Prepare against Steven Le Pen

France · World #12,127 classical · FIDE ID 612197

Our database contains 329 games by Steven Le Pen, covering Apr 2008 to Aug 2026. Below you'll find Steven Le Pen's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Steven Le Pen 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 Steven Le Pen's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Steven Le Pen's side.

First moves as White (169 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.e4 — 96% of White games, 47.5% score
  • …c5 (52% of these games) — Pen usually continues Nf3 (47.6% score)
  • …e5 (17% of these games) — Pen usually continues Nf3 (59.6% score)
  • …e6 (11% of these games) — Pen usually continues d4 (50.0% score)
• 1.d4 — 4% of White games, 50.0% score
  • …Nf6 (67% of these games) — Pen usually continues Nc3 (50.0% score)
  • …d5 (33% of these games) — Pen usually continues Nc3 (50.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (79 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (56 games)

Steven Le Pen's chess games

All 329 games by Steven Le Pen in the Chess.ceo database (Apr 2008 - 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: 132 wins, 45 draws, 152 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Steven Le Pen's chess games?

329 games by Steven Le Pen, from Apr 2008 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 Steven Le Pen has played.

What does Steven Le Pen play on the first move as White?

Across 169 games with White in our database, Steven Le Pen opens with 1.e4 (96% of games), 1.d4 (4% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Steven Le Pen answers 1...c5 (89% of games), 1...e5 (10% of games), 1...c6 (1% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 (91% of games), 1...d5 (9% of games).

What openings does Steven Le Pen play as White?

As White, Steven Le Pen's most-played openings in our database are: Sicilian (28 games, 35.7% win rate); Sicilian: Najdorf (25 games, 36.0% win rate); Sicilian: Dragon (10 games, 50.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 169 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Steven Le Pen play as Black?

As Black, Steven Le Pen most often plays: Sicilian (40 games, 35.0% win rate); Grünfeld Defense (14 games, 35.7% win rate); Indian Defense (12 games, 50.0% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 160 games.

What is Steven Le Pen's FIDE rating?

Steven Le Pen is currently rated 2,139 in classical chess, 2,118 in rapid and 2,037 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 2,170 (Dec 2018).

How many games has Steven Le Pen played?

Our database contains 329 games by Steven Le Pen, covering Apr 2008 to Aug 2026. Overall record: 132 wins, 45 draws, 152 losses (40.1% win rate).

How do I prepare against Steven Le Pen?

329 games by Steven Le Pen 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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