Scouting report: Zoltan Ribli (GM, HUN)

2,806 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (2,764 classical, 20 rapid, 22 blitz): 31% wins, 59% draws, 10% losses. FIDE rating 2475 standard, 2545 rapid, 2532 blitz. 195 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.07 blunders per game.

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Zoltan Ribli

GM

Hungaryborn 1951FIDE ID 700010

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2460
2500
2540
2486 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2545
2532
2475
2603peak, Oct 2004
2,806games
879wins, 31%
1,659draws, 59%
268losses, 10%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.0% average
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (68% in 295 games)

Play against Ribli's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,806 games

Openings

2,806 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Sicilian: Najdorf1.e4 c5 2.f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.xd4 f6 5.c3 a610 games, last played 13 years ago50.0%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.f3 e610 games, last played 2 years ago70.0%wins
Reti: Reversed London1.f3 d5 2.g3 c614 games, last played 12 years ago64.3%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 195 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.6%
Middlegame
94.6%
Endgame
94.5%
Clutch factor
+6%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
24%
48 err
23%
46 err
16%
32 err
14%
28 err
13%
25 err
9%
17 err
Critical moment
Move 41 avg
0%
1-15
11%
16-25
33%
26-35
11%
36-45
44%
46+
44% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
8
8
9
Few
Many
e4
9
c8
8
d7
8
b4
7
d8
7
e4/c8 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#17
c5?? vs Bellon Lopez
Middlegame · Blitz · 2024
#25
d1?? vs Mikhalchishin
Middlegame · Blitz · 2024
#55
e5?? vs Khalikian
Endgame · Blitz · 2024
#34
f4?? vs Nadanian
Endgame · Blitz · 2024
#16
ad8?? vs Schmidek
Middlegame · OTB · 2022
#32
d7?? vs Stajner
Middlegame · OTB · 2022

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
2,806 games in scope
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1a
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1,432 games39%W54%D7%L
Move
1. f3
7432y
40%54%
67%
1. c4
2952y
42%51%
68%
1. d4
2408y
28%68%
62%
1. e4
13322y
52%31%17
67%
1. g3
1715y
35%65%
68%
1. b3
4
75%25%
38%

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