What is Stefan Kuipers's FIDE rating?

Stefan Kuipers's FIDE rating is 2454 standard, 2471 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Stefan Kuipers's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Stefan Kuipers played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 935 over-the-board games by Stefan Kuipers (916 classical, 19 blitz), with 39% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Stefan Kuipers's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Stefan Kuipers?

Open Stefan Kuipers's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Stefan Kuipers's style, before facing them.

Stefan Kuipers

Netherlandsborn 1990FIDE ID 1018400

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2471Blitz

2454Classical

2484peak, Jul 2018

935games

361wins, 39%

319draws, 34%

255losses, 27%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2484 · Jul 2018

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 92.8% average

Solid conversion: 86%

Very consistent (89%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(59% in 422 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3

(only 40%)

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Based on

935 games

Based on 935 games

Openings

935 gamesBased on 935 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Sicilian: Classical1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 ♞f6 5.♞c3 ♞c613 games, last played 10 months ago46.2%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Sicilian: Rossolimo1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b510 games, last played 9 years ago70.0%wins

Caro-Kann: Main Line1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 dxe412 games, last played 3 years ago58.3%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 106 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 106 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.4%

Middlegame

93.0%

Endgame

94.7%

Clutch factor

+2%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

92%29g

EqualEqual position

95%47g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%30g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

21%

18 err

21%

18 err

16%

14 err

16%

14 err

14%

12 err

12%

10 err

Critical moment

Move 41 avg

1-15

22%

16-25

11%

26-35

33%

36-45

33%

46+

33% of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

32Errors mapped

d5 / e5Hotspot zone

Critical squares

99 err

33 err

d5/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#29

♜d7?? vs De Schampheleire

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#51

♜f1?? vs Abdulla

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#54

♚g8?? vs Zelbel

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#55

♞d4?? vs Van Gisbergen

Endgame · OTB · 2024

#43

♞f2?? vs Gurevich

Endgame · OTB · 2024

#31

♛f2?? vs Hausrath

Middlegame · OTB · 2024

Recent games

935 games

Heldenbergh, Nils(2214)

TCh-BEL 2025-26 · 19 Apr 2026

1–0

Kurt, Sascha(2291)

Dutch League 2025-26 · 11 Apr 2026

1–0

Wemmers, Xander(2319)

TCh-BEL 2025-26 · 29 Mar 2026

0–1

Bakker, Jan(2119)

Dutch Meesterklasse 2025-... · 28 Mar 2026

1–0

Bakker, Ja(2119)

Dutch League 2025-26 · 28 Mar 2026

1–0

Grooten, Herman(2181)

Dutch Meesterklasse 2025-... · 8 Mar 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

57 endgames (45.6%) · force Minor Piece Pairs (0%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

45.6%

57 / 125

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Minor Piece Pairs: only 0% win rate (7 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

935 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

459 games41%W37%D22%L

459games in this linewon 41%, drew 37%, lost 22%

Move

1. e4

4225m

41%36%23%

60%

1. b4

2123y

43%43%14

64%

1. d4

911y

1178%11

50%

1. ♞f3

410y

25%75%

13%

1. b3

311y

100%

Scouting report: Stefan Kuipers (IM, NED)