FM
SwitzerlandSUI
ID: 1308491

Michael Bucher

FIDE ratings

2,151Classical

Performance

50 games
40% Win
32% Draw
28% Loss

Michael Bucher's playing style

Strong overall score:56%20W 16D 14L over 50 games
Dominates 1.d4 as White:62%in 21 games
Steady recent form:50%6W 8D 6L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:32%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation
50%
50%
4g
Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation
100%
3g
Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation
100%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Knights Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit
100%
4g
King's Indian Attack
100%
3g
Caro-Kann Defense
100%
2g
Semi-Slav Defense
100%
2g
Slav Defense
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

21 games in this line · White to move

Results for Bucher, Michael as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
52%
19%
29%
Move
21 · 100%
52%
19%
29%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jul 17, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
FMBotta, Gabriele(2298)
L—
Jul 17, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
FMBotta, Gabriele(2298)
L—
Jul 16, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
IMGerber, Richard(2365)
D—
Jul 16, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
IMGerber, Richard(2365)
D—
Jul 15, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
GMGallagher, Joseph G.(2470)
W—
Jul 15, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
GMGallagher, Joseph G.(2470)
W—
Jul 11, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
IMGaehwiler, Gabriel(2342)
D—
Jul 11, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
IMGaehwiler, Gabriel(2342)
D—
Jul 10, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
IMSermier, Guillaume(2415)
D—
Jul 10, 2015
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
IMSermier, Guillaume(2415)
D—

Research Michael Bucher’s games and opening repertoire

FM Michael Bucher is rated 2151 in standard by FIDE. Michael Bucher plays for Switzerland.

Michael Bucher has FIDE ID 1308491.

Check the official FIDE record for ratings and identity. It is not a complete archive of game moves.

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