What is Gerald Hertneck's FIDE rating?

Gerald Hertneck's FIDE rating is 2404 standard, 2470 rapid, 2461 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Gerald Hertneck's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Gerald Hertneck played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,544 over-the-board games by Gerald Hertneck (1,513 classical, 9 rapid, 22 blitz), with 42% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Gerald Hertneck's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Gerald Hertneck?

Open Gerald Hertneck'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 Gerald Hertneck's style, before facing them.

Gerald Hertneck

Germanyborn 1963FIDE ID 4600088

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

2380

2420

2460

2500

2441 · Sep 2023

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2024

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2025

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2026

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2470Rapid

2461Blitz

2404Classical

2576peak, Apr 2001

1,544games

648wins, 42%

591draws, 38%

304losses, 20%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2576 · Apr 2001

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.8% average

Solid conversion: 93%

Very consistent (93%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(67% in 578 games)

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Based on

1,544 games

Based on 1,544 games

Openings

1,544 gamesBased on 1,544 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Bogo-Indian1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.♞f3 ♝b4+13 games, last played last year61.5%wins

King's Indian: Main Line1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.♞f3 O-O26 games, last played 4 years ago57.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 111 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 111 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.2%

Middlegame

93.9%

Endgame

95.8%

Clutch factor

+3%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%44g

EqualEqual position

95%41g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

91%26g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

26%

24 err

22%

20 err

16%

15 err

14%

13 err

13%

12 err

7 err

Critical moment

Move 39 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

39Errors mapped

c5 / e5Hotspot zone

Critical squares

55 err

44 err

c5/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#33

♝e2?? vs Eichner

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#39

♚f7?? vs Arndt

Endgame · OTB · 2024

#83

♛xh5+?? vs Balint

Endgame · OTB · 2023

#36

♛e8?? vs Loew

Endgame · OTB · 2021

#24

d4?? vs Redzisz

Middlegame · OTB · 2021

#50

♜e5?? vs Steiner

Endgame · OTB · 2019

Recent games

1,544 games

Baklan, Vladimir(2542)

4th Munich GM2 2026 · 21 May 2026

½–½

Swayham P Das(2362)

4th Munich GM2 2026 · 20 May 2026

½–½

Safin Safarullakhan(2326)

4th Munich GM2 2026 · 19 May 2026

½–½

Schlosser, Philipp(2455)

4th Munich GM2 2026 · 18 May 2026

½–½

Vaidyanathan, Kannan(2298)

4th Munich GM2 2026 · 17 May 2026

½–½

Besou, Hussain(2409)

4th Munich GM2 2026 · 17 May 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

65 endgames (59.6%) · force Opposite Bishops + Major Pieces (17%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

59.6%

65 / 109

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 Opposite Bishops + Major Pieces: only 17% win rate (6 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

1,544 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

769 games47%W38%D15%L

769games in this linewon 47%, drew 38%, lost 15%

Move

1. d4

5794m

48%38%14

67%

1. c4

9611y

47%34%19%

64%

1. ♞f3

474m

32%45%23%

54%

1. e4

293y

45%34%21%

62%

1. b3

1411y

57%36%

75%

1. g3

314y

67%33%

83%

1. d3

1Jan 1988