What is Ralf Appel's FIDE rating?

Ralf Appel's FIDE rating is 2508 standard, 2534 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Ralf Appel's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Ralf Appel played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 577 over-the-board games by Ralf Appel (574 classical, 3 rapid), with 39% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Ralf Appel's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Ralf Appel?

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

Ralf Appel

TitleGrandmasterFederationGermanyBorn1971FIDE ID4600924

Classical2508

Rapid—

Blitz2534

Games577

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost39 / 40 / 21

Peak2552Jul 2009

Rating history

2480

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2024

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2025

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2026

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Oct 2023Nov 2026

Classical2508Blitz2534no games played

Accuracy by phase

95.1%Opening92.9%Middlegame96.2%Endgame

Clutch factor

Insufficient data

Play style

Elite accuracy: 92.0% average

Very consistent (88%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(64% in 166 games)

Vulnerable to 1.c4

(only 42%)

Recent games

Gypser, Andreas, Dr.(2112)

Pirmasens · 26 Aug 2018

0–1

Sebastian, Dirk(2445)

Bundesliga 2015-16 · 7 Feb 2016

1–0

Kues, Hendrik(2121)

Bundesliga 2015-16 · 6 Feb 2016

1–0

Rau, Hannes(2462)

Bundesliga 2014-15 · 12 Apr 2015

1–0

Seger, Ruediger(2366)

Bundesliga 2014-15 · 11 Apr 2015

½–½

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Openings

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No clear weaknesses!

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577 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 63.9%

A01–A0411812y

38%48%14

62.3%—

A468911y

44%31%25%

59.6%−4.4 pts

A40–D024412y

52%32%16

68.2%+4.3 pts

D31–D371015y

80%20%

90.0%—

A11–A30715y

43%57%

71.4%—

A80–A846—

50%1733%

58.3%—

D10–D11515y

40%40%20%

60.0%—

E60–E613—

33%67%

66.7%—

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Endgame statistics

3 endgames (42.9%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

42.9%

3 / 7

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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PROTime controls · Years · Events

577 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

298 games45%W38%D17%L

298games in this linewon 45%, drew 38%, lost 17%

Move

1. d4

16611y

49%30%21%

65%

1. ♞f3

11712y

38%49%13

63%

1. e4

714y

57%29%14

71%

1. c4

715y

43%57%

71%

1. b3

113y

100%

Scouting report: Ralf Appel (GM, GER)

Ralf Appel

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