IMValentin Buckels
GER · FIDE ID 12942766 · 175 tournament games since 2019
Standard
2441
#62 in GER (active)
Rapid
2435
#49 in GER (active)
Blitz
2428
#76 in GER (active)
Score
51%
58 W · 64 D · 53 L
Opp. avg
2341
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-19
Dutch Meesterklasse 2026-2027
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 75% of games (scores 59%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 41 of 51 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 52%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 13 of 24 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 31%.
- Weak spot: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Møller Variation as Black, only 36% in 7 games.
- Comfort zone: Queen's Pawn Game: London System as White, 65% in 13 games.
- By opponent strength: 27% against higher-rated players, 71% against lower-rated.
Based on 175 over-the-board games (36 classical · 11 rapid · 9 blitz). 85 with White (59%), 90 with Black (44%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 64 | 59% |
| 1.Nf3 | 15 | 63% |
| 1.c4 | 6 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn Game: London System | 13 | 65% |
| Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | 6 | 75% |
| Indian Defense: London System | 5 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: London System, with e6 | 4 | 63% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Carlsbad Variation | 3 | 67% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (51 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 41 | 52% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 9 | 72% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 1 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (24 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 13 | 31% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 11 | 36% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Møller Variation | 7 | 36% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 4 | 25% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 3 | 67% |
| Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted | 3 | 33% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-19 | Hugo Ten Hertog (2507) Dutch Meesterklasse 2026-2027 | W |
| 2026-04-06 | Pascal Brunke (2294) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | L |
| 2026-04-06 | Luis Engel (2594) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | ½ |
| 2026-04-05 | Johannes Tschernatsch (2282) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | W |
| 2026-04-05 | Dominik Horvath (2541) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | L |
| 2026-04-04 | Christian Bauer (2562) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | ½ |
| 2026-04-04 | Fabian Stotyn (2179) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | W |
| 2026-04-03 | Ricardo Friedrich (2266) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | W |
| 2026-04-03 | Carlos Alvarez Serrano (2204) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | W |
| 2026-04-02 | Witold Kowalski (2098) Grenke Chess Festival 2026 | Grenke Open A · classical | W |
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