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IM Werner Hug

Full name

Werner Hug

Born

1/1/1952 (age 73)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Switzerland

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense (38 games)

Torre Attack (22 games)

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (19 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Fianchetto Variation (19 games)

Torre Attack: Classical Defense, Nimzowitsch Variation (18 games)

Black Pieces

French Defense: Tarrasch, Guimard, Main Line (24 games)

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (24 games)

French Defense: Winawer, Advance, Retreat Variation, Armenian Line (21 games)

Old Indian Defense: Ukrainian, Two Knights Variation (17 games)

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation (17 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Werner Hug (2466) Avni Ermeni (2158)	1-0	36	2019
Werner Hug (2466) Florin Gheorghiu (2372)	½-½	32	2019
Werner Hug (2466) Michael Hochstrasser (2335)	½-½	39	2019
Werner Hug (2466) Gabriel Gaehwiler (2414)	½-½	30	2019
Werner Hug (2466) Nicolas Brunner (2427)	½-½	31	2019
Werner Hug (2470) Yevgen Bondar (2337)	1-0	50	2018
Werner Hug (2470) Jonas Wyss (2203)	1-0	52	2018
Werner Hug (2470) Georg Froewis (2419)	1-0	39	2018
Werner Hug (2470) Gilles Miralles (2427)	½-½	31	2018
Werner Hug (2470) Richard Forster (2460)	½-½	22	2018

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