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ID: 30920051

Joel Marcus

FIDE ratings

1,871Classical
1,879Rapid

Performance

50 games
48% Win
32% Draw
20% Loss

Joel Marcus's playing style

Strong overall score:64%24W 16D 10L over 50 games
Best with 1.d4 as White:44%in 24 games
Steady recent form:65%12W 2D 6L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:32%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, London System has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

London System
100%
4g
Indian Defense: London System
100%
4g
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Mason-Showalter Variation has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Mason-Showalter Variation
100%
4g
Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Jaenisch Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Main Line
100%
2g
Center Game: Berger Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense
100%
2g

Repertoire

24 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

24 games in this line · White to move

Results for Marcus, Joel as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
29%
29%
42%
Move
24 · 100%
29%
29%
42%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Oct 26, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Braathen, Tom(1983)
D—
Oct 25, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Verboven, Peter(2038)
W—
Oct 24, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Limongelli, Sergio(1980)
D—
Oct 23, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Okamura, Milton Kasuo(2009)
L—
Oct 22, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Gilbert, Michael A(1967)
W—
Oct 21, 2025
OTB - TWIC
FMXheladini, Mahmut(2102)
L—
Jan 31, 2017
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Robertson, Terrance(1421)
W—
Jan 31, 2017
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Robertson, Terrance
W—
Dec 13, 2016
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Bolt Jr, Donald(1453)
W—
Dec 13, 2016
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Donaldson, Kyle Garrett(1453)
W—

Research Joel Marcus’s games and opening repertoire

Joel Marcus is rated 1871 in standard, 1879 in rapid by FIDE. Joel Marcus plays for United States.

Joel Marcus has FIDE ID 30920051.

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