What is Patrick Zelbel's FIDE rating?

Patrick Zelbel's FIDE rating is 2465 standard, 2456 rapid, 2388 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Patrick Zelbel's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Patrick Zelbel played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,238 over-the-board games by Patrick Zelbel (1,068 classical, 18 rapid, 152 blitz), with 42% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Patrick Zelbel's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Patrick Zelbel?

Open Patrick Zelbel'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 Patrick Zelbel's style, before facing them.

Patrick Zelbel

Germanyborn 1993FIDE ID 24624322

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2520

Peak2493

2466 · Sep 2023

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2465Classical

2456Rapid

2388Blitz

2493peak, Nov 2024

1,238games

519wins, 42%

427draws, 34%

291losses, 24%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2493 · Nov 2024

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.3% average

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(64% in 578 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3

(only 44%)

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Based on

1,238 games

Based on 1,238 games

Openings

1,238 gamesBased on 1,238 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Alekhine Defense1.e4 ♞f6 2.e5 ♞d512 games, last played last year75.0%wins

Modern Defense1.e4 g6 2.d4 ♝g719 games, last played 4 years ago73.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 149 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 149 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.4%

Middlegame

92.6%

Endgame

94.0%

Clutch factor

+6%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%47g

EqualEqual position

95%67g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

88%35g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

21%

27 err

18%

23 err

17%

22 err

16%

21 err

15%

20 err

14%

18 err

Critical moment

Move 35 avg

1-15

18%

16-25

45%

26-35

18%

36-45

18%

46+

45% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

47Errors mapped

f3 / c6Hotspot zone

Critical squares

77 err

55 err

f3/c6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#54

♝f3?? vs Kuipers

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#63

♞d4+?? vs Strehse

Endgame · Blitz · 2025

#29

♛d8?? vs Freiberger

Middlegame · Blitz · 2025

#28

♝c3?? vs Mendonca

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#49

♜d8?? vs Heider

Middlegame · Rapid · 2024

#28

♜f5?? vs Kocharin

Middlegame · Rapid · 2024

Recent games

1,238 games

Zelcic, Robert(2446)

2nd Bundesliga Nord in MÃ... · 1 Mar 2026

½–½

Pajeken, Jakob Leon(2444)

2nd Bundesliga Nord 25-26 · 8 Feb 2026

½–½

Colpe, Malte(2371)

2nd Bundesliga Nord 25-26 · 7 Feb 2026

½–½

Suvorov, Luca(2417)

2nd Bundesliga Nord 25-26 · 18 Jan 2026

½–½

Ngo, Quang Thai(2308)

2nd Bundesliga Nord 25-26 · 17 Jan 2026

½–½

Saric, Ante(2437)

2nd Bundesliga Nord 25-26 · 7 Dec 2025

1–0

Endgame statistics

115 endgames (48.3%) · force Other Endgame (14%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

48.3%

115 / 238

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 Other Endgame: only 14% win rate (7 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

1,238 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

626 games49%W32%D19%L

626games in this linewon 49%, drew 32%, lost 19%

Move

1. e4

5797m

48%32%20%

64%

1. d4

395y

59%28%13

73%

1. ♞f3

76m

1471%15

50%

1. c4

117y

100%

Scouting report: Patrick Zelbel (IM, GER)