GMChristian Bauer

FRA Born 1977 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

2558

Classical

Published FIDE

2599

Rapid

Published FIDE

2593

Blitz

Published 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

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Rating history

FIDE rating history

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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
851 2017-04-14 Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017 Zurich SUI 3.7 Christian Bauer Haik M. Martirosyan 1-0 57 Open
852 2017-04-14 Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017 Zurich SUI 2.9 Norbert Friedrich Christian Bauer 0-1 48 Open
853 2017-04-13 Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017 Zurich SUI 1.1 Christian Bauer Martin Stehli 1-0 32 Open
854 2017-04-09 TCh-SUI 2017 Switzerland SUI 2.1 Yuriy Kryvoruchko Christian Bauer 1/2-1/2 31 Open
855 2017-03-19 TCh-SUI 2017 Switzerland SUI 1.1 Christian Bauer Renzo Mantovani 1-0 41 Open
856 2017-03-05 4NCL 2016-17 Telford ENG 8.21 Christian Bauer Jon S Speelman 1-0 28 Open
857 2017-03-04 4NCL 2016-17 Telford ENG 7.41 Christian Bauer Daniel W Gormally 1-0 42 Open
858 2017-02-19 Bundesliga 2016-17 Munich GER 8.2 Christian Bauer Stefan Kindermann 1/2-1/2 47 Open
859 2017-02-18 Bundesliga 2016-17 Munich GER 7.2 Michael Fedorovsky Christian Bauer 1/2-1/2 37 Open
860 2017-02-12 4NCL 2016-17 Reading ENG 6.31 Katarzyna Toma Christian Bauer 0-1 24 Open
861 2017-02-11 4NCL 2016-17 Reading ENG 5.21 Christian Bauer Matthew J Turner 1/2-1/2 69 Open
862 2017-01-15 4NCL 2016-17 Northampton ENG 4.31 Hendrik Hoffmann Christian Bauer 0-1 60 Open
863 2017-01-14 4NCL 2016-17 Northampton ENG 3.11 Christian Bauer David W L Howell 1/2-1/2 33 Open
864 2017-01-08 Basel Masters 2017 Basel SUI 9.2 Christian Bauer Alexander Donchenko 1-0 44 Open
865 2017-01-07 Basel Masters 2017 Basel SUI 8.1 Eltaj Safarli Christian Bauer 1-0 43 Open
866 2017-01-07 Basel Masters 2017 Basel SUI 7.2 Christian Bauer Rasmus Svane 1-0 45 Open
867 2017-01-06 Basel Masters 2017 Basel SUI 6.2 Christian Bauer Jan-Christian Schroeder 1-0 76 Open
868 2017-01-05 Basel Masters 2017 Basel SUI 5.5 Robby Kevlishvili Christian Bauer 0-1 24 Open
869 2017-01-04 Basel Masters 2017 Basel SUI 4.1 Christian Bauer Qilin Bao 1-0 68 Open
870 2017-01-03 Basel Masters 2017 Basel SUI 3.8 Max Warmerdam Christian Bauer 1/2-1/2 58 Open
871 2017-01-03 Basel Masters 2017 Basel SUI 2.21 Christian Bauer Klaus Braeunlin 1-0 42 Open
872 2017-01-02 Basel Masters 2017 Basel SUI 1.2 Bodda Pratyusha Christian Bauer 1/2-1/2 82 Open
873 2016-12-30 40th Zurich Christmas Zurich SUI 7.4 Christian Bauer Jan-Christian Schroeder 1-0 40 Open
874 2016-12-29 40th Zurich Christmas Zurich SUI 6.7 Noel Studer Christian Bauer 0-1 48 Open
875 2016-12-28 40th Zurich Christmas Zurich SUI 4.4 Jean-Luc Chabanon Christian Bauer 0-1 47 Open
876 2016-12-27 40th Zurich Christmas Zurich SUI 3.8 Christian Bauer Giulio Borgo 1-0 25 Open
877 2016-12-27 40th Zurich Christmas Zurich SUI 2.3 Vugar Asadli Christian Bauer 1/2-1/2 25 Open
878 2016-12-26 40th Zurich Christmas Zurich SUI 1.4 Christian Bauer Patrick Hugentobler 1-0 22 Open
879 2016-11-12 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 7.7 Christian Bauer Arthur Pijpers 1/2-1/2 52 Open
880 2016-11-11 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 6.8 Vladimir Hamitevici Christian Bauer 1/2-1/2 41 Open
881 2016-11-10 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 5.8 Christian Bauer Michael Roiz 1/2-1/2 30 Open
882 2016-11-09 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 4.5 Ognjen Cvitan Christian Bauer 1/2-1/2 26 Open
883 2016-11-08 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 3.3 Christian Bauer Francisco Vallejo Pons 1/2-1/2 35 Open
884 2016-11-07 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 2.11 Miguoel Admiraal Christian Bauer 0-1 27 Open
885 2016-11-06 32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB 1.15 Christian Bauer Daniel Semcesen 1-0 36 Open
886 2016-10-09 TCh-SUI 2016 Switzerland SUI 9.1 Christian Bauer Romain Edouard 1/2-1/2 52 Open
887 2016-10-08 TCh-SUI 2016 Switzerland SUI 8.1 Martin Kraemer Christian Bauer 0-1 40 Open
888 2016-09-13 42nd Olympiad 2016 Baku AZE 11.9 Vojtech Plat Christian Bauer 1/2-1/2 70 Open
889 2016-09-11 42nd Olympiad 2016 Baku AZE 9.13 Aleksej Aleksandrov Christian Bauer 1/2-1/2 40 Open
890 2016-09-10 42nd Olympiad 2016 Baku AZE 8.2 Daniel Fridman Christian Bauer 1/2-1/2 45 Open
891 2016-09-09 42nd Olympiad 2016 Baku AZE 7.17 Christian Bauer Valentin Dragnev 1/2-1/2 71 Open
892 2016-09-06 42nd Olympiad 2016 Baku AZE 5.13 Christian Bauer Zenon Franco Ocampos 1/2-1/2 57 Open
893 2016-09-05 42nd Olympiad 2016 Baku AZE 4.9 Christian Bauer Athanasios Mastrovasilis 1/2-1/2 85 Open
894 2016-09-04 42nd Olympiad 2016 Baku AZE 3.11 Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez Christian Bauer 1/2-1/2 50 Open
895 2016-09-03 42nd Olympiad 2016 Baku AZE 2.8 Christian Bauer Colm Daly 1-0 29 Open
896 2016-09-02 42nd Olympiad 2016 Baku AZE 1.7 David Emanuel Giron Chavez Christian Bauer 0-1 53 Open
897 2016-08-28 TCh-SUI 2016 Switzerland SUI 7.1 Christian Bauer Olivier Renet 1-0 32 Open
898 2016-08-27 TCh-SUI 2016 Switzerland SUI 6.1 Frank Zeller Christian Bauer 0-1 60 Open
899 2016-08-21 91st ch-FRA 2016 Agen FRA 9.3 Matthieu Cornette Christian Bauer 1-0 35 Open
900 2016-08-20 91st ch-FRA 2016 Agen FRA 8.1 Christian Bauer Romain Edouard 1/2-1/2 50 Open
  1. vs Haik M. MartirosyanWon · 1-0White · 2017-04-14 · Round 3.7Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017
  2. vs Norbert FriedrichWon · 0-1Black · 2017-04-14 · Round 2.9Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017
  3. vs Martin StehliWon · 1-0White · 2017-04-13 · Round 1.1Zurich Korchnoi Open 2017
  4. vs Yuriy KryvoruchkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-04-09 · Round 2.1TCh-SUI 2017
  5. vs Renzo MantovaniWon · 1-0White · 2017-03-19 · Round 1.1TCh-SUI 2017
  6. vs Jon S SpeelmanWon · 1-0White · 2017-03-05 · Round 8.214NCL 2016-17
  7. vs Daniel W GormallyWon · 1-0White · 2017-03-04 · Round 7.414NCL 2016-17
  8. vs Stefan KindermannDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-19 · Round 8.2Bundesliga 2016-17
  9. vs Michael FedorovskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-02-18 · Round 7.2Bundesliga 2016-17
  10. vs Katarzyna TomaWon · 0-1Black · 2017-02-12 · Round 6.314NCL 2016-17
  11. vs Matthew J TurnerDraw · ½–½White · 2017-02-11 · Round 5.214NCL 2016-17
  12. vs Hendrik HoffmannWon · 0-1Black · 2017-01-15 · Round 4.314NCL 2016-17
  13. vs David W L HowellDraw · ½–½White · 2017-01-14 · Round 3.114NCL 2016-17
  14. vs Alexander DonchenkoWon · 1-0White · 2017-01-08 · Round 9.2Basel Masters 2017
  15. vs Eltaj SafarliLost · 1-0Black · 2017-01-07 · Round 8.1Basel Masters 2017
  16. vs Rasmus SvaneWon · 1-0White · 2017-01-07 · Round 7.2Basel Masters 2017
  17. vs Jan-Christian SchroederWon · 1-0White · 2017-01-06 · Round 6.2Basel Masters 2017
  18. vs Robby KevlishviliWon · 0-1Black · 2017-01-05 · Round 5.5Basel Masters 2017
  19. vs Qilin BaoWon · 1-0White · 2017-01-04 · Round 4.1Basel Masters 2017
  20. vs Max WarmerdamDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-01-03 · Round 3.8Basel Masters 2017
  21. vs Klaus BraeunlinWon · 1-0White · 2017-01-03 · Round 2.21Basel Masters 2017
  22. vs Bodda PratyushaDraw · ½–½Black · 2017-01-02 · Round 1.2Basel Masters 2017
  23. vs Jan-Christian SchroederWon · 1-0White · 2016-12-30 · Round 7.440th Zurich Christmas
  24. vs Noel StuderWon · 0-1Black · 2016-12-29 · Round 6.740th Zurich Christmas
  25. vs Jean-Luc ChabanonWon · 0-1Black · 2016-12-28 · Round 4.440th Zurich Christmas
  26. vs Giulio BorgoWon · 1-0White · 2016-12-27 · Round 3.840th Zurich Christmas
  27. vs Vugar AsadliDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-12-27 · Round 2.340th Zurich Christmas
  28. vs Patrick HugentoblerWon · 1-0White · 2016-12-26 · Round 1.440th Zurich Christmas
  29. vs Arthur PijpersDraw · ½–½White · 2016-11-12 · Round 7.732nd ECC Open 2016
  30. vs Vladimir HamiteviciDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-11-11 · Round 6.832nd ECC Open 2016
  31. vs Michael RoizDraw · ½–½White · 2016-11-10 · Round 5.832nd ECC Open 2016
  32. vs Ognjen CvitanDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-11-09 · Round 4.532nd ECC Open 2016
  33. vs Francisco Vallejo PonsDraw · ½–½White · 2016-11-08 · Round 3.332nd ECC Open 2016
  34. vs Miguoel AdmiraalWon · 0-1Black · 2016-11-07 · Round 2.1132nd ECC Open 2016
  35. vs Daniel SemcesenWon · 1-0White · 2016-11-06 · Round 1.1532nd ECC Open 2016
  36. vs Romain EdouardDraw · ½–½White · 2016-10-09 · Round 9.1TCh-SUI 2016
  37. vs Martin KraemerWon · 0-1Black · 2016-10-08 · Round 8.1TCh-SUI 2016
  38. vs Vojtech PlatDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-09-13 · Round 11.942nd Olympiad 2016
  39. vs Aleksej AleksandrovDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-09-11 · Round 9.1342nd Olympiad 2016
  40. vs Daniel FridmanDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-09-10 · Round 8.242nd Olympiad 2016
  41. vs Valentin DragnevDraw · ½–½White · 2016-09-09 · Round 7.1742nd Olympiad 2016
  42. vs Zenon Franco OcamposDraw · ½–½White · 2016-09-06 · Round 5.1342nd Olympiad 2016
  43. vs Athanasios MastrovasilisDraw · ½–½White · 2016-09-05 · Round 4.942nd Olympiad 2016
  44. vs Jose Carlos Ibarra JerezDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-09-04 · Round 3.1142nd Olympiad 2016
  45. vs Colm DalyWon · 1-0White · 2016-09-03 · Round 2.842nd Olympiad 2016
  46. vs David Emanuel Giron ChavezWon · 0-1Black · 2016-09-02 · Round 1.742nd Olympiad 2016
  47. vs Olivier RenetWon · 1-0White · 2016-08-28 · Round 7.1TCh-SUI 2016
  48. vs Frank ZellerWon · 0-1Black · 2016-08-27 · Round 6.1TCh-SUI 2016
  49. vs Matthieu CornetteLost · 1-0Black · 2016-08-21 · Round 9.391st ch-FRA 2016
  50. vs Romain EdouardDraw · ½–½White · 2016-08-20 · Round 8.191st ch-FRA 2016

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