Prepare against Stephane Faure

France · World #29,728 classical · FIDE ID 616281

Our database contains 103 games by Stephane Faure, covering Apr 2003 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Stephane Faure's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Stephane Faure 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 Stephane Faure's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Stephane Faure's side.

First moves as White (50 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.e4 — 60% of White games, 55.0% score
  • …c5 (37% of these games) — Faure usually continues Nf3 (45.5% score)
  • …e5 (20% of these games) — Faure usually continues Nf3 (75.0% score)
  • …e6 (10% of these games) — Faure usually continues d4 (50.0% score)
• 1.d4 — 34% of White games, 58.8% score
  • …Nf6 (59% of these games) — Faure usually continues Nf3 (50.0% score)
  • …d5 (29% of these games) — Faure usually continues Nf3 (50.0% score)
  • …Nc6 (6% of these games) — Faure usually continues d5 (50.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (27 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (16 games)

Stephane Faure's chess games

All 103 games by Stephane Faure 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: 43 wins, 21 draws, 39 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Stephane Faure's chess games?

103 games by Stephane Faure, 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 Stephane Faure has played.

What does Stephane Faure play on the first move as White?

Across 50 games with White in our database, Stephane Faure opens with 1.e4 (60% of games), 1.d4 (34% of games), 1.Nc3 (2% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Stephane Faure answers 1...c5 (59% of games), 1...e6 (22% of games), 1...e5 (11% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 (94% of games), 1...d5 (6% of games).

What openings does Stephane Faure play as White?

As White, Stephane Faure's most-played openings in our database are: Sicilian (7 games, 42.9% win rate); Queen's Pawn Game (3 games, 66.7% win rate); Catalan (3 games, 100.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 50 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Stephane Faure play as Black?

As Black, Stephane Faure most often plays: Sicilian (8 games, 37.5% win rate); Benoni Defense (5 games, 20.0% win rate); French Defense (4 games, 25.0% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 53 games.

What is Stephane Faure's FIDE rating?

Stephane Faure is currently rated 1,987 in classical chess, 2,093 in rapid and 2,009 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 2,163 (Jan 2008).

How many games has Stephane Faure played?

Our database contains 103 games by Stephane Faure, covering Apr 2003 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 43 wins, 21 draws, 39 losses (41.7% win rate).

How do I prepare against Stephane Faure?

103 games by Stephane Faure 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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