chess Open 2026
- vs Buckels,ValentinDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-04-04 · Round 5.3grenke Chess Open 2026
- vs Bargsten,JustusWon · 1-0White · 2026-04-03 · Round 2.8grenke Chess Open 2026
- vs Yu,JenniferWon · 0-1Black · 2026-04-03 · Round 3.4grenke Chess Open 2026
- vs Breyer,ThierryWon · 0-1Black · 2026-04-02 · Round 1.9grenke Chess Open 2026
- vs Botta, GabrieleWon · 0-1Black · 2026-03-15 · Round 1.5Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
- vs Botta,GaWon · 0-1Black · 2026-03-15 · Round 1.1TCh-SUI 2026
- vs Pucher,SWon · 1-0White · 2026-03-08 · Round 9.324th Nancy Rapid 2026
- vs Maurizzi,MarcAndriaDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-03-08 · Round 8.124th Nancy Rapid 2026
- vs Travadon,LoicWon · 0-1Black · 2026-03-08 · Round 7.224th Nancy Rapid 2026
- vs Maier,CWon · 1-0White · 2026-03-08 · Round 4.224th Nancy Rapid 2026
- vs Decuigniere,TomDraw · ½–½White · 2026-03-08 · Round 6.224th Nancy Rapid 2026
- vs Mathiyazhagan,KenzoWon · 0-1Black · 2026-03-08 · Round 1.224th Nancy Rapid 2026
- vs Lemonnier,RWon · 0-1Black · 2026-03-08 · Round 3.224th Nancy Rapid 2026
- vs Vatter,HWon · 0-1Black · 2026-03-08 · Round 5.224th Nancy Rapid 2026
- vs Ruet,MathisWon · 1-0White · 2026-03-08 · Round 2.224th Nancy Rapid 2026
- vs Ciarletta,UlysseWon · 0-1Black · 2026-03-07 · Round 5.124th Nancy Blitz 2026
FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 9eme Festival International de Perpignan Open A | Classical | 9 |
| 2026-10-18 | 9eme Festival International de Perpignan Rapide | Rapid | 8 |
| 2026-10-17 | 9eme Festival International de Perpignan Blitz | Blitz | 7½ |
| 2026-10-10 | SMM NLA 2026 round 8-9 | Classical | 1 |
| 2026-10-04 | Rapide Cote bleue - Martigues 4 Octobre 2026 | Rapid | 7½ |
| 2026-10-04 | 17e Festival de la Tour Blanche | Rapid | 7½ |
| 2026-09-27 | 25eme Rapide de Rentree ECV - Tournoi A (ouvert a toutes et a tous) | Rapid | 7 |
| 2026-09-20 | Rapide de Louhans-Chateaurenaud 2026 | Rapid | 7 |
| 2026-09-05 | 15. Grandprix de Monthey Standard | Classical | 3 |
| 2026-09-04 | 15. Grandprix de Monthey Rapid | Rapid | 3 |