What is Steven Zierk's FIDE rating?

Steven Zierk's FIDE rating is 2489 standard, 2517 rapid, 2459 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Steven Zierk's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Steven Zierk played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,828 over-the-board games by Steven Zierk (1,807 classical, 16 rapid, 5 blitz), with 59% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Steven Zierk's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Steven Zierk?

Open Steven Zierk'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 Steven Zierk's style, before facing them.

Steven Zierk

United Statesborn 1993FIDE ID 2034255

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2517Rapid

2489Classical

2459Blitz

2517peak, Sep 2019

1,828games

1,080wins, 59%

275draws, 15%

473losses, 26%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2517 · Sep 2019

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.6% average

Very consistent (84%)

Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(69% in 807 games)

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Based on

1,828 games

Based on 1,828 games

Openings

1,828 gamesBased on 1,828 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Ruy Lopez: Berlin1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b5 ♞f616 games, last played 2 weeks ago50.0%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Caro-Kann: Exchange1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd544 games, last played 2 years ago75.0%wins

Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6148 games, last played last week61.5%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 202 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 202 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.4%

Middlegame

92.8%

Endgame

94.9%

Clutch factor

+3%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%76g

EqualEqual position

95%48g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

91%78g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

23%

68 err

20%

57 err

18%

53 err

15%

44 err

14%

40 err

10%

28 err

Critical moment

Move 39 avg

1-15

22%

16-25

19%

26-35

26%

36-45

33%

46+

33% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

96Errors mapped

d5 / d4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1414 err

1212 err

1111 err

1010 err

99 err

d5/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#51

♝f6?? vs Martinez Alcantara

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#58

hxg4?? vs Sarana

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#16

♝f4?? vs Bluebaum

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#17

♝xc2?? vs Movahed

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#36

♝xe3?? vs Tabatabaei

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#17

♞f5?? vs Indjic

Middlegame · OTB · 2026