Scouting report: Jean-Marc Degraeve (GM, FRA)

2,127 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (2,096 classical, 29 rapid, 2 blitz): 47% wins, 35% draws, 19% losses. FIDE rating 2493 standard, 2458 rapid, 2415 blitz. 183 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.07 blunders per game.

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Jean-Marc Degraeve

GM

Franceborn 1971FIDE ID 600270

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2350
2450
2550
2479 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2493
2458
2415
2602peak, Jul 2001
2,127games
999wins, 47%
734draws, 35%
394losses, 19%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.8% average
High resilience (67%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 93%
Very consistent (87%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (70% in 1051 games)

Play against Degraeve's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,127 games

Openings

2,127 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Ruy Lopez: Morphy1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b5 a617 games, last played 12 years ago64.7%wins
Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 ♞f632 games, last played 2 months ago62.5%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 183 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.2%
Middlegame
93.9%
Endgame
96.0%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
27%
31 err
24%
28 err
14%
16 err
13%
15 err
13%
15 err
9%
11 err
Critical moment
Move 42 avg
0%
1-15
18%
16-25
27%
26-35
18%
36-45
36%
46+
36% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
8
Few
Many
f4
8
e6
6
d4
5
f7
5
e4
4
f4/e6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

some recent costly mistakes
Motuz, Karol(2252)

Move 38 · Middlegame · OTB · 2025

−3.6f6??
Nezar, Mustapha(2324)

Move 77 · Endgame · OTB · 2025

−4.1e7??
Durand-Benmoussa, Roman(2152)

Move 37 · Endgame · OTB · 2025

−4.4b7??
Shirazi, Kamran(2258)

Move 50 · Endgame · OTB · 2024

−10.3d4??
Hejazipour, Mitra(2358)

Move 35 · Endgame · OTB · 2024

−4.4b8+??
Dudognon, Thibault(2427)

Move 23 · Middlegame · OTB · 2024

−4.0c8??
Gatineau, Yovann(2408)

Move 35 · Endgame · OTB · 2024

−4.5a7??
Vinter-Schou, Uffe(2346)

Move 35 · Endgame · OTB · 2023

−2.7f4??
Papadiamandis, Elliot(2320)

Move 24 · Middlegame · OTB · 2023

−4.4d7??
Decuigniere, Tom(2365)

Move 65 · Endgame · OTB · 2022

−106.8b3+??

Recent games

Utsab Chatterjee(2317)

40th Avoine Open 2026 · 26 Jul 2026

½–½
Midy, Robin(2236)

40th Avoine Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026

1–0
Dreyfus, Jacques(2150)

40th Avoine Open 2026 · 24 Jul 2026

0–1
Halegua, Dani(2180)

40th Avoine Open 2026 · 23 Jul 2026

½–½
Ghazaryan,Gor(2100)

40th Avoine Open 2026 · 22 Jul 2026

0–1
Bustos Salinas, Thomas(2102)

40th Avoine Open 2026 · 21 Jul 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
2,127 games in scope
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
1,090 games52%W34%D14%L
Move
1. e4
10512m
53%34%13
70%
1. d4
333y
48%30%22
64%
1. c4
321y
33%67%
67%
1. ♞f3
3Aug 1998
100%
50%

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