What is Richard Forster's FIDE rating?

Richard Forster's FIDE rating is 2447 standard. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Richard Forster's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Richard Forster played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 718 over-the-board games by Richard Forster (718 classical), with 33% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Richard Forster's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Richard Forster?

Open Richard Forster'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 Richard Forster's style, before facing them.

Richard Forster

Switzerlandborn 1975FIDE ID 1301764

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2447Classical

2496peak, Jan 2006

718games

234wins, 33%

242draws, 34%

242losses, 34%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2496 · Jan 2006

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.8% average

Low resilience (25%): Doesn't save lost positions

Solid conversion: 88%

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.Nf3 as

(61% in 45 games)

Vulnerable to 1.d4

(only 43%)

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Based on

718 games

Based on 718 games

Openings

718 gamesBased on 718 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Caro-Kann: Advance1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5only 9 games, last played 28 years ago55.6%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

No consistent strengths detected as white

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 43 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 43 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

95.5%

Middlegame

93.3%

Endgame

94.1%

Clutch factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%14g

EqualEqual position

96%11g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%18g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

35%

14 err

15%

6 err

15%

6 err

15%

6 err

12%

5 err

3 err

Critical moment

Move 37 avg

1-15

16-25

26-35

100%

36-45

46+

100% 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

19Errors mapped

e5 / c3Hotspot zone

Critical squares

33 err

22 err

e5/c3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

3 errors · Stockfish

#32

a6?? vs Gaehwiler

Endgame · OTB · 2023

#37

♜xc3?? vs Edouard

Middlegame · OTB · 2023

#28

♛h3+?? vs Kramnik

Middlegame · OTB · 1999

Recent games

718 games

Kosteniuk, Alexandra(2487)

Swiss Team Championship 2026 · 22 Aug 2026

0–1

Fischer,Daniel(2376)

Swiss Team Championship 2026 · 20 Jun 2026

0–1

Petkidis, Anthony(2471)

Swiss Team Championship 2025 · 24 Aug 2025

0–1

Brunner, Nicolas(2417)

Swiss Team Championship 2025 · 6 Apr 2025

0–1

Sokolov,And1(2452)

Swiss Team Championship 2025 · 16 Mar 2025

½–½

Atlas, Valery(2394)

Switzerland Team Championships S... · 13 Oct 2024

1–0

Endgame statistics

22 endgames (51.2%) · force Rook+Bishop vs Rook+Knight (20%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

51.2%

22 / 43

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+Bishop vs Rook+Knight: only 20% win rate (10 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

718 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

325 games38%W35%D27%L

325games in this linewon 38%, drew 35%, lost 27%

Move

1. e4

2127y

39%31%30%

55%

1. ♞f3

458y

33%56%11

61%

1. c4

367y

33%31%36%

49%

1. d4

258y

40%36%24%

58%

1. b3

78y

43%43%14

64%

Scouting report: Richard Forster (IM, SUI)

Richard Forster

Rating & statistics

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Deep analysis

Critical blunders

Recent games

Endgame statistics

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