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Ralf Appel
R Appel 
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 

Number of games in database: 506
Years covered: 1986 to 2016
Last FIDE rating: 2508 (2534 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2552
Overall record: +199 -103 =199 (59.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 5 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (52) 
    D02 A46 A40 D00 A41
 Reti System (30) 
    A04 A05 A06
 King's Indian Attack (24) 
    A07 A08
 King's Indian (23) 
    E60 E62 E63 E97 E94
 Queen's Indian (14) 
    E12 E18 E17 E15 E19
 English (11) 
    A15 A12 A16 A10 A11
With the Black pieces:
 Alekhine's Defense (70) 
    B03 B05 B02 B04
 Queen's Pawn Game (28) 
    A46 A45 D02 A40 A41
 Old Indian (20) 
    A54 A53 A55
 Robatsch (14) 
    B06
 Slav (13) 
    D15 D11 D10 D12
 King's Indian (11) 
    E70 E60 E63 E69
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   R Appel vs M Sebag, 2007 1-0
   R Appel vs J Grana Lois, 2010 1-0
   R Appel vs M Senff, 2006 1/2-1/2
   Shirov vs R Appel, 2013 1/2-1/2
   R Appel vs Nisipeanu, 2011 1/2-1/2
   E Moreno Tejera vs R Appel, 2014 0-1
   R Appel vs S Siebrecht, 2013 1-0
   D Paulsen vs R Appel, 2001 0-1
   R Polzin vs R Appel, 2009 1/2-1/2
   R Appel vs Krasenkow, 2004 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament (2007)
   Bundesliga 2005/06 (2005)
   Bundesliga 2007/08 (2007)
   Bundesliga 2008/09 (2008)
   Bundesliga 2012/13 (2012)
   St. Ingbert Open (1987)
   Bundesliga 2011/12 (2011)
   St. Ingbert Open (1988)
   Bundesliga 2004/05 (2004)
   Bundesliga 2009/10 (2009)
   Bundesliga 2003/04 (2003)
   Bundesliga 2000/01 (2000)
   Bundesliga 2014/15 (2014)
   Bundesliga 2010/11 (2010)
   Bundesliga 2013/14 (2013)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   0ZeR0's Favorite Games Volume 62 by 0ZeR0

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Bundesliga 2015/16
   D Sebastian vs R Appel (Feb-07-16) 1-0
   R Appel vs H Kues (Feb-06-16) 1-0
   H Rau vs R Appel (Apr-12-15) 1-0
   R Appel vs R Seger (Apr-11-15) 1/2-1/2
   R Appel vs P H Nielsen (Mar-15-15) 1/2-1/2

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RALF APPEL
(born Jul-18-1971, 53 years old) Germany

[what is this?]
Grandmaster (2008). He was German blitz champion in 1988 and German U20 champion in 1989.

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 page 1 of 21; games 1-25 of 506  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. H Strobel vs R Appel  ½-½121986FRG-chJBE13 Queen's Indian, 4.Nc3, Main line
2. R Appel vs M Hoffmann 0-1411986FRG-chJBE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
3. R Appel vs T Heinemann  ½-½521986FRG-chJBA43 Old Benoni
4. R Appel vs H Siegmeth  1-0801986FRG-chJBA43 Old Benoni
5. R Kassebaum vs R Appel  0-1511986FRG-chJBB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
6. T Berger vs R Appel  ½-½201986FRG-chJBA36 English
7. R Appel vs K Graeser  1-0441987St. Ingbert OpenD02 Queen's Pawn Game
8. R Appel vs J Schmidt  1-0361987St. Ingbert OpenD52 Queen's Gambit Declined
9. M Duesterwald vs R Appel  1-0401987St. Ingbert OpenE10 Queen's Pawn Game
10. R Appel vs H Zimmer  1-0471987St. Ingbert OpenA70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
11. L Gutman vs R Appel  ½-½871987St. Ingbert OpenA05 Reti Opening
12. D Drollinger vs R Appel  0-1311987St. Ingbert OpenB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
13. W Stadtfeld vs R Appel  0-1291987St. Ingbert OpenB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
14. R Appel vs H van Riemsdijk  0-1351987St. Ingbert OpenA46 Queen's Pawn Game
15. R Appel vs M Becker  ½-½201988RLPF-ch U20E60 King's Indian Defense
16. R Appel vs C Hauke  1-0221988FRG-chJ U20D02 Queen's Pawn Game
17. M Becker vs R Appel  ½-½541988FRG-chJ U20B03 Alekhine's Defense
18. R Appel vs T Neumark  1-0391988FRG-chJ U20A80 Dutch
19. K Mueller vs R Appel  ½-½191988FRG-chJ U20B02 Alekhine's Defense
20. R Appel vs M Elsen  1-0511988RLPF-ch U20D02 Queen's Pawn Game
21. R Appel vs C Mann  ½-½291988FRG-chJ U20D71 Neo-Grunfeld
22. T Heinemann vs R Appel  0-1371988FRG-chJ U20A40 Queen's Pawn Game
23. S Joachim vs R Appel  1-0171988FRG-chJ U20E20 Nimzo-Indian
24. P Fassnacht vs R Appel  0-1281988RLPF-ch U20A04 Reti Opening
25. R Appel vs U Schnaebele  0-1391988BL2-SW 8889A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
 page 1 of 21; games 1-25 of 506  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-27-08  nummerzwei: It seems that our eternal German "Anti-wunderkind" is now going to finally get his GM-title.At least I read so in a German chess magazine, I think it was "Schach". Well done, roughly 15(!) years after reaching the 2500 for the frist time. I like his style of play much, what he does with his knights is amazing! To see what I mean, please take a look at his Bundesliga win over Berelovich (season 07/08).
Jul-18-09  whiteshark: Player of the Day

Bio: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralf_A...
good interview: http://de.sevenload.com/videos/FnnO...

Jul-18-10  wordfunph: German GM Ralph Appel..

present rating = 2544
peak rating = 2552

May-17-12  Poisonpawns: Can someone please translate the video from German to English? That would be fantastic
Jul-18-12  whiteshark: < Player of the Day > again!

He was referring to C Seel vs R Appel, 2008 in the video

Jul-18-12  BIDMONFA: Ralf Appel

APPEL, Ralf
http://www.bidmonfa.com/appel_ralf....
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Jun-03-14  john barleycorn: R. Appel played a nice game at the Policka tournament in 1993. Here is the position after 24 moves:


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25.Qf4! Qe7 26.Qxf7+ 1-0

(R. Appel - A. Baschkow)

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