GMJoseph Girel
FRA · FIDE ID 36033561 · 353 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2508
#19 in FRA (active)
Rapid
2454
#38 in FRA (active)
Blitz
2412
#45 in FRA (active)
Score
63%
151 W · 143 D · 59 L
Opp. avg
2374
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-08-30
VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 47% of games (scores 73%), otherwise 1.e4 (43%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 41 of 77 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 52%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 56 of 63 games (Indian Defense), scoring 61%.
- Weak spot: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation as Black, only 40% in 5 games.
- Comfort zone: Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line as White, 79% in 7 games.
- By opponent strength: 49% against higher-rated players, 72% against lower-rated.
Based on 353 over-the-board games (90 classical · 17 rapid · 11 blitz). 177 with White (70%), 176 with Black (56%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 83 | 73% |
| 1.e4 | 76 | 65% |
| 1.c4 | 15 | 80% |
| 1.Nf3 | 3 | 83% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | 7 | 79% |
| Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | 6 | 58% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation | 5 | 70% |
| French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation | 5 | 70% |
| King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Rare Defenses | 5 | 70% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (77 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 41 | 52% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 17 | 56% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 17 | 56% |
Against 1.d4 (63 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 56 | 61% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 6 | 50% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 13 | 42% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 5 | 40% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation | 5 | 50% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 4 | 63% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense | 4 | 75% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-30 | Aaravamudhan Balaji (2285) VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-30 | Alexander Kovchan (2462) VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-29 | Tom Decuigniere (2442) VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-29 | Sai Krishna G V (2461) VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-28 | Stanley Badacsonyi (2320) VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss · classical | W |
| 2026-08-28 | Maximillian Lu (2427) VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-28 | Thomas Villiers (2220) VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss · classical | W |
| 2026-08-28 | Jack Rudd (2252) VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-28 | Lion Lebedev (2160) VI Mindsports International Festival 2026 - Super Swiss · classical | W |
| 2026-08-22 | Piotr Brodowski (2428) 2026 Mind Sports Olympiad London Rapid - Blitz (Sat) · blitz | W |
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