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Bichsel, Walter



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Title:	FM
Years:	1974-2024
Number of games:	169
Number of wins:	50
Number of draws:	63
Number of losses:	56
White score:	47/87 (54.02% - Average Elo: 2354.65)
Black score:	34½/82 (42.07% - Average Elo: 2355.67)

Rating progression

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Black wins
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Top wins

Bichsel, Walter (2334) - Schneider, Alexander (2522), Bad Zwesten op 8th, Bad Zwesten (B52) - 2004

Bichsel, Walter (2305) - Zueger, Beat (2470), SUI-chT, Switzerland (C14) - 1995

Bichsel, Walter (2290) - Cramling, Dan (2420), Winterthur, Winterthur (B50) - 1986

Huss, Andreas (2380) - Bichsel, Walter (2326), SUI-chT, Switzerland (D85) - 1999

Milosevic, Goran (2365) - Bichsel, Walter (2310), SUI-chT, Switzerland (B70) - 1998

Sutter, Oliver (2321) - Bichsel, Walter (2360), SUI-chT, Switzerland (D96) - 2001

Bichsel, Walter - ? (77)

Preissmann, Emmanuel (2½/3)

Cramling, Dan (2/2)

Kaenel, Hansjuerg (0/2)

Lobron, Eric (½/2)

Mortensen, Erling (1½/2)

Szekely, Peter (1/2)

Toth, Bela (½/2)

Van der Sterren, Paul (½/2)

Weindl, Alfred (½/2)

Adler, Joel Arturo Manuel (0/1)

Al Ashwal, Taher (1/1)

Antognini, Francesco (½/1)

Azzopardi, Charles (1/1)

Baramidze, David (½/1)

Bellmann, Rambert (1/1)

Bhend, Edwin (½/1)

Bonfa, Ileano (½/1)

Cordes, Hans Joerg (1/1)

Costa, Jean Luc (0/1)

Cunningham, Phil (1/1)

De Lange, Daan (½/1)

Djuric, Stefan (1/1)

Duer, Arne (1/1)

Ekstroem, Roland (0/1)

Franzoni, Giancarlo (½/1)

Fritsch, Rolf (0/1)

Gallagher, Joseph G (0/1)

Gobet, Fernand (½/1)

Good, Daniel (1/1)

Goormachtigh, Johan (½/1)

Gruenfeld, Yehuda (0/1)

Hammer, Peter (½/1)

Hartmann, Wolfgang (½/1)

Hellmayr, Alois (1/1)

Hochstrasser, Michael (0/1)

Hort, Vlastimil (0/1)

Kelecevic, Nedeljko (½/1)

Kinlay, Jonathan (1/1)

Kirsch, Gerard (1/1)

Klauser, Markus (½/1)

Kosakowski, Jakub (0/1)

Kuligowski, Adam (0/1)

Kurajica, Bojan (½/1)

Landenbergue, Claude (½/1)

Larsen, Ernst (½/1)

Lehmann, Andreas (½/1)

Lematschko, Tatjana (½/1)

Levacic, Damir (½/1)

Markiewicz, Jerzy (1/1)

Maya, Hermes (½/1)

Meinsohn, Pierre (½/1)

Moor, Olivier (½/1)

Morrison, Robert (½/1)

Motwani, Paul (1/1)

Neuenschwander, Beat (½/1)

Nunn, John DM (0/1)

Ostermeyer, Peter (½/1)

Partos, Charles (0/1)

Rieke, Theo (1/1)

Salonen, Jyrki (1/1)

Salvetti, Alec (1/1)

Sanz Alonso, Francisco Javier (½/1)

Schild, Christophe (1/1)

Schneider, Alexander (1/1)

Schussler, Harry (1/1)

Stean, Michael F (0/1)

Summermatter, Daniel (1/1)

Tarascio, Giuseppe (0/1)

Trepp, Markus (½/1)

Varasdy, Imre (½/1)

Wildi, Marcel (½/1)

Zelba, Maurizio (1/1)

Zueger, Beat (1/1)

? - Bichsel, Walter (72)

Vogt, Lothar (0/3)

Huss, Andreas (1½/2)

Kaenel, Hansjuerg (1½/2)

Nemet, Ivan (0/2)

Podzielny, Karl Heinz (0/2)

Reust, Josef (1/2)

Trepp, Markus (1/2)

Wirthensohn, Heinz (½/2)

Zueger, Beat (½/2)

Ammann, Philipp (½/1)

Barlov, Dragan (½/1)

Bastian, Herbert (½/1)

Bauer, Christian (0/1)

Bergstrom, Christer (0/1)

Bleiman, Yaacov (0/1)

Borkowski, Franciszek (0/1)

Charpentier Morales, William (1/1)

Cuartas, Carlos Enrique (½/1)

Cunningham, Phil (0/1)

De Francisco Sanabria, Carlos (1/1)

De Lange, Job (½/1)

Dieks, Roy G (1/1)

Domont, Alexandre (½/1)

Doucet, Christian (½/1)

Ekstroem, Roland (0/1)

Ernst, Rolf (1/1)

Feustel, Bernd (1/1)

Franzoni, Giancarlo (0/1)

Gerber, Richard (½/1)

Greenfeld, Alon (1/1)

Gruenfeld, Yehuda (½/1)

Ivanov, Mikhail M (0/1)

Juarez Flores, Jorge Guillermo (½/1)

Jurkovic, Ante (1/1)

Kappeler, Kaspar (½/1)

Kempinski, Robert (0/1)

Klauser, Markus (0/1)

Knickel, Aaron (1/1)

Knudsen, Ole Scott (1/1)

Kuhn, Gerhard (1/1)

Landenbergue, Claude (0/1)

Lematschko, Tatjana (0/1)

Liberzon, Vladimir Mikhailovi (0/1)

Littlewood, Paul E (0/1)

Meduna, Eduard (½/1)

Milosevic, Goran (1/1)

Monnard, Laurent (1/1)

Muir, Andrew Joseph (1/1)

Nikolaiczuk, Lothar (1/1)

Ochoa de Echaguen, Francisco Javier (½/1)

Pahud, Cedric (0/1)

Panchenko, Alexander N (0/1)

Pelletier, Yannick (0/1)

Peters, Paul (0/1)

Petkidis, Anthony (0/1)

Pils, Walter (½/1)

Rhodin, Christian (1/1)

Roth, Peter (0/1)

Scheipl, Ralf (0/1)

Schneider, Lars Ake (1/1)

Sedina, Elena (0/1)

Sellos, Didier (1/1)

Sokolov, Andrei (½/1)

Staechelin, Ruedi (½/1)

Stean, Michael F (0/1)

Stertenbrink, Guenter (½/1)

Sutter, Oliver (1/1)

Swic, Waldemar (½/1)

Taulbut, Shaun M (½/1)

Uhlmann, Felix (1/1)

Van der Sterren, Paul (0/1)

Wittmann, Walter (0/1)

Openings played as White (38)

B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo: 2317.25
Result: 5½/9 = 61.11%

B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo: 2417
Result: 4/7 = 57.14%

B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo: 2414
Result: 3/6 = 50%

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 2144.67
Result: 4/5 = 80%

B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo: 2435
Result: 2/4 = 50%

Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 2355
Result: 1½/4 = 37.5%

B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2372.25
Result: 1½/4 = 37.5%

B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo: 2313.67
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2380
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 2348.33
Result: 2½/3 = 83.33%

B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo: 2490
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2241.67
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo: 2400
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo: 2462.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

C14 French, Classical (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7)
Average Elo: 2285.5
Result: 2/2 = 100%

C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 2/2 = 100%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 2/2 = 100%

C60 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/2 = 25%

C06 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.O-O)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C80 Ruy Lopez, Open (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo: 2485
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo: 2405
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2335
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo: 2445
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2360
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2315
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo: 2325
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Bxc6 dxc6)
Average Elo: 2310
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B18 Caro-Kann, Classical (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)
Average Elo: 2405
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C16 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5)
Average Elo: 2332
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.d4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B97 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2400
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

Openings played as Black (47)

Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 2362.5
Result: 5/10 = 50%

B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6)
Average Elo: 2309
Result: 4/6 = 66.67%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 2383.5
Result: 1/5 = 20%

D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo: 2346.6
Result: 2/5 = 40%

A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo: 2291.67
Result: 1½/4 = 37.5%

B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O)
Average Elo: 2440
Result: ½/3 = 16.67%

A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2402.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo: 2300
Result: 2/2 = 100%

B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f4)
Average Elo: 2425
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O)
Average Elo: 2385
Result: ½/2 = 25%

B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4)
Average Elo: 2372.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo: 2495.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

D90 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2501.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo: 2255
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo: 2305
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A15 English (1.c4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2335
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo: 2220
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A55 Old Indian, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.e4)
Average Elo: 2415
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 2220
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 2335
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo: 2305
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 2175
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B37 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7)
Average Elo: 2435
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 2488
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo: 2374
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B72 Sicilian, Dragon (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 2245
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O O-O 9.Nb3)
Average Elo: 1894
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.O-O-O)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2370
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D53 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D86 Grunfeld, Exchange (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D87 Grunfeld, Exchange (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Ne2 c5)
Average Elo: 2415
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2445
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3)
Average Elo: 2321
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4 Bg4 8.Be3)
Average Elo: 2460
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2)
Average Elo: 2561
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E72 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%