Scouting report: Joseph Girel (GM, FRA)

689 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (469 classical, 7 rapid, 213 blitz): 41% wins, 35% draws, 25% losses. FIDE rating 2508 standard, 2454 rapid, 2412 blitz. 404 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.06 blunders per game.

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Joseph Girel

TitleGrandmasterFederationFranceBorn2004FIDE ID36033561

Classical2508
Rapid2454
Blitz2412
Games689
W · D · L41 / 35 / 25
Peak2508

Rating history

2250
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Peak2508
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Classical2508Rapid2454Blitz2412no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.8%Opening93.9%Middlegame95.2%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.8% average
Solid conversion: 84%
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (63% in 158 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 40%)

Recent games

Janik, Igor(2537)

Bundesliga 2026-27 · 11 Oct 2026

½–½
Baidetskyi, Valentin(2488)

Bundesliga 2026-27 · 10 Oct 2026

½–½
Kramer, Julian(2483)

Bundesliga 2026-27 · 9 Oct 2026

½–½
De Schampheleire, Glen(2345)

Belgian Team Championship 2026-2... · 27 Sept 2026

½–½
Kovchan, Alexander(2462)

VI Mindsports International Open · 29 Aug 2026

½–½

Play against Girel's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 689 games

Openings

343 games as White · scores 63.8%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Caro-Kann: Advance1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e518 games, last played last year61.1%wins
Sicilian: Najdorf1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 ♞f6 5.♞c3 a615 games, last played 2 years ago60.0%wins

By family

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PRO
689 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 63.8%
5964.4%—
5162.7%—
2753.7%−10.1 pts
2356.5%−7.3 pts
2263.6%—
2166.7%—
2070.0%+6.2 pts
1671.9%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
689 games in scope
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343 games48%W31%D21%L
Move
1. d4
1592w
46%34%20
63%
1. e4
1545m
47%31%22
63%
1. c4
162m
56%31%13
72%
1. ♞f3
132m
69%1516
77%
1. f4
16y
100%
100%

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