
Name:	Stuart Rachels
Federation:	United States
Sex:	Male
Born:	1969
FIDE ID:	2000350 FIDE Profile
Title:	International Master
ELO Classic:	2423
ELO Rapid:	2417
ELO Blitz:	2368
Years:	1983 - 2026
Total Games:	161
Wins:	58 (36.02 %)
Draws:	66 (40.99 %)
Losses:	37 (22.98 %)
Score:	56.52 %

Repertoire with
black pieces

Stuart Rachels

Last tournaments played

Tournament	Date	Elo Avg.	Country
ch-USA Seniors 2026	07/14/2026	2481	United States
World Senior Teams +50	04/19/2026	2306	Albania
USA-ch	12/??/1992	2380	United States
USA-op	07/??/1991	493	United States

Most Played Openings as White

ECO	Opening	Games
B90	Sicilian, Najdorf	5 games
C06	French, Tarrasch, closed variation, main line	4 games
B63	Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack	4 games
C05	French, Tarrasch, closed variation	4 games

Most Played Openings as Black

ECO	Opening	Games
B65	Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...Be7 defence, 9...Nxd4	6 games
B63	Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack	4 games
D05	Queen's pawn game	4 games
B57	Sicilian, Sozin, not Scheveningen	4 games

Games played by Stuart Rachels

Download games

White	ELO W	Black	ELO B	Result	Moves	ECO	Date	Tournament	View
Rachels, S	2431	Shabalov, A	2428	0-1	33	B90	2026	ch-USA Seniors 2026
Onischuk, A	2640	Rachels, S	2431	1-0	38	D20	2026	ch-USA Seniors 2026
Benjamin, J	2471	Rachels, S	2431	½-½	49	B66	2026	ch-USA Seniors 2026
Rachels, S	2431	Novikov, I	2475	½-½	70	B90	2026	ch-USA Seniors 2026
Kraai, J	2375	Rachels, S	2431	1-0	91	D26	2026	ch-USA Seniors 2026
Rachels, S	2431	Fishbein, A	2408	½-½	54	B45	2026	ch-USA Seniors 2026
Akopian, V	2551	Rachels, S	2431	1-0	75	B63	2026	ch-USA Seniors 2026
Rachels, S	2431	Kaidanov, G	2492	½-½	35	C78	2026	ch-USA Seniors 2026
Goldin, A	2537	Rachels, S	2431	0-1	39	D05	2026	ch-USA Seniors 2026
Karlsson, A	2224	Rachels, S	2446	½-½	5	D26	2026	World Senior Teams +50
Men, B		Rachels, S	2485	½-½	48	B40	1992	USA-ch
Rachels, S	2485	Gurevich, D	2490	½-½	49	B63	1992	USA-ch
Rachels, S	2485	Shirazi, K	2450	1-0	39	B68	1992	USA-ch
Rachels, S	2485	Fedorowicz, J	2560	½-½	38	B84	1992	USA-ch
Wolff, P	2590	Rachels, S	2485	1-0	46	D28	1992	USA-ch
Dzindzichashvili, R	2565	Rachels, S	2485	½-½	26	A07	1992	USA-ch
Sherzer, A	2460	Rachels, S	2485	1-0	38	B65	1992	USA-ch
Ivanov, A	2545	Rachels, S	2485	0-1	80	B65	1992	USA-ch
Benjamin, J	2570	Rachels, S	2485	1-0	35	A11	1992	USA-ch
Gurevich, I	2510	Rachels, S	2485	1-0	54	B65	1992	USA-ch
Yermolinsky, A	2615	Rachels, S	2485	½-½	28	D27	1992	USA-ch
Rachels, S	2485	Browne, W	2515	0-1	38	B90	1992	USA-ch
Rachels, S	2485	Ivanov, I	2510	1-0	50	B54	1992	USA-ch
Rachels, S	2485	Seirawan, Y	2605	½-½	20	B12	1992	USA-ch
Rachels, S	2485	Gulko, B	2610	½-½	59	B08	1992	USA-ch
Rachels, S	2485	Wolff, P	2545	½-½	32	B63	1991	USA-op
Rachels, S	2485	Burnett, R	2325	½-½	36	B64	1991	USA-op
Rachels, S	2485	Denker, A	2285	1-0	33	B01	1991	USA-op
Smith, T		Rachels, S	2485	0-1	33	B22	1991	USA-op
Root, D	2460	Rachels, S	2485	½-½	67	D05	1991	USA-op
Margulis, I		Rachels, S	2485	0-1	44	B63	1991	USA-op
Goldin, A	2570	Rachels, S	2485	1-0	48	A07	1991	USA-op
Arluck, W		Rachels, S	2485	0-1	28	D00	1991	USA-op
Rachels, S	2485	Haberland, H		1-0	23	C05	1991	USA-op
Rachels, S	2485	Rahman, Z	2380	1-0	19	C07	1991	USA-op
Rachels, S	2485	Sotnikov, I		1-0	50	B01	1991	USA-op
Ivanov, A	2565	Rachels, S	2485	½-½	51	B88	1991	USA-op
Rachels, S	2475	Torre, E	2530	0-1	60	C65	1990	Manila Interzonal
Browne, W	2560	Rachels, S	2380	½-½	9	D20	1990	USA op
Rachels, S	2475	Petursson, M	2550	1-0	39	B34	1990	Manila Interzonal