Player profile

Buchenau, Frank

Standard: 2178 Rapid: 2211 Blitz: 2164 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 4604350 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: GER Sex: M Birth Year: 1967 Age: 59
Title: FM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 46 Wins: 22 (48%) Draws: 9 (20%) Losses: 15 (33%)
Dossier

38 of 46 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 88.2%
Opened e4: 20/20
Castled kingside: 31Same-side castling: 25Did not castle: 6Opposite-side castling: 4Castled queenside: 1
Played in the center: 19Fianchettoed queenside: 12Played on the kingside: 8Played on the queenside: 7Fianchettoed kingside: 3
Active pieces: 30Space advantage: 26Sacrificed material: 26Initiated exchanges: 22Backward pawn: 21Kept the bishop pair: 18Isolated pawn: 14Avoided exchanges: 11Missed tactics: 6Played gambits: 4
Openings

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As White 25 games 19W 3D 3L
Sicilian Defense 11 games 9W 1D 1L
Moscow Variation 7 games 6W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Main Line 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Sokolsky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Lasker-Dunne Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Hyperaccelerated Dragon 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kan Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Gipslis Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Game 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Bishop's Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Endgame Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Endgame Offer 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
French Defense 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Winawer Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Alekhine-Maróczy Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fort Knox Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tarrasch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Chistyakov Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bishop's Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Philidor Counterattack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rat Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Antal Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scandinavian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Richter Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 21 games 3W 6D 12L
French Defense 9 games 0W 4D 5L
Steinitz Variation 3 games 0W 0D 3L
Boleslavsky Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Tarrasch Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Chistyakov Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Advance Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Wade Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 5 games 1W 1D 3L
Normal Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Kmoch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sämisch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Leningrad Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Indian Defense 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Kasparov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Capablanca Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 1W 0D 1L
London System 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 147

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2024.12.07 · 48. Rf2 (−67.1% win chance) 1-0
Tonndorf, Matthias
Buchenau, Frank
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2026.01.03 · 46... Rd6 (−47.5% win chance) 1-0
Buchenau, Frank
Vitsiuk, Anton
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2023.12.28 · 32... Ra4 (−40.4% win chance) 1-0
Buchenau, Frank
Kulkarni, Bhakti
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2024.12.07 · 20... Nxf2 (−38.9% win chance) 1-0
Buchenau, Frank
Hampel, Felix
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Games Showing all 46 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves