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 (1,497 classical, 9 rapid, 38 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

TitleGrandmasterFederationGermanyBorn1963FIDE ID4600088

Classical2404

Rapid2470

Blitz2461

Games1,544

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost42 / 38 / 20

Peak2576Apr 2001

Rating history

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2460

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2025

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2026

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Oct 2023Nov 2026

Classical2404Rapid2470Blitz2461no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.2%Opening93.9%Middlegame95.8%Endgame

Clutch factor

Insufficient data

Play style

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)

Recent 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

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1,544 games

Based on 1,544 games

Openings

769 games as White · scores 65.9%

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

By family

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1,544 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 65.9%

A45–E111351y

41%43%16

63.0%—

A10–A309611y

47%34%19

64.1%—

D30–D54811y

33%53%14

59.9%−6.0 pts

A40–D03674y

61%26%13

72.4%+6.5 pts

A00–A04656m

38%42%20%

59.2%−6.6 pts

D10–D11637m

46%44%10

68.3%—

E60–E70556m

65%27%8

79.1%+13.2 pts

E12–E15335m

36%52%12

62.1%−3.7 pts

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical moment

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Critical blunders

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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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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

5795m

48%38%14

67%

1. c4

9611y

47%34%19%

64%

1. ♞f3

476m

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

100%

Scouting report: Gerald Hertneck (GM, GER)

Gerald Hertneck

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Weaknesses

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Mistakes

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