IM Hannes Rau Full name Hannes Rau Born 1/1/1985 (age 39) Place of birth Federation Germany Profiles #1317 World Ranking 2427 Classical Rating Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (9 games) King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (6 games) Slav Defense: Modern, Chameleon Variation (6 games) Benoni Defense: Modern, Pawn Storm, Taimanov Variation (6 games) King's Indian Defense: Bayonet, Sokolov Line (6 games) Black Pieces Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (40 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Anti-Sozin Variation (8 games) English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (7 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical Variation (6 games) Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (5 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Hannes Rau (2474) Vinzent Spitzl (2146) 1-0 41 2017 Hannes Rau (2474) Peter Meister (2359) ½-½ 25 2017 Hannes Rau (2468) Emil Powierski (2278) 1-0 80 2016 Hannes Rau (2474) Thorben Koop (2423) 1-0 41 2016 Hannes Rau (2468) Dr Dirk Wegener (2347) 0-1 30 2016 Hannes Rau (2468) Lucas van Foreest (2314) ½-½ 37 2016 Hannes Rau (2455) Christoph Renner (2375) 1-0 24 2015 Hannes Rau (2455) Willi Skibbe (2274) 1-0 79 2015 Hannes Rau (2455) Ralf Appel (2526) 1-0 29 2015 Hannes Rau (2468) Vinzent Spitzl (2130) 1-0 35 2015 Show All Games