Scouting report: Marco Baldauf (GM, GER)

870 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (839 classical, 31 blitz): 38% wins, 36% draws, 26% losses. FIDE rating 2435 standard, 2422 rapid, 2407 blitz. 130 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.08 blunders per game.

  • Opening repertoire of Marco Baldauf as White and Black, with results per line — free.
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  • Recent over-the-board games and endgame statistics.
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Marco Baldauf

GM

Germanyborn 1990FIDE ID 4688210

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2380
2420
2460
2500
2483 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2435
2422
2407
2522peak, Nov 2021
870games
333wins, 38%
312draws, 36%
225losses, 26%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.4% average
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (74% in 36 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 46%)

Play against Baldauf's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 870 games

Openings

870 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Sicilian: Kan1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 a6only 8 games, last played 3 years ago50.0%losses
Benoni1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c5only 9 games, last played 3 years ago44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: Rossolimo1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b510 games, last played 14 years ago70.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 130 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.7%
Middlegame
93.1%
Endgame
94.9%
Clutch factor
+6%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
20%
18 err
18%
16 err
18%
16 err
18%
16 err
16%
14 err
9%
8 err
Critical moment
Move 44 avg
11%
1-15
22%
16-25
11%
26-35
11%
36-45
44%
46+
44% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
5
6
Few
Many
f2
6
f4
5
c8
4
d4
4
e3
4
f2/f4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#35
♜c8?? vs Buyukasik
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#32
a3?? vs Nguyen
Endgame · OTB · 2024
#35
♛xd4?? vs Weller
Middlegame · OTB · 2024
#42
♛xe4?? vs Nogly
Endgame · OTB · 2024
#24
♝xf2+?? vs Michalik
Middlegame · OTB · 2024
#31
♜b1?? vs Frischmann
Middlegame · OTB · 2023

Recent games

Erdos, Viktor(2541)

TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 19 Apr 2026

½–½
Huschenbeth, Niclas(2587)

TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 18 Apr 2026

0–1
Harshavardhan G B(2477)

TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 17 Apr 2026

0–1
Saric, Ivan(2665)

TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 17 Apr 2026

0–1
Wagner, Dennis(2600)

TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 16 Apr 2026

0–1
Banusz, Tamas(2587)

TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 15 Apr 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
870 games in scope
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1a
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440 games41%W36%D23%L
Move
1. d4
2375m
38%39%23
57%
1. e4
1283y
44%29%27%
58%
1. c4
362y
53%42%
74%
1. ♞f3
351y
37%37%26%
56%
1. b3
412y
75%25%
75%

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