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IM Roland Ekstroem

Full name

Roland Ekstroem

Born

1/1/1956 (age 69)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Switzerland

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (32 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (10 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen, Modern Line (9 games)

Indian Game: East Indian, Przepiórka Variation (7 games)

Four Knights Game: Double Spanish, Symmetrical Variation (6 games)

Black Pieces

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (7 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical, Spassky Variation (6 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights, Vienna Variation (6 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical, Keres Defense (6 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (5 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Roland Ekstroem (2386) Sebastian Bogner (2584)	1-0	53	2019
Roland Ekstroem (2386) Joseph G Gallagher (2437)	½-½	29	2019
Roland Ekstroem (2386) Gabriel Gaehwiler (2412)	½-½	76	2019
Roland Ekstroem (2386) Daniel Fischer (2287)	½-½	42	2019
Roland Ekstroem (2381) Sebastian Bogner (2605)	0-1	76	2018
Roland Ekstroem (2381) Oliver Kurmann (2451)	0-1	39	2018
Roland Ekstroem (2381) Nico Georgiadis (2526)	½-½	64	2018
Roland Ekstroem (2381) Gabriel Gaehwiler (2419)	½-½	45	2018
Roland Ekstroem (2376) Miso Cebalo (2303)	½-½	28	2017
Roland Ekstroem (2376) Branko Filipovic (2423)	½-½	47	2017

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