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Bu, Knut Steinar

Standard: 1590 Rapid: 1568 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 1528408 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: NOR Sex: M Birth Year: 1969 Age: 57
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 33 Wins: 7 (21%) Draws: 20 (61%) Losses: 6 (18%)
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Dossier

26 of 33 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 85.8%
Opened e4: 15/15
Castled kingside: 17Same-side castling: 15Did not castle: 8Opposite-side castling: 3Castled queenside: 1
Played in the center: 11Fianchettoed queenside: 6Played on the kingside: 6Played on the queenside: 6
Active pieces: 17Sacrificed material: 17Missed tactics: 13Backward pawn: 12Avoided exchanges: 10Isolated pawn: 10Initiated exchanges: 10Kept the bishop pair: 9Space advantage: 8Played gambits: 6
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As White 18 games 5W 10D 3L
Caro-Kann Defense 5 games 2W 2D 1L
Exchange Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Advance Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sicilian Defense 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Four Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Hyperaccelerated Dragon 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Löwenthal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Steinitz Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Berlin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anti-Berlin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blackburne Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Paulsen Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scandinavian Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Bronstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Valencian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Alekhine Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scandinavian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
As Black 15 games 2W 10D 3L
Petrov's Defense 4 games 1W 3D 0L
Three Knights Game 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Modern Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Opening 3 games 0W 1D 2L
King's English Variation 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Indian Defense 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Accelerated London System 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Leningrad Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Fried Liver Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bird Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Petrosian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Yugoslav Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 134

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2024.07.04 · 15. Qb5 (−75.7% win chance) 0-1
Bollestad, Leiv Ove
Bu, Knut Steinar
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2023.12.03 · 35... Kg8 (−52.6% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Bu, Knut Steinar
Seymor, Max Bakke
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2026.07.07 · 38. Qg4 (−48.7% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Sponnich, Atle
Bu, Knut Steinar
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2023.12.03 · 37... Rab2 (−48.1% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Bu, Knut Steinar
Seymor, Max Bakke
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Games Showing all 33 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves