SwitzerlandSUI
ID: 1310186

Walter Gaier

FIDE ratings

1,868Classical
1,832Rapid
1,842Blitz

Performance

50 games
18% Win
42% Draw
40% Loss

Walter Gaier's playing style

Overall score:39%9W 21D 20L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:48%in 22 games
Strongest in classical:40%in 43 games
Steady recent form:45%4W 10D 6L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:42%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Ponziani Opening: Caro Gambit has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Ponziani Opening: Caro Gambit
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, Ponomariov Gambit
100%
2g
Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack
100%
1g
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Sokolsky Variation
100%
1g
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Tartakower Defense has the largest Black sample, with 3 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Tartakower Defense
100%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Scandinavian Formation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation
100%
2g
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation
50%
50%
2g
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation
50%
50%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

25 games in this line · White to move

Results for Gaier, Walter as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
20%
60%
20%
Move
22 · 88%
18%
59%
23%
3 · 12%
33%
67%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jul 12, 2026
OTB
Gheorghiu, Gabriel-Ion(1582)
D—
Jul 12, 2026
OTB
Gast, Michael
W—
Jul 12, 2026
OTB
Sudarsandhari Shibani, Willson
W—
Jul 12, 2026
OTB
Javet, Blaise(1921)
L—
Jul 12, 2026
OTB
GMBu, Xiangzhi(2661)
L—
Jul 12, 2026
OTB
El-Mais, Ibaa(2165)
L—
Jul 12, 2026
OTB
Labrovic, Jakov(2004)
L—
May 29, 2020
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Chylik, Rudolf(2420)
D—
May 29, 2020
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Chylik, Rudolf(2420)
D—
Dec 6, 2019
OTB - PGN-Mentor
Chapman, Matt(1937)
D—

Research Walter Gaier’s games and opening repertoire

Walter Gaier is rated 1868 in standard, 1832 in rapid, 1842 in blitz by FIDE. Walter Gaier plays for Switzerland.

Walter Gaier has FIDE ID 1310186.

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