Prepare against Stuart Rachels

IM · United States · World #1,319 classical · FIDE ID 2000350

Our database contains 219 games by Stuart Rachels, covering Apr 2003 to Aug 2026. Below you'll find Stuart Rachels's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Stuart Rachels 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 Stuart Rachels's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Stuart Rachels's side.

First moves as White (111 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.e4 — 96% of White games, 64.5% score
  • …c5 (37% of these games) — Rachels usually continues Nf3 (60.0% score)
  • …e5 (23% of these games) — Rachels usually continues Nf3 (66.0% score)
  • …e6 (17% of these games) — Rachels usually continues d4 (66.7% score)
• 1.Nf3 — 2% of White games, 50.0% score
  • …Nf6 (100% of these games) — Rachels usually continues c4 (50.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (52 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (43 games)

Stuart Rachels's chess games

All 219 games by Stuart Rachels in the Chess.ceo database (Apr 2003 - Aug 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: 83 wins, 86 draws, 50 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Stuart Rachels's chess games?

219 games by Stuart Rachels, from Apr 2003 to Aug 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 Stuart Rachels has played.

What does Stuart Rachels play on the first move as White?

Across 111 games with White in our database, Stuart Rachels opens with 1.e4 (96% of games), 1.Nf3 (2% of games), 1.c4 (1% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Stuart Rachels answers 1...c5 (100% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...d5 (60% of games), 1...Nf6 (40% of games).

What openings does Stuart Rachels play as White?

As White, Stuart Rachels's most-played openings in our database are: Sicilian (19 games, 26.3% win rate); French: Tarrasch Variation (17 games, 52.9% win rate); Sicilian: Najdorf (11 games, 27.3% win rate). The full breakdown of 111 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Stuart Rachels play as Black?

As Black, Stuart Rachels most often plays: Sicilian (24 games, 16.7% win rate); Queen's Gambit Accepted (17 games, 29.4% win rate); Benoni Defense (9 games, 0.0% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 108 games.

What is Stuart Rachels's FIDE rating?

Stuart Rachels is currently rated 2,423 in classical chess, 2,417 in rapid and 2,368 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 2,485 (Nov 2024).

How many games has Stuart Rachels played?

Our database contains 219 games by Stuart Rachels, covering Apr 2003 to Aug 2026. Overall record: 83 wins, 86 draws, 50 losses (37.9% win rate).

How do I prepare against Stuart Rachels?

219 games by Stuart Rachels 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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