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Patrick Zelbel

Number of games in database: 242
Years covered: 2002 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2482 (2456 rapid, 2426 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2490
Overall record: +68 -65 =76 (50.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 33 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (44) 
    B22 B40 B52 B50 B27
 French Defense (27) 
    C03 C07 C05 C10 C02
 French Tarrasch (24) 
    C03 C05 C07
 Caro-Kann (12) 
    B10 B11 B13 B12
 Philidor's Defense (5) 
    C41
 Ruy Lopez (5) 
    C78 C69 C67
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (18) 
    B90 B33 B76 B51 B22
 King's Indian (16) 
    E92 E62 E60 E94 E71
 Queen's Pawn Game (14) 
    A45 A46 D02 A40 E00
 Ruy Lopez (10) 
    C63 C86 C96 C91
 Reti System (8) 
    A04 A06 A05
 Giuoco Piano (6) 
    C50 C53
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   P Zelbel vs Y Bruned, 2007 1-0
   P Zelbel vs R Pruijssers, 2016 1-0
   P Zelbel vs M Costachi, 2017 1-0
   P Zelbel vs A Plug, 2011 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Pula Open (2012)
   German Championship (2009)
   Groningen Open (2017)
   European Championship (2007)
   Reykjavik Open (2011)
   European Club Cup (2014)
   Bundesliga 2014/15 (2014)
   Bundesliga 2015/16 (2015)
   Bundesliga 2016/17 (2016)
   European Club Cup (2018)
   Bundesliga 2023/24 (2023)
   Bundesliga 2018/19 (2018)
   Bundesliga 2019/21 (2019)
   Dutch League 2023/24 (2023)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Bundesliga 2024/25
   Kamsky vs P Zelbel (Apr-26-25) 1-0
   P Zelbel vs R Markus (Apr-25-25) 1/2-1/2
   M Neugebauer vs P Zelbel (Mar-23-25) 1/2-1/2
   D Wagner vs P Zelbel (Mar-22-25) 1/2-1/2
   P Zelbel vs Efimenko (Feb-23-25) 1/2-1/2

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PATRICK ZELBEL
(born May-08-1993, 31 years old) Germany

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He became a FIDE Master in 2009 and an IM in 2011.

Wikipedia article: Patrick Zelbel

Last updated: 2019-05-08 08:17:27

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 page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 246  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Felix Haeusler vs P Zelbel  0-1552002GER-ch U10C45 Scotch Game
2. P Zelbel vs G Popilski  1-0542003Wch U10B22 Sicilian, Alapin
3. P Zelbel vs K Bluebaum  ½-½312005Dortmund op-AC07 French, Tarrasch
4. T Keller vs P Zelbel  1-0552005Dortmund op-AE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
5. V Belous vs P Zelbel  1-0482005Wch U12A25 English
6. P Zelbel vs F Graf  0-1382006GER-ch U14C18 French, Winawer
7. V Klyuner vs P Zelbel  1-0292006Dortmund Sparkassen op-AB22 Sicilian, Alapin
8. D Hoeffer vs P Zelbel  0-1312006Dortmund Sparkassen op-AA00 Uncommon Opening
9. P Zelbel vs G Souleidis  ½-½412006Dortmund Sparkassen op-AB27 Sicilian
10. T Jugelt vs P Zelbel  1-0602006Dortmund Sparkassen op-AA45 Queen's Pawn Game
11. P Zelbel vs A Izrailev  ½-½242006Dortmund Sparkassen op-AC03 French, Tarrasch
12. P Zelbel vs W Glaser  1-0342006Muensterland opC05 French, Tarrasch
13. J Struk vs P Zelbel  0-1472006Muensterland opB07 Pirc
14. P Zelbel vs I Farago  ½-½262006Muensterland opC03 French, Tarrasch
15. E Porper vs P Zelbel  1-0402006Muensterland opE92 King's Indian
16. M Parligras vs P Zelbel  1-0402007European ChampionshipB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
17. P Zelbel vs E Can  0-1612007European ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
18. M Becker vs P Zelbel  1-0342007European ChampionshipB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
19. P Zelbel vs G Marville  1-0272007European ChampionshipB22 Sicilian, Alapin
20. F Dinger vs P Zelbel  1-0282007European ChampionshipB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
21. P Zelbel vs H Hanemann  1-0382007European ChampionshipC41 Philidor Defense
22. G Jahnel vs P Zelbel  ½-½322007European ChampionshipE97 King's Indian
23. P Zelbel vs Y Bruned 1-0712007European ChampionshipB22 Sicilian, Alapin
24. E Degtiarev vs P Zelbel  1-0612007European ChampionshipE10 Queen's Pawn Game
25. P Zelbel vs J Grant  1-0362007European ChampionshipB12 Caro-Kann Defense
 page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 246  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-04-09  percyblakeney: That's the way to beat a GM that is 314 points higher rated, it's just to play the King's Gambit:

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zelbel, Patrick"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[WhiteElo "2348"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[ECO "C25"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d4 g5 6. g3 g4 7. Nh4 f3 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 h6 10. O-O-O Bg5 11. Bb5 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Qg5 13. Nd5 Nge7 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. exf5 O-O-O 16. Qxg5 hxg5 17. Ne3 Nb4 18. f6 Ned5 19. Nxg4 Nxa2+ 20. Kd2 Nab4 21. c3 c6 22. Bc4 Na6 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Ke3 Nc7 25. Kxf3 Rde8 26. Rde1 Re6 27. Rxe6 fxe6 28. h4 Kd7 29. Rh2 gxh4 30. Rxh4 Rf8 31. Rh7+ Kc6 32. Kf4 Ne8 33. f7 Kd7 34. Ke3 Nc7 35. Nf6+ Ke7 36. Ng8+ Kd7 37. g4 e5 38. g5 Ne6 39. g6 1-0

Aug-06-09  returnoftheking: Very nice game (but it seems Beljavski was ok after the opening).

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