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GermanyGER
ID: 4634799

Markus Balduan

FIDE ratings

2,215Classical
2,315Rapid
2,280Blitz

Performance

50 games
16% Win
48% Draw
36% Loss

Markus Balduan's playing style

Overall score:40%8W 24D 18L over 50 games
Best with 1.c4 as White:50%in 26 games
Steady recent form:35%0W 14D 6L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:48%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation has the largest White sample, with 10 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
40%
60%
10g
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation
100%
2g
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System
100%
2g

Repertoire

30 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

30 games in this line · White to move

Results for Balduan, Markus as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
20%
60%
20%
Move
26 · 87%
23%
54%
23%
4 · 13%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Mar 1, 2026
OTB - TWIC
FMGoossens, Wim(2358)
L—
Mar 1, 2026
OTB - TWIC
FMGoossens, Wim(2358)
L—
Nov 23, 2025
OTB - TWIC
IMVerstraeten, Rein(2342)
D—
Nov 23, 2025
OTB - TWIC
IMVerstraeten, Rein(2342)
D—
Sep 28, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Ismail, Tamer(2219)
D—
Sep 28, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Ismail, Tamer(2219)
D—
Apr 27, 2025
OTB - TWIC
FMLenaerts, Lennert(2316)
D—
Apr 27, 2025
OTB - TWIC
FMLenaerts, Lennert(2316)
D—
Nov 17, 2024
OTB - TWIC
Vantorre, Nils(2085)
L—
Nov 17, 2024
OTB - TWIC
Vantorre, Nils(2093)
L—

Research Markus Balduan’s games and opening repertoire

FM Markus Balduan is rated 2215 in standard, 2315 in rapid, 2280 in blitz by FIDE. Markus Balduan plays for Germany.

Markus Balduan has FIDE ID 4634799.

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