What is Ralf Lau's FIDE rating?

Ralf Lau's FIDE rating is 2442 standard, 2418 rapid. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Ralf Lau's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Ralf Lau played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,559 over-the-board games by Ralf Lau (1,556 classical, 3 rapid), with 41% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Ralf Lau's Chess Stalker profile.

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Open Ralf Lau'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 Ralf Lau's style, before facing them.

Ralf Lau

Germanyborn 1959FIDE ID 4600134

Rating & statistics

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2442Classical

2418Rapid

2517peak, Jan 2001

1,559games

633wins, 41%

667draws, 43%

259losses, 17%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2517 · Jan 2001

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.7% average

Very consistent (92%)

Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(68% in 697 games)

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Based on

1,559 games

Based on 1,559 games

Openings

1,559 gamesBased on 1,559 player games

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.e512 games83.3%wins

Scotch Game1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.d414 games, last played 34 years ago64.3%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 6 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 6 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

95.5%

Middlegame

94.0%

Endgame

93.9%

Clutch factor

+2%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

93%3g

EqualEqual position

96%1g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%2g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

43%

6 err

21%

3 err

21%

3 err

1 err

0 err

Critical moment

Move 40 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

12Errors mapped

e4 / a2Hotspot zone

Critical squares

33 err

11 err

e4/a2 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

1 errors · Stockfish

#40

♜e1?? vs Korchnoi

Endgame · OTB

Recent games

1,559 games

Winiwarter, Felix(2193)

16th Donau Open · 31 Dec 2007

0–1

Testor, Sebastian(2188)

16th Donau Open · 30 Dec 2007

½–½

Obermayr, Hermann(2175)

16th Donau Open · 29 Dec 2007

1–0

Zojer, Stefan(2079)

16th Donau Open · 28 Dec 2007

1–0

Kirchmayr, Wilhelm(2090)

16th Donau Open · 27 Dec 2007

½–½

Rapport, Richard(2197)

16th Donau Open · 27 Dec 2007

0–1

Endgame statistics

2 endgames (33.3%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

33.3%

2 / 6

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

1,559 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

816 games45%W41%D14%L

816games in this linewon 45%, drew 41%, lost 14%

Move

1. e4

69719y

47%40%13

68%

1. d4

7919y

37%48%15

61%

1. ♞f3

2024y

25%60%15

55%

1. c4

7—

141472%

21%

1. ♞c3

4—

25%25%50%

38%

1. f4

4—

25%50%25%

50%

1. g3

3—

33%67%

67%

1. b3

2Dec 1978

50%50%

25%

Scouting report: Ralf Lau (GM, GER)