Thomas Brand
GER · FIDE ID 34641009 · 17 tournament games since 2025
Standard
1514
#13536 in GER (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
21%
2 W · 3 D · 12 L
Opp. avg
1692
Last 17 games
Last game
2026-07-23
59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Amateur (ATO)
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 22%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 3 of 3 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 17%.
Based on 17 over-the-board games. 9 with White (22%), 8 with Black (19%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 9 | 22% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Slav Defense | 2 | 0% |
| Old Indian Defense: Ukrainian Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Slav Defense: Winawer Countergambit | 1 | 0% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (3 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 3 | 17% |
Against 1.d4 (2 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Neo-Catalan | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack | 1 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Indian Defense | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | Helen Grueter-Schmid (1684) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Amateur (ATO) | L |
| 2026-07-22 | Pierre Valembois 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Amateur (ATO) | W |
| 2026-07-21 | Markus Foellmi (1566) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Amateur (ATO) | ½ |
| 2026-07-21 | Artem Avilov 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Amateur (ATO) | L |
| 2026-07-18 | Jean-Francois Boyer (1691) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Amateur (ATO) | L |
| 2026-07-17 | Luciano Butera (1616) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Amateur (ATO) | W |
| 2026-07-16 | Beat Kern (1658) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Amateur (ATO) | L |
| 2026-07-15 | Daniel Bachmann (1694) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Amateur (ATO) | L |
| 2026-07-15 | Stefan Schmied (1781) 59th Biel International Chess Festival 2026 | Open | Amateur (ATO) | L |
| 2025-10-12 | Daniel Tillkorn 42. Münsterland Open / 33. Challengers 2025 | Challengers | L |
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