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: 2026-11-10 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | 2018-12-27 | 42nd Zurich Christmas | Zurich SUI | 3.1 | Tuan Minh Le | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 42 | Open |
| 702 | 2018-12-27 | 42nd Zurich Christmas | Zurich SUI | 2.1 | Christian Bauer | Pierre Laurent-Paoli | 1-0 | 71 | Open |
| 703 | 2018-12-26 | 42nd Zurich Christmas | Zurich SUI | 1.1 | Lena Georgescu | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 69 | Open |
| 704 | 2018-10-28 | TCh-SUI 2018 | Switzerland SUI | 9.1 | Pentala Harikrishna | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 97 | Open |
| 705 | 2018-10-27 | TCh-SUI 2018 | Switzerland SUI | 8.2 | Andreas Heimann | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 706 | 2018-10-18 | 34th ECC Open 2018 | Porto Carras GRE | 7.11 | Ivan Ivanisevic | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 707 | 2018-10-17 | 34th ECC Open 2018 | Porto Carras GRE | 6.12 | Christian Bauer | Mads Andersen | 1/2-1/2 | 51 | Open |
| 708 | 2018-10-16 | 34th ECC Open 2018 | Porto Carras GRE | 5.4 | Peter Svidler | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 709 | 2018-10-15 | 34th ECC Open 2018 | Porto Carras GRE | 4.1 | Christian Bauer | David Gorodetzky | 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 710 | 2018-10-14 | 34th ECC Open 2018 | Porto Carras GRE | 3.11 | Daniel Alsina Leal | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 50 | Open |
| 711 | 2018-10-13 | 34th ECC Open 2018 | Porto Carras GRE | 2.13 | Christian Bauer | Gudmundur Kjartansson | 1/2-1/2 | 45 | Open |
| 712 | 2018-10-12 | 34th ECC Open 2018 | Porto Carras GRE | 1.2 | Sami Salihu | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 713 | 2018-10-05 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 11.2 | Nikita Vitiugov | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 714 | 2018-10-03 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 9.4 | Christian Bauer | Rasmus Svane | 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 715 | 2018-10-02 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 8.6 | Anton Korobov | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 54 | Open |
| 716 | 2018-10-01 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 7.8 | Christian Bauer | Ferenc Berkes | 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 717 | 2018-09-28 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 5.2 | Jacek Tomczak | Christian Bauer | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 718 | 2018-09-27 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 4.1 | Christian Bauer | Anh Khoi Nguyen | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 719 | 2018-09-26 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 3.1 | Saad Belouadah | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 720 | 2018-09-25 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 2.3 | Christian Bauer | Luis Ernesto Rodi | 1-0 | 29 | Open |
| 721 | 2018-09-24 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | Batumi GEO | 1.6 | Khalil Al-Subaihi | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 26 | Open |
| 722 | 2018-09-09 | TCh-SUI 2018 | Switzerland SUI | 7.1 | Christian Bauer | Yuriy Kryvoruchko | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 723 | 2018-09-08 | TCh-SUI 2018 | Switzerland SUI | 6.2 | Christian Bauer | Noah Fecker | 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 724 | 2018-08-26 | 93rd ch-FRA 2018 | Nimes FRA | 9.3 | Christian Bauer | Romain Edouard | 1/2-1/2 | 16 | Open |
| 725 | 2018-08-25 | 93rd ch-FRA 2018 | Nimes FRA | 8.3 | Laurent Fressinet | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 54 | Open |
| 726 | 2018-08-24 | 93rd ch-FRA 2018 | Nimes FRA | 7.3 | Christian Bauer | Etienne Bacrot | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 727 | 2018-08-23 | 93rd ch-FRA 2018 | Nimes FRA | 6.1 | Yannick Gozzoli | Christian Bauer | 1-0 | 70 | Open |
| 728 | 2018-08-22 | 93rd ch-FRA 2018 | Nimes FRA | 5.4 | Christian Bauer | Matthieu Cornette | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 729 | 2018-08-21 | 93rd ch-FRA 2018 | Nimes FRA | 4.1 | Tigran Gharamian | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 27 | Open |
| 730 | 2018-08-20 | 93rd ch-FRA 2018 | Nimes FRA | 3.3 | Christian Bauer | Jean-Pierre Le Roux | 1/2-1/2 | 79 | Open |
| 731 | 2018-08-19 | 93rd ch-FRA 2018 | Nimes FRA | 2.4 | Sebastien Maze | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 39 | Open |
| 732 | 2018-08-18 | 93rd ch-FRA 2018 | Nimes FRA | 1.4 | Quentin Loiseau | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 54 | Open |
| 733 | 2018-07-15 | 5th ch-Francophonie Rapid | Cannes FRA | 9.3 | Christian Bauer | Richard Pile | 1-0 | 24 | Open |
| 734 | 2018-07-15 | 5th ch-Francophonie Rapid | Cannes FRA | 8.1 | Maxime Lagarde | Christian Bauer | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 735 | 2018-07-15 | 5th ch-Francophonie Rapid | Cannes FRA | 13.2 | Franck Gertosio | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 9 | Open |
| 736 | 2018-07-15 | 5th ch-Francophonie Rapid | Cannes FRA | 12.3 | Clement Rabineau | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 737 | 2018-07-15 | 5th ch-Francophonie Rapid | Cannes FRA | 11.2 | Christian Bauer | Igor Efimov | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | Open |
| 738 | 2018-07-15 | 5th ch-Francophonie Rapid | Cannes FRA | 10.2 | 14500205 | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 28 | Open |
| 739 | 2018-07-14 | 5th ch-Francophonie Rapid | Cannes FRA | 7.2 | Christian Bauer | Manuel Apicella | 1-0 | 17 | Open |
| 740 | 2018-07-14 | 5th ch-Francophonie Rapid | Cannes FRA | 6.3 | Christopher Debray | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 741 | 2018-07-14 | 5th ch-Francophonie Rapid | Cannes FRA | 5.4 | Christian Bauer | Bjorn Ansner | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 742 | 2018-07-14 | 5th ch-Francophonie Rapid | Cannes FRA | 4.3 | Gary Giroyan | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 73 | Open |
| 743 | 2018-07-14 | 5th ch-Francophonie Rapid | Cannes FRA | 3.1 | Christian Bauer | Jean-Luc Chabanon | 1/2-1/2 | 53 | Open |
| 744 | 2018-07-14 | 5th ch-Francophonie Rapid | Cannes FRA | 2.1 | Julien Boursier | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 745 | 2018-07-14 | 5th ch-Francophonie Rapid | Cannes FRA | 1.1 | Christian Bauer | Jean-Michel Rapaire | 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 746 | 2018-07-13 | 5th ch-Francophonie Blitz | Cannes FRA | 8.2 | Gary Giroyan | Christian Bauer | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 747 | 2018-07-13 | 5th ch-Francophonie Blitz | Cannes FRA | 7.2 | Christian Bauer | Said Brih | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 748 | 2018-07-13 | 5th ch-Francophonie Blitz | Cannes FRA | 6.1 | Maxime Lagarde | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 102 | Open |
| 749 | 2018-07-13 | 5th ch-Francophonie Blitz | Cannes FRA | 5.2 | Christian Bauer | 14500205 | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 750 | 2018-07-13 | 5th ch-Francophonie Blitz | Cannes FRA | 4.3 | Flavio Perez | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 43 | Open |