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ID: 1528408

Knut Steinar Bu

FIDE ratings

1,590Classical
1,568Rapid

Performance

50 games
24% Win
26% Draw
50% Loss

Knut Steinar Bu's playing style

Overall score:37%12W 13D 25L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:28%in 20 games
Out of form:13%0W 5D 15L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, French Defense: Advance Variation has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

French Defense: Advance Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Löwenthal Variation
100%
2g
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Nimzo-American Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Indian Defense: Normal Variation has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Indian Defense: Normal Variation
50%
50%
4g
King's Indian Attack, with e6
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System
100%
2g
Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

23 games in this line · White to move

Results for Bu, Knut Steinar as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
22%
30%
48%
Move
20 · 87%
10%
35%
55%
2 · 9%
100%
1 · 4%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jul 4, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Mottang, Harald(1696)
D—
Jun 28, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Kristoffersen, Svenn(1714)
D—
Jun 28, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Instanes, Bjorn(1642)
L—
Jun 28, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Kringstad, Svein Erik(1467)
D—
Feb 4, 2024
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Engelsen, Teodor Tennfjord(1889)
L—
Feb 4, 2024
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Engelsen, Teodor Tennfjord(1889)
L—
Feb 3, 2024
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Hjertenes, Oystein(1878)
L—
Feb 3, 2024
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Hjertenes, Øystein(1878)
L—
Dec 2, 2023
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Bolstad, Henning(1856)
D—
Dec 2, 2023
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Bolstad, Henning(1856)
D—

Research Knut Steinar Bu’s games and opening repertoire

Knut Steinar Bu is rated 1590 in standard, 1568 in rapid by FIDE. Knut Steinar Bu plays for Norway.

Knut Steinar Bu has FIDE ID 1528408.

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