GM
Appel, Ralf
GER·Born 1971·FIDE #4600924·444 Games
GER Classical2508444 Games
Rapid—0 Games
Blitz25340 Games
Statistics
444
Total
175
Wins
182
Draws
87
Losses
39%41%20%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 91.3% average
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 ♔ (65% in 81 games)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 5 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening95.1%
Middlegame93.1%
Endgame94.9%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)93%
1 Games
Equal position95%
2 Games
Losing (-2 or more)87%
2 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♞
38%
5 errors
♗
15%
2 errors
♕
15%
2 errors
♖
15%
2 errors
♔
8%
1 errors
♙
8%
1 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 20average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
100% of blunders occur between move 16-25. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
1
2
1
3
2
1
2
1
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Many
Few
Critical squares
e33 err
b32 err
c22 err
d12 err
a51 err
e3/b3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
W
Gypser, Andreas, Dr.2112
? · 26 Aug 2018
L
Sebastian, Dirk2445
Bundesliga 2015-16 · 7 Feb 2016
W
Kues, Hendrik2121
Bundesliga 2015-16 · 6 Feb 2016
L
Rau, Hannes2455
Bundesliga 2014-15 · 12 Apr 2015
D
Seger, Ruediger2372
Bundesliga 2014-15 · 11 Apr 2015
D
Nielsen, Peter Heine2654
Bundesliga 2014-15 · 15 Mar 2015
Openings
Based on player games
No clear weaknesses!
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
1 errors
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#20d4b3??
Endgamevs Kasparov
OTB·1998
Endgame Statistics
1 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
☰ All
♟ Classical
⚡ Rapid
🔥 Blitz
PRO2018
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45%39%16%
1.d4
64%139
1.Nf3
65%81
1.e4
83%3
1.c4
67%3
1.b3
0%1