GMYannick Pelletier
SUI · FIDE ID 1301837 · 111 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2517
#6 in SUI (active)
Rapid
2643
#1 in SUI (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
59%
38 W · 56 D · 17 L
Opp. avg
2442
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-23
Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA)
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 64% of games (scores 69%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (25%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 25 of 37 games (French Defense), scoring 60%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 9 of 14 games (Indian Defense), scoring 33%.
- Comfort zone: French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation as Black, 71% in 7 games.
- By opponent strength: 42% against higher-rated players, 66% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 70% with White, 50% with Black.
Based on 111 over-the-board games (33 classical · 2 rapid). 53 with White (70%), 58 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 34 | 69% |
| 1.Nf3 | 13 | 69% |
| 1.c4 | 5 | 80% |
| 1.b3 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | 3 | 67% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Rubinstein Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Robatsch Defense: Rossolimo Variation | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (37 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 25 | 60% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 6 | 33% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 6 | 42% |
Against 1.d4 (14 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 9 | 33% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 5 | 40% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation | 9 | 61% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation | 7 | 71% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog Defense | 3 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 2 | 0% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-23 | David Pires Tavares Martins (2449) Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-22 | Florian Jenni (2463) Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) · classical | ½ |
| 2026-06-21 | Theo Hommeles (2365) Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) · rapid | W |
| 2026-06-20 | Teimur Toktomushev (2396) Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) · classical | ½ |
| 2026-05-31 | Dennis Breder (2418) Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) · rapid | W |
| 2026-04-21 | Benjamin Kienboeck (2242) Swiss National League A 2026 (SMM NLA) | W |
| 2025-09-28 | Sebastian Bogner (2558) Switzerland Team Championship SMM 2025 · classical | W |
| 2025-09-27 | Adrien Demuth (2517) Switzerland Team Championship SMM 2025 · classical | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Dennis Wagner (2617) Switzerland Team Championship SMM 2025 · classical | L |
| 2025-05-31 | Yovann Gatineau (2374) French Top 16 Club Championship 2025 | Higher Pool | W |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.