What is Manuel Apicella's FIDE rating?

Manuel Apicella's FIDE rating is 2448 standard, 2509 rapid, 2446 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Manuel Apicella's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Manuel Apicella played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,718 over-the-board games by Manuel Apicella (1,687 classical, 13 rapid, 18 blitz), with 40% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Manuel Apicella's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Manuel Apicella?

Open Manuel Apicella'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 Manuel Apicella's style, before facing them.

Manuel Apicella

TitleGrandmasterFederationFranceBorn1970FIDE ID600164

Classical2448

Rapid2509

Blitz2446

Games1,718

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost40 / 40 / 20

Peak2555Apr 2007

Rating history

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Classical2448Rapid2509Blitz2446no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.3%Opening93.9%Middlegame95.7%Endgame

Clutch factor

Insufficient data

Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.1% average

High resilience (57%): Dangerous even when losing

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(67% in 777 games)

Vulnerable to 1.g3

(only 43%)

Recent games

Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B(2677)

French Team Championship Top 12 ... · 4 Jul 2021

½–½

Bluebaum, Matthias(2669)

French Team Championship Top 12 ... · 3 Jul 2021

0–1

Rodshtein, Maxim(2614)

French Team Championship Top 12 ... · 2 Jul 2021

½–½

Fantinel, Thibault(2380)

French Team Championship Top 12 ... · 1 Jul 2021

½–½

Lagarde, Maxime(2648)

French Team Championship Top 12 ... · 30 Jun 2021

½–½

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Openings

864 games as White · scores 66.0%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Sicilian: Dragon1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 ♞f6 5.♞c3 g621 games, last played 16 years ago85.7%wins

Alekhine Defense1.e4 ♞f6 2.e5 ♞d518 games, last played 20 years ago66.7%wins

By family

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

1,718 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 66.0%

B21–B503645y

48%36%16

66.5%—

C60–C701205y

43%43%14

65.0%—

C001027y

52%36%12

70.1%+4.1 pts

B00–B06628y

44%35%21%

61.3%−4.7 pts

B12–B15485y

48%35%17

65.6%—

A10–A30455y

33%47%20%

56.7%−9.4 pts

C40–C44278y

56%30%14

70.4%+4.3 pts

A46248y

21%58%21%

50.0%−16.0 pts

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical blunders

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Endgame statistics

15 endgames (40.5%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

40.5%

15 / 37

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

1,718 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

864 games47%W38%D15%L

864games in this linewon 47%, drew 38%, lost 15%

Move

1. e4

7775y

49%36%15

67%

1. c4

455y

33%47%20%

57%

1. d4

418y

24%56%20%

52%

1. ♞f3

1Jan 1993

100%

50%

Scouting report: Manuel Apicella (GM, FRA)

Manuel Apicella

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