Player profile

Kraus, Oliver

Standard: 1961 Rapid: 1942 Blitz: 1926 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 4618785 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: GER Sex: M Birth Year: 1969 Age: 57
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 26 Wins: 10 (38%) Draws: 8 (31%) Losses: 8 (31%)
Dossier

26 of 26 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 90.3%
Opened e4: 6/12Opened d4: 4/12Opened c4: 1/12Opened Nf3: 1/12
Castled kingside: 22Same-side castling: 19Did not castle: 3Castled queenside: 1
Fianchettoed kingside: 10Played on the kingside: 9Played in the center: 8Played on the queenside: 5Fianchettoed queenside: 4
Kept the bishop pair: 20Space advantage: 19Backward pawn: 15Active pieces: 14Initiated exchanges: 12Sacrificed material: 10Isolated pawn: 8Avoided exchanges: 8Missed tactics: 6Accepted short draws: 5
Openings

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As White 12 games 5W 3D 4L
King's Indian Defense 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Orthodox Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bayonet Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bastrikov Variation, English Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Chekhover Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Chigorin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ruy Lopez 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Polerio Defense, Suhle Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Guimard Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Old Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Two Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Open Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 14 games 5W 5D 4L
Sicilian Defense 4 games 1W 1D 2L
Taimanov Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Bastrikov Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Flohr Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Opening 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Great Snake Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Botvinnik System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Trompowsky Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Chebanenko Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Benoni Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benoni-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rat Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Accelerated Gurgenidze 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Colle System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Invitation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 85

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

2026.02.16 · 57... Kg5 (−41.4% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Kraus, Oliver
Villagran Carrasco, Juan Carlos
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2024.02.14 · 47... Ne6 (−35.1% win chance) 1-0
Oliver Kraus
Adhara Rodriguez Redondo
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2026.02.16 · 43... gxf4 (−33.3% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Kraus, Oliver
Villagran Carrasco, Juan Carlos
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2026.02.16 · 56... a3 (−23.3% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Kraus, Oliver
Villagran Carrasco, Juan Carlos
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Games Showing all 26 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves