What is Matthias Wahls's FIDE rating?

Matthias Wahls's FIDE rating is 2516 standard. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Matthias Wahls's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Matthias Wahls played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,124 over-the-board games by Matthias Wahls (1,124 classical), with 39% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Matthias Wahls's Chess Stalker profile.

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Matthias Wahls

Germanyborn 1968FIDE ID 4600070

Rating & statistics

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2516Classical

2580peak, Jul 2001

1,124games

439wins, 39%

450draws, 40%

235losses, 21%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2580 · Jul 2001

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 91.2% average

Plays 2.8% better with black

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(61% in 497 games)

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Based on

1,124 games

Based on 1,124 games

Openings

1,124 gamesBased on 1,124 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Sicilian: Classical1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 ♞f6 5.♞c3 ♞c611 games, last played 28 years ago72.7%wins

Alekhine Defense1.e4 ♞f6 2.e5 ♞d514 games, last played 45 years ago71.4%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 17 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 17 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.2%

Middlegame

93.1%

Endgame

94.4%

Clutch factor

-4%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

87%1g

EqualEqual position

94%5g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

91%11g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

33%

14 err

26%

11 err

17%

7 err

12%

5 err

3 err

2 err

Critical moment

Move 30 avg

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

20Errors mapped

b5 / c1Hotspot zone

Critical squares

44 err

22 err

b5/c1 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

4 errors · Stockfish

#31

♜xf1?? vs Ivanchuk

Endgame · OTB · 1999

#24

f5g6?? vs Kasparov

OTB · 1986

#27

♛xb5?? vs Shirov

Middlegame · OTB

#23

a4?? vs Portisch

Endgame · OTB

Recent games

1,124 games

Graf, Alexander(2604)

Bundesliga 2005-6 · 12 Mar 2006

½–½

Seel, C.(2492)

Bundesliga 2005-6 · 11 Mar 2006

1–0

Berndt, Stephan(2438)

Bundesliga 2004-5 · 10 Apr 2005

1–0

Maiwald, Jens-Uwe(2513)

Bundesliga 2004-5 · 9 Apr 2005

1–0

Appel, Ralf(2507)

Bundesliga 2004-5 · 13 Feb 2005

1–0

Smeets, Jan(2475)

Bundesliga 2004-5 · 12 Feb 2005

½–½

Endgame statistics

8 endgames (47.1%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

47.1%

8 / 17

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

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

1,124 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

548 games41%W41%D18%L

548games in this linewon 41%, drew 41%, lost 18%

Move

1. e4

49723y

40%42%18%

61%

1. c4

4121y

49%32%19%

65%

1. ♞f3

924y

44%44%12

67%

1. d4

1—

100%

Scouting report: Matthias Wahls (GM, GER)