Prepare against Stephan Brandes

CM · DEU · World #14,958 classical · FIDE ID 4689968

Our database contains 90 games by Stephan Brandes, covering Apr 2003 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Stephan Brandes's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Stephan Brandes 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 Stephan Brandes's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Stephan Brandes's side.

First moves as White (46 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.e4 — 74% of White games, 52.9% score
  • …c5 (35% of these games) — Brandes usually continues c3 (66.7% score)
  • …e5 (21% of these games) — Brandes usually continues Nf3 (33.3% score)
  • …e6 (12% of these games) — Brandes usually continues d4 (66.7% score)
• 1.Nf3 — 9% of White games, 50.0% score
  • …Nf6 (50% of these games) — Brandes usually continues e3 (50.0% score)
  • …c5 (25% of these games) — Brandes usually continues g3 (50.0% score)
  • …d5 (25% of these games) — Brandes usually continues d4 (50.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (18 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (17 games)

Stephan Brandes's chess games

All 90 games by Stephan Brandes 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: 29 wins, 35 draws, 26 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Stephan Brandes's chess games?

90 games by Stephan Brandes, 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 Stephan Brandes has played.

What does Stephan Brandes play on the first move as White?

Across 46 games with White in our database, Stephan Brandes opens with 1.e4 (74% of games), 1.Nf3 (9% of games), 1.d4 (9% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Stephan Brandes answers 1...c5 (61% of games), 1...c6 (17% of games), 1...g6 (11% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...d5 (76% of games), 1...Nf6 (18% of games), 1...d6 (6% of games).

What openings does Stephan Brandes play as White?

As White, Stephan Brandes's most-played openings in our database are: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation (3 games, 0.0% win rate); Sicilian: Alapin (3 games, 33.3% win rate); Sicilian: Moscow Variation (2 games, 50.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 46 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Stephan Brandes play as Black?

As Black, Stephan Brandes most often plays: Slav Defense (12 games, 33.3% win rate); Sicilian (5 games, 40.0% win rate); Réti Opening (4 games, 25.0% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 44 games.

What is Stephan Brandes's FIDE rating?

Stephan Brandes is currently rated 2,106 in classical chess, 2,108 in rapid and 2,060 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 2,228 (Apr 2004).

How many games has Stephan Brandes played?

Our database contains 90 games by Stephan Brandes, covering Apr 2003 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 29 wins, 35 draws, 26 losses (32.2% win rate).

How do I prepare against Stephan Brandes?

90 games by Stephan Brandes 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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