What is Joerg Hickl's FIDE rating?

Joerg Hickl's FIDE rating is 2545 standard. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Joerg Hickl's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Joerg Hickl played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,471 over-the-board games by Joerg Hickl (1,469 classical, 2 rapid), with 40% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Joerg Hickl's Chess Stalker profile.

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Joerg Hickl

TitleGrandmasterFederationGermanyBorn1965FIDE ID4600118

Classical2545

Rapid—

Blitz—

Games1,471

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost40 / 42 / 18

Peak2605Oct 2002

Rating history

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Oct 2023Nov 2026

Classical2545no games played

Accuracy by phase

94.1%Opening93.0%Middlegame91.3%Endgame

Clutch factor

Insufficient data

Play style

Elite accuracy: 91.3% average

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.g3 as

(68% in 439 games)

Recent games

Menezes, Christoph(2391)

2nd Bundesliga Sud 19-20 · 8 Dec 2019

1–0

Khenkin, Igor(2543)

Bundesliga 2018-19 · 16 Dec 2018

½–½

Hansen, Sune Berg(2583)

Bundesliga 2018-19 · 15 Dec 2018

1–0

Froewis, Georg(2441)

Swiss Team Championship 2017 · 15 Oct 2017

½–½

Pelletier, Yannick(2540)

Swiss Team Championship 2017 · 14 Oct 2017

0–1

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Openings

760 games as White · scores 66.9%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

1.g3 g6 2.♝g2 ♝g71.g3 g6 2.♝g2 ♝g774 games, last played 7 years ago59.5%wins

1.g3 d5 2.♝g2 c61.g3 d5 2.♝g2 c633 games, last played 9 years ago60.6%wins

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1,471 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 66.9%

A00–A045117y

46%42%12

67.5%—

B21–B509014y

40%48%12

63.9%−3.0 pts

A10–A30489y

33%54%13

60.4%−6.5 pts

C004212y

55%36%9

72.6%+5.7 pts

C25–C4423—

39%48%13

63.0%−3.9 pts

B10–B151322y

62%31%7

76.9%—

C60–C709—

33%56%11

61.1%—

B069—

67%33%

83.3%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical moment

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Critical blunders

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Endgame statistics

5 endgames (27.8%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

27.8%

5 / 18

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

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1,471 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

760 games45%W43%D12%L

760games in this linewon 45%, drew 43%, lost 12%

Move

1. g3

4397y

47%41%12

68%

1. e4

19812y

46%42%12

67%

1. ♞f3

6816y

41%47%12

65%

1. c4

489y

33%54%13

60%

1. d4

3Sept 1998

33%33%34%

50%

1. b3

324y

33%67%

67%

1. f4

1—

100%

50%

Scouting report: Joerg Hickl (GM, GER)

Joerg Hickl

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