Prepare against Holger Bartels

DEU · World #32,854 classical · FIDE ID 4618572

Our database contains 212 games by Holger Bartels, covering Apr 2003 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Holger Bartels's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Holger Bartels before a game. You can open the same data in the free interactive preparation workstation, which builds a move-by-move opening tree from every game.

Ratings

Performance record

Move-by-move preparation stats

Straight from the preparation tree built over all of Holger Bartels's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Holger Bartels's side.

First moves as White (104 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.e4 — 95% of White games, 52.5% score
  • …c5 (45% of these games) — Bartels usually continues Nf3 (54.5% score)
  • …e5 (15% of these games) — Bartels usually continues Nf3 (43.3% score)
  • …e6 (10% of these games) — Bartels usually continues d4 (35.0% score)
• 1.d4 — 3% of White games, 50.0% score
  • …d5 (67% of these games) — Bartels usually continues Nf3 (50.0% score)
  • …Nf6 (33% of these games) — Bartels usually continues c4 (50.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (43 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (40 games)

Holger Bartels's chess games

All 212 games by Holger Bartels in the Chess.ceo database (Apr 2003 - Jul 2026) are free to browse, search and replay: filter by opening, opponent, event or date on the player page, or step through any game on the analysis board. Record: 59 wins, 69 draws, 83 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Holger Bartels's chess games?

212 games by Holger Bartels, from Apr 2003 to Jul 2026, are free to browse and replay move by move — no signup needed. The preparation view groups them into an opening tree showing every line Holger Bartels has played.

What does Holger Bartels play on the first move as White?

Across 104 games with White in our database, Holger Bartels opens with 1.e4 (95% of games), 1.d4 (3% of games), 1.c4 (2% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Holger Bartels answers 1...c5 (86% of games), 1...e5 (5% of games), 1...c6 (5% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...d5 (100% of games).

What openings does Holger Bartels play as White?

As White, Holger Bartels's most-played openings in our database are: Sicilian (14 games, 50.0% win rate); French: Tarrasch Variation (10 games, 10.0% win rate); Sicilian: Najdorf (8 games, 62.5% win rate). The full breakdown of 104 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Holger Bartels play as Black?

As Black, Holger Bartels most often plays: Indian Defense (17 games, 5.9% win rate); Sicilian (14 games, 35.7% win rate); English Opening: Reverse Sicilian (7 games, 0.0% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 108 games.

What is Holger Bartels's FIDE rating?

Holger Bartels is currently rated 1,970 in classical chess. Peak classical rating: 2,181 (Oct 2004).

How many games has Holger Bartels played?

Our database contains 212 games by Holger Bartels, covering Apr 2003 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 59 wins, 69 draws, 83 losses (27.8% win rate).

How do I prepare against Holger Bartels?

212 games by Holger Bartels reveal their opening repertoire, most-played lines, and the variations where they score worst — the raw material for targeted preparation. The interactive opening tree lets you walk every line to any depth.

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