What is Werner Hug's FIDE rating?

Werner Hug's FIDE rating is 2469 standard, 2467 rapid. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Werner Hug's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Werner Hug played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,146 over-the-board games by Werner Hug (1,139 classical, 7 rapid), with 22% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Werner Hug's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Werner Hug?

Open Werner Hug'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 Werner Hug's style, before facing them.

Werner Hug

Switzerlandborn 1952FIDE ID 1300040

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

2440

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2469 · Sep 2023

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2469Classical

2467Rapid

2485peak, Sep 2014

1,146games

256wins, 22%

716draws, 62%

174losses, 15%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2485 · Sep 2014

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 93.2% average

Very consistent (92%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(62% in 180 games)

Vulnerable to 1.d4

(only 45%)

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Based on

1,146 games

Based on 1,146 games

Openings

Based on player games

No clear weaknesses!

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 58 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 58 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

94.9%

Middlegame

93.8%

Endgame

95.2%

Clutch factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

96%3g

EqualEqual position

95%32g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%23g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

30%

14 err

19%

9 err

17%

8 err

13%

6 err

11%

5 err

11%

5 err

Critical moment

Move 30 avg

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

26Errors mapped

e4 / d7Hotspot zone

Critical squares

66 err

44 err

33 err

22 err

e4/d7 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

4 errors · Stockfish

#28

g3?? vs Korchnoi

Middlegame · OTB · 2001

#45

a6?? vs Korchnoi

Endgame · OTB · 1987

#44

♜a1?? vs Korchnoi

Endgame · OTB · 1979

#37

♛d7?? vs Smyslov

Endgame · OTB

Recent games

1,146 games

Brunner, Nicolas(2413)

Swiss Team Championship 2019 · 20 Oct 2019

½–½

Vernay, Clovis(2510)

Swiss Team Championship 2019 · 19 Oct 2019

½–½

Gaehwiler, Gabriel(2393)

Swiss Team Championship 2019 · 8 Sept 2019

½–½

Gantner, Matthias(2283)

Swiss Team Championship 2019 · 7 Sept 2019

1–0

Ermeni, Avni(2172)

Swiss Team Championship 2019 · 30 Jun 2019

1–0

Schwaegli, Bruno(2249)

Swiss Team Championship 2019 · 5 May 2019

1–0

Endgame statistics

30 endgames (48.4%) · force Rook + Minor (0%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

48.4%

30 / 62

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 Rook + Minor: only 0% win rate (11 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

1,146 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

575 games27%W65%D8%L

575games in this linewon 27%, drew 65%, lost 8%

Move

1. d4

1807y

28%69%

62%

1. ♞f3

17912y

22%69%9

56%

1. e4

17817y

34%55%11

61%

1. g3

22Dec 1980

23%64%13

55%

1. c4

12Aug 1979

867%25%

42%

1. b3

3—

100%

50%

1. g4

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