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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751 | 2018-07-13 | 5th ch-Francophonie Blitz | Cannes FRA | 3.1 | Christian Bauer | Stephane Bressac | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | Open |
| 752 | 2018-07-13 | 5th ch-Francophonie Blitz | Cannes FRA | 2.1 | Mahel Boyer | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 753 | 2018-07-13 | 5th ch-Francophonie Blitz | Cannes FRA | 11.3 | Christian Bauer | Julien Boursier | 1-0 | 20 | Open |
| 754 | 2018-07-13 | 5th ch-Francophonie Blitz | Cannes FRA | 10.2 | Manuel Apicella | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 72 | Open |
| 755 | 2018-07-13 | 5th ch-Francophonie Blitz | Cannes FRA | 1.1 | Christian Bauer | Julien Minet | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 756 | 2018-07-01 | TCh-SUI 2018 | Switzerland SUI | 5.1 | Christian Bauer | Noel Studer | 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 757 | 2018-06-10 | TCh-SUI 2018 | Switzerland SUI | 4.2 | Christian Bauer | Oleg Zujev | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 758 | 2018-05-21 | 12th BPB Limburg Open | Maastricht NED | 7.2 | Erwin L'Ami | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 9 | Open |
| 759 | 2018-05-21 | 12th BPB Limburg Open | Maastricht NED | 6.1 | Christian Bauer | Sipke Ernst | 1/2-1/2 | 70 | Open |
| 760 | 2018-05-20 | 12th BPB Limburg Open | Maastricht NED | 5.1 | Christian Bauer | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu | 1/2-1/2 | 10 | Open |
| 761 | 2018-05-20 | 12th BPB Limburg Open | Maastricht NED | 4.1 | Martin Villwock | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 762 | 2018-05-19 | 12th BPB Limburg Open | Maastricht NED | 3.1 | Herman Grooten | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 763 | 2018-05-19 | 12th BPB Limburg Open | Maastricht NED | 2.2 | Christian Bauer | Adrian-Marian Petrisor | 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 764 | 2018-05-18 | 12th BPB Limburg Open | Maastricht NED | 1.1 | Christian Bauer | Reinhold Mueller | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 765 | 2018-04-29 | TCh-SUI 2018 | Switzerland SUI | 3.2 | Sebastian Bogner | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 55 | Open |
| 766 | 2018-04-15 | TCh-SUI 2018 | Switzerland SUI | 2.1 | Guillaume Sermier | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 767 | 2018-04-14 | TCh-CAT GpA Final 2018 | Barcelona ESP | 4.1 | Andres Felipe Gallego Alcaraz | Christian Bauer | 1-0 | 59 | Open |
| 768 | 2018-04-07 | TCh-CAT GpA Final 2018 | Barcelona ESP | 3.1 | Christian Bauer | Daniel Alsina Leal | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 769 | 2018-04-02 | 1st Zurich Easter Op 2018 | Zurich SUI | 7.1 | Boris Chatalbashev | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 770 | 2018-04-01 | 1st Zurich Easter Op 2018 | Zurich SUI | 6.1 | Christian Bauer | Dejan Pikula | 1/2-1/2 | 24 | Open |
| 771 | 2018-04-01 | 1st Zurich Easter Op 2018 | Zurich SUI | 5.1 | Ognjen Cvitan | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 10 | Open |
| 772 | 2018-03-31 | 1st Zurich Easter Op 2018 | Zurich SUI | 4.1 | Christian Bauer | Aurelio Colmenares | 1-0 | 21 | Open |
| 773 | 2018-03-31 | 1st Zurich Easter Op 2018 | Zurich SUI | 3.1 | Branko Filipovic | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 774 | 2018-03-30 | 1st Zurich Easter Op 2018 | Zurich SUI | 2.1 | Christian Bauer | Dragan Rasovic | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 775 | 2018-03-30 | 1st Zurich Easter Op 2018 | Zurich SUI | 1.1 | Sasko Ristevski | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 776 | 2018-03-25 | TCh-SUI 2018 | Switzerland SUI | 1.1 | Christian Bauer | Michael Prusikin | 1/2-1/2 | 53 | Open |
| 777 | 2018-03-11 | TCh-BEL 2017-18 | Belgium BEL | 8.2 | Christian Bauer | Imre Jr. Hera | 1/2-1/2 | 22 | Open |
| 778 | 2018-03-10 | 34th Cappelle Open 2018 | Cappelle la Grande FRA | 9.1 | Christian Bauer | Gukesh D | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 779 | 2018-03-09 | 34th Cappelle Open 2018 | Cappelle la Grande FRA | 8.1 | Jules Moussard | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 780 | 2018-03-08 | 34th Cappelle Open 2018 | Cappelle la Grande FRA | 7.2 | Christian Bauer | Zeyu Xiang | 1-0 | 71 | Open |
| 781 | 2018-03-07 | 34th Cappelle Open 2018 | Cappelle la Grande FRA | 6.1 | Marcin Krzyzanowski | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 782 | 2018-03-06 | 34th Cappelle Open 2018 | Cappelle la Grande FRA | 5.1 | Christian Bauer | Jaime Santos Latasa | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 783 | 2018-03-05 | 34th Cappelle Open 2018 | Cappelle la Grande FRA | 4.1 | Qilin Bao | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 48 | Open |
| 784 | 2018-03-05 | 34th Cappelle Open 2018 | Cappelle la Grande FRA | 3.1 | Christian Bauer | Mateusz Paszewski | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 785 | 2018-03-04 | 34th Cappelle Open 2018 | Cappelle la Grande FRA | 2.1 | Siem Van Dael | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 786 | 2018-03-03 | 34th Cappelle Open 2018 | Cappelle la Grande FRA | 1.1 | Christian Bauer | Benjamin Defromont | 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 787 | 2018-02-25 | TCh-BEL 2017-18 | Belgium BEL | 7.1 | Christian Bauer | Benjamin Bok | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 788 | 2018-02-24 | TCh-CAT Gp1 2018 | Barcelona ESP | 6.1 | Jonathan Cruz | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 26 | Open |
| 789 | 2018-02-17 | TCh-CAT Gp1 2018 | Barcelona ESP | 5.1 | Mircea-Emilian Parligras | Christian Bauer | 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 790 | 2018-02-04 | TCh-BEL 2017-18 | Belgium BEL | 6.1 | Thomas Beerdsen | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 54 | Open |
| 791 | 2017-12-30 | 41st Zurich Christmas | Zurich SUI | 7.1 | Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 10 | Open |
| 792 | 2017-12-29 | 41st Zurich Christmas | Zurich SUI | 6.3 | Christian Bauer | Dejan Pikula | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 793 | 2017-12-29 | 41st Zurich Christmas | Zurich SUI | 5.2 | Vladimir Burmakin | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 18 | Open |
| 794 | 2017-12-28 | 41st Zurich Christmas | Zurich SUI | 4.3 | Christian Bauer | Vladislav V Vorotnikov | 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 795 | 2017-12-27 | 41st Zurich Christmas | Zurich SUI | 3.2 | Ognjen Cvitan | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 15 | Open |
| 796 | 2017-12-27 | 41st Zurich Christmas | Zurich SUI | 2.2 | Christian Bauer | Codrut-Constantin Florescu | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 797 | 2017-12-26 | 41st Zurich Christmas | Zurich SUI | 1.2 | Roland Levrand | Christian Bauer | 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 798 | 2017-12-21 | Dr Geza Hetenyi Mem GM | Budapest HUN | 9.3 | Aleksandar Indjic | Christian Bauer | 1/2-1/2 | 48 | Open |
| 799 | 2017-12-20 | Dr Geza Hetenyi Mem GM | Budapest HUN | 8.4 | Christian Bauer | Robert Markus | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 800 | 2017-12-19 | Dr Geza Hetenyi Mem GM | Budapest HUN | 7.3 | Tamas Banusz | Christian Bauer | 1-0 | 49 | Open |