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IM Patrick Zelbel

Full name

Patrick Zelbel

Born

1/1/1993 (age 31)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Germany

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (60 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (36 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense: Stoltz Attack (8 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed, Main Line (8 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Morozevich Variation (8 games)

Black Pieces

Trompowsky Attack (9 games)

Ruy López Opening: Jaenisch Gambit (8 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (7 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (6 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (6 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Patrick Zelbel (2477) Sipke Ernst (2535)	1-0	26	2024
Patrick Zelbel (2484) Geert Van der Stricht (2317)	1-0	52	2024
Patrick Zelbel (2481) Alexander Motylev (2601)	1-0	40	2024
Patrick Zelbel (2809) Almas Rakhmatullaev (2923)	1-0	21	2024
Patrick Zelbel (2793) Axel Bachmann (2914)	1-0	28	2024
Patrick Zelbel (2788) Arthur Lucas (2454)	1-0	53	2024
Patrick Zelbel (2477) Roven Vogel (2514)	0-1	37	2024
Patrick Zelbel (2810) Igor Kovalenko (2929)	0-1	56	2024
Patrick Zelbel (2804) Mahel Boyer (2952)	0-1	56	2024
Patrick Zelbel (2790) Renato Terry (3025)	0-1	62	2024

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