Player profile

Buckels, Valentin

Standard: 2450 Rapid: 2428 Blitz: 2431 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 12942766 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: GER Sex: M Birth Year: 2001 Age: 25
Title: IM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 126 Wins: 44 (35%) Draws: 50 (40%) Losses: 32 (25%)
Dossier

112 of 126 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 93.1%
Opened d4: 30/45Opened Nf3: 11/45Opened c4: 4/45
Castled kingside: 86Same-side castling: 77Did not castle: 10Opposite-side castling: 6Castled queenside: 4
Played in the center: 32Played on the queenside: 26Fianchettoed kingside: 25Played on the kingside: 25Fianchettoed queenside: 16
Active pieces: 72Initiated exchanges: 64Sacrificed material: 61Kept the bishop pair: 59Space advantage: 58Backward pawn: 48Isolated pawn: 43Missed tactics: 17Avoided exchanges: 16Played gambits: 13
Openings

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As White 53 games 24W 20D 9L
Queen's Pawn Game 16 games 9W 5D 2L
London System 14 games 7W 5D 2L
(unspecified) 11 games 5W 5D 1L
with e6 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Colle System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rossolimo Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 9 games 3W 5D 1L
Przepiorka Variation 4 games 2W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 4 games 2W 1D 1L
London System 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Wade-Tartakower Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Opening 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Full Symmetry Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Mecking Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zukertort Opening 3 games 3W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Reversed Grünfeld 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Carlsbad Variation 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Catalan Opening 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Closed 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Spassky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Queen's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pseudo-Tarrasch 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Quiet Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Pin Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dubov Tarrasch 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Benko Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pawn Return Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Retreat Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
East Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Steinitz Variation, Development Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Marco Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 60 games 19W 23D 18L
Ruy Lopez 11 games 3W 7D 1L
Morphy Defense 10 games 3W 6D 1L
Møller Variation 6 games 0W 6D 0L
Modern Steinitz Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Bayreuth Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Cozio Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Delayed Exchange 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 8 games 1W 5D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Harrwitz Attack 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Fianchetto Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Two Knights Defense, Blockade Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Carlsen Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Janowski Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Italian Game 7 games 4W 2D 1L
Classical Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Greco Gambit, Modern Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Italian Four Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Canal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ulvestad Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bird's Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Petrov's Defense 5 games 0W 4D 1L
Classical Attack 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Mason Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Paulsen Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Center Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Knights Game 4 games 2W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scotch Variation Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Glek System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scotch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Schmid Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Catalan Opening 4 games 1W 1D 2L
Open Defense 4 games 1W 1D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Classical Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Van der Wiel Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bishop's Opening 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Paulsen Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Berlin Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Vienna Hybrid 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Spielmann Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Reversed Grünfeld 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Torre Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Colle System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Agincourt Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Pachman System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Double Fianchetto 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Attack, with e6 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Malaniuk Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Retreat Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Winawer Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Delayed Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
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This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2025.11.14 · 50... Kg5 (−64.8% win chance) 1-0
Buckels, Valentin
Vardanyan, Aras
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2024.07.10 · 49. Be8 (−52% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Sokolovsky, Jakub
Buckels, Valentin
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2025.11.22 · 78... Ka5 (−47.5% win chance) 1-0
Buckels, Valentin
Warmerdam, Max
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2025.11.22 · 83... Ka7 (−47.5% win chance) 1-0
Buckels, Valentin
Warmerdam, Max
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