GMChristian Bauer
- 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 rating history
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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 |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | 2021-01-09 | TCh-FRA Top 16 Philidor | PlayChess INT | 9 | Ezra Kirk | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 452 | 2021-01-09 | TCh-FRA Top 16 Philidor | PlayChess INT | 8 | Romain Bilquez | Christian Bauer | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 453 | 2021-01-09 | TCh-FRA Top 16 Philidor | PlayChess INT | 7 | Christian Bauer | Victor Stephan | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 454 | 2021-01-09 | TCh-FRA Top 16 Philidor | PlayChess INT | 6 | Jeremie Devallee | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 455 | 2021-01-09 | TCh-FRA Top 16 Philidor | PlayChess INT | 5 | Christian Bauer | Maxime Lagarde | 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 456 | 2021-01-09 | TCh-FRA Top 16 Philidor | PlayChess INT | 4 | Andre Meylan | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 60 | Open |
| 457 | 2021-01-09 | TCh-FRA Top 16 Philidor | PlayChess INT | 3 | Christian Bauer | Amir Bagheri | 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 458 | 2021-01-09 | TCh-FRA Top 16 Philidor | PlayChess INT | 2 | Pierre Villegas | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 459 | 2021-01-09 | TCh-FRA Top 16 Philidor | PlayChess INT | 1 | Christian Bauer | Igor Efimov | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 460 | 2021-01-09 | TCh-FRA Top 16 Philidor | PlayChess INT | 12 | Christian Bauer | Vianney Domenech | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 461 | 2021-01-09 | TCh-FRA Top 16 Philidor | PlayChess INT | 11 | Mathieu Ternault | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 462 | 2021-01-09 | TCh-FRA Top 16 Philidor | PlayChess INT | 10 | Christian Bauer | Thibault Fantinel | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 463 | 2020-11-28 | C'Chartres Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 9 | Tair Vahidov | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 17 | Open |
| 464 | 2020-11-28 | C'Chartres Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 8 | Christian Bauer | James Eden | 1-0 | 25 | Open |
| 465 | 2020-11-28 | C'Chartres Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 7 | Gata Kamsky | Christian Bauer | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 466 | 2020-11-28 | C'Chartres Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 6 | Christian Bauer | Tangi Migot | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 467 | 2020-11-28 | C'Chartres Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 5 | Timothe Razafindratsima | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 61 | Open |
| 468 | 2020-11-28 | C'Chartres Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 4 | Christian Bauer | Mahel Boyer | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 469 | 2020-11-28 | C'Chartres Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 3 | Harshavardhan G B | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 470 | 2020-11-28 | C'Chartres Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 2 | Christian Bauer | Mohammadreza Firouzja | 1-0 | 26 | Open |
| 471 | 2020-11-28 | C'Chartres Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 1 | Olivier Peschard | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 472 | 2020-11-28 | C'Chartres Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 11 | Baadur Jobava | Christian Bauer | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 473 | 2020-11-28 | C'Chartres Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 10 | Rauf Mamedov | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 474 | 2020-11-15 | Djerba Blitz Masters KO | Europe-Echecs INT | 1.3 | Christian Bauer | A.R. Saleh Salem | 0-1 | 23 | Open |
| 475 | 2020-11-15 | Djerba Blitz Masters KO | Europe-Echecs INT | 1.2 | A.R. Saleh Salem | Christian Bauer | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 476 | 2020-11-15 | Djerba Blitz Masters KO | Europe-Echecs INT | 1.1 | Christian Bauer | A.R. Saleh Salem | 1/2-1/2 | 26 | Open |
| 477 | 2020-11-14 | Djerba Blitz Masters 2020 | Europe-Echecs INT | 9 | Bassem Amin | Christian Bauer | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 478 | 2020-11-14 | Djerba Blitz Masters 2020 | Europe-Echecs INT | 8 | Christian Bauer | Gata Kamsky | 0-1 | 54 | Open |
| 479 | 2020-11-14 | Djerba Blitz Masters 2020 | Europe-Echecs INT | 7 | A.R. Saleh Salem | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 480 | 2020-11-14 | Djerba Blitz Masters 2020 | Europe-Echecs INT | 6 | Christian Bauer | Praggnanandhaa R | 1/2-1/2 | 39 | Open |
| 481 | 2020-11-14 | Djerba Blitz Masters 2020 | Europe-Echecs INT | 5 | Marco Materia | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 49 | Open |
| 482 | 2020-11-14 | Djerba Blitz Masters 2020 | Europe-Echecs INT | 4 | Christian Bauer | Bilel Bellahcene | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 483 | 2020-11-14 | Djerba Blitz Masters 2020 | Europe-Echecs INT | 3 | Christian Bauer | Timothe Razafindratsima | 1/2-1/2 | 84 | Open |
| 484 | 2020-11-14 | Djerba Blitz Masters 2020 | Europe-Echecs INT | 2 | Romain Edouard | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 79 | Open |
| 485 | 2020-11-14 | Djerba Blitz Masters 2020 | Europe-Echecs INT | 1 | Christian Bauer | MarcAndria Maurizzi | 1-0 | 108 | Open |
| 486 | 2020-11-14 | Djerba Blitz Masters 2020 | Europe-Echecs INT | 11 | Amir Zaibi | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 487 | 2020-11-14 | Djerba Blitz Masters 2020 | Europe-Echecs INT | 10 | Christian Bauer | Maxime Lagarde | 1/2-1/2 | 2 | Open |
| 488 | 2020-11-08 | Europe-Echecs Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 9 | Christian Bauer | Fy Antenaina Rakotomaharo | 1/2-1/2 | 69 | Open |
| 489 | 2020-11-08 | Europe-Echecs Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 8 | Ivan Valles Moreno | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 490 | 2020-11-08 | Europe-Echecs Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 7 | Christian Bauer | Evgeniya Doluhanova | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 491 | 2020-11-08 | Europe-Echecs Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 6 | Evan Cavailles | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 69 | Open |
| 492 | 2020-11-08 | Europe-Echecs Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 5 | Christian Bauer | Virginie Ludwiczak | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 493 | 2020-11-08 | Europe-Echecs Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 4 | Paul Saglier | Christian Bauer | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 494 | 2020-11-08 | Europe-Echecs Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 3 | Christian Bauer | Unidentified player | 1-0 | 21 | Open |
| 495 | 2020-11-08 | Europe-Echecs Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 2 | Mahel Boyer | Christian Bauer | 1-0 | 68 | Open |
| 496 | 2020-11-08 | Europe-Echecs Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 1 | Christian Bauer | Jacky Heranval | 1-0 | 29 | Open |
| 497 | 2020-11-08 | Europe-Echecs Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 11 | Christian Bauer | Rauf Mamedov | 0-1 | 60 | Open |
| 498 | 2020-11-08 | Europe-Echecs Blitz Open | Europe-Echecs INT | 10 | Artur Gabrielian | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 499 | 2020-07-29 | 53rd Biel C-HTO 2020 | Biel SUI | 9.1 | Christian Bauer | Bilel Bellahcene | 1/2-1/2 | 8 | Open |
| 500 | 2020-07-28 | 53rd Biel C-HTO 2020 | Biel SUI | 8.1 | Noah Fecker | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 28 | Open |