Prepare against Walter Rusek

Austria · World #46,789 classical · FIDE ID 1612700

Our database contains 172 games by Walter Rusek, covering Apr 2009 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Walter Rusek's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Walter Rusek 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 Walter Rusek's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Walter Rusek's side.

First moves as White (83 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.d4 — 96% of White games, 32.5% score
  • …Nf6 (50% of these games) — Rusek usually continues c4 (29.0% score)
  • …d5 (33% of these games) — Rusek usually continues c4 (34.8% score)
  • …d6 (5% of these games) — Rusek usually continues Nf3 (25.0% score)
• 1.Nf3 — 4% of White games, 0.0% score
  • …d6 (33% of these games) — Rusek usually continues c4 (0.0% score)
  • …c5 (33% of these games) — Rusek usually continues c4 (0.0% score)
  • …Nf6 (33% of these games) — Rusek usually continues c4 (0.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (37 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (31 games)

Walter Rusek's chess games

All 172 games by Walter Rusek in the Chess.ceo database (Apr 2009 - 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, 51 draws, 92 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Walter Rusek's chess games?

172 games by Walter Rusek, from Apr 2009 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 Walter Rusek has played.

What does Walter Rusek play on the first move as White?

Across 83 games with White in our database, Walter Rusek opens with 1.d4 (96% of games), 1.Nf3 (4% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Walter Rusek answers 1...e6 (100% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...d5 (100% of games).

What openings does Walter Rusek play as White?

As White, Walter Rusek's most-played openings in our database are: Slav Defense (13 games, 15.4% win rate); King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (9 games, 11.1% win rate); Indian Defense (8 games, 25.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 83 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Walter Rusek play as Black?

As Black, Walter Rusek most often plays: Slav Defense (24 games, 12.5% win rate); French Defense (15 games, 20.0% win rate); French: Tarrasch Variation (12 games, 16.7% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 89 games.

What is Walter Rusek's FIDE rating?

Walter Rusek is currently rated 1,906 in classical chess, 1,775 in rapid and 1,783 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 1,949 (Mar 2026).

How many games has Walter Rusek played?

Our database contains 172 games by Walter Rusek, covering Apr 2009 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 29 wins, 51 draws, 92 losses (16.9% win rate).

How do I prepare against Walter Rusek?

172 games by Walter Rusek 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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