Player profile

Apel, Linus

Standard: 1981 Rapid: 0 Blitz: 1970 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 16265785 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: GER Sex: M Birth Year: 2008 Age: 18
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 39 Wins: 15 (38%) Draws: 7 (18%) Losses: 17 (44%)
Dossier

35 of 39 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 89.5%
Opened e4: 18/18
Castled kingside: 23Same-side castling: 17Did not castle: 6Castled queenside: 6Opposite-side castling: 5
Played in the center: 14Played on the queenside: 12Played on the kingside: 7Fianchettoed kingside: 2Fianchettoed queenside: 2
Active pieces: 28Space advantage: 25Initiated exchanges: 21Backward pawn: 20Sacrificed material: 20Kept the bishop pair: 19Isolated pawn: 19Missed tactics: 11Avoided exchanges: 9Played gambits: 4
Openings

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As White 20 games 8W 2D 10L
Sicilian Defense 10 games 3W 2D 5L
Najdorf Variation 5 games 1W 0D 4L
English Attack 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Adams Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Petronić Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Accelerated Dragon 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dragon Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Yugoslav Attack, Hungarian Dragon 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Richter-Rauzer Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Cobra Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Portsmouth Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 5 games 3W 0D 2L
Advance Variation 4 games 3W 0D 1L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Tal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Italian Game 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Greco Gambit, Dubov Italian 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Greco Gambit, Moeller-Therkatz Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Steinitz Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Boleslavsky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tarrasch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Chistyakov Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Two Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 19 games 7W 5D 7L
Sicilian Defense 5 games 3W 1D 1L
Lasker-Pelikan Variation 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anti-Alapin Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Zukertort Opening 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Reversed Grünfeld 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 1W 1D 0L
London System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Accelerated London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Steinitz Countergambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Closed 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Pilnik Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Italian Game 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dubov Tarrasch 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Knights Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scotch Variation Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benko Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scotch Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Schmidt Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 140

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2025.10.04 · 44. Nc3 (−43.3% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Schwitkowski, Luka
Apel, Linus
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2026.10.10 · 26... Qd6 (−41.3% win chance) 1-0
Apel, Linus
Pereira Garza, Cecilia
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2025.10.05 · 35. Nxa5 (−35.3% win chance) 0-1
Den Heijer, Rolinde
Apel, Linus
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2026.05.27 · 16. Bd5 (−32.4% win chance) 0-1
Luebke, Florentin
Apel, Linus
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Games Showing all 39 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves