Appel, Rene
Current rating: 1805 (#2076)
Record: 69-41-7 (GP) / 3-3 (professional)
Grand Prix Copenhagen 2000Grand Prix Amsterdam 2001Grand Prix Prague 2001Grand Prix Warsaw 2001Grand Prix London 2002Grand Prix Copenhagen 2002Grand Prix Reims 2002Grand Prix Prague 2003Grand Prix Gothenburg 2003Grand Prix New Jersey 2004Grand Prix Eindhoven 2005Grand Prix Dortmund 2006Pro Tour Kobe 2006Grand Prix Brussels 2008Grand Prix Bochum 2010
| Grand Prix Bochum 2010 (SOM limited) | starting rating: 1820 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 2sealed | 605 | Lexa, Alexander (1540) | Won 2-1 | +131833 |
| 3sealed | 596 | Tuduri, Ricard (1703) | Lost 1-2 | -211812 |
| 4sealed | 625 | Martin, Wolfram (1542) | Won 2-1 | +141826 |
| 5sealed | 660 | Kolb, Markus (1691) | Lost 0-2 | -211805 |
| top | average opponent: 1619record: 2-2 | new rating: 1805 | ||
| Grand Prix Brussels 2008 (SHM limited) | starting rating: 1827 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3sealed | 1 | Renou, Alexandre (1540) | Draw 1-1 | -51822 |
| 4sealed | 91 | Lepage, Guy (1536) | Won 2-0 | +131835 |
| 5sealed | 46 | Carlouet, Mathieu (1554) | Won 2-1 | +131848 |
| 6sealed | 23 | Meyer, Rudy (1717) | Won 2-1 | +161864 |
| 7sealed | 11 | Katte, Matthias (1590) | Lost 0-0 | -231841 |
| 8sealed | 36 | Grove, Kevin (1659) | Lost 0-2 | -211820 |
| top | average opponent: 1599record: 3-2-1 | new rating: 1820 | ||
| Pro Tour Kobe 2006 (TSP draft) | starting rating: 1841 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1draft | 22 | Harada, Toshiyuki (1543) | Won 2-0 | +131854 |
| 2draft | 160 | Dominguez Roldan, Fernando De Jesus (1853) | Lost 0-2 | -181836 |
| 3draft | 125 | Rivera, Braulio (1480) | Won 2-1 | +121848 |
| 4draft | 169 | Derrickson, David (1528) | Lost 1-2 | -241824 |
| 5draft | 165 | Oiso, Masashi (1856) | Won 2-1 | +191843 |
| 6draft | 140 | Ruel, Antoine (1987) | Lost 0-2 | -161827 |
| top | average opponent: 1708record: 3-3 | new rating: 1827 | ||
| Grand Prix Dortmund 2006 (GPT limited) | starting rating: 1770 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1sealed | 91 | Bokermann, Aurel (1500) | Won 2-0 | +141784 |
| 2sealed | 91 | Schoepper, Joerg (1518) | Won 2-0 | +131797 |
| 3sealed | 52 | Fuchs, Lucas (1538) | Won 2-0 | +131810 |
| 4sealed | 41 | Manderla, Thomas (1541) | Won 2-1 | +141824 |
| 5sealed | 21 | Merkel, Jan-Moritz (1619) | Won 2-0 | +141838 |
| 6sealed | 6 | Malin, Antti (1859) | Draw 1-1 | 01838 |
| 7sealed | 8 | Rohde, Karl Heinz (1803) | Won 2-1 | +181856 |
| 8sealed | 3 | Bohny, Nico (1711) | Lost 1-2 | -211835 |
| 9sealed | 14 | Breit, Bernhard (1662) | Lost 1-2 | -211814 |
| 10draft | 24 | Tenenbaum, Amiel (1821) | Lost 0-2 | -181796 |
| 11draft | 1 | Siron, Geoffrey (1919) | Lost 0-2 | -161780 |
| 12draft | 62 | Platzer, Lubos (1717) | Won 2-1 | +171797 |
| 13draft | 18 | Breitwieser, Nicolas (1515) | Won 2-0 | +131810 |
| 14draft | 35 | Fritz Kunc, Ziga (1874) | Won 2-1 | +191829 |
| 15draft | 36 | Kirsch, Christian (1503) | Won 2-1 | +121841 |
| top | average opponent: 1673record: 10-4-1 | new rating: 1841 | ||
| Grand Prix Eindhoven 2005 (extended) | starting rating: 1762 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 2extended | 15 | Cadier, Ron (1518) | Won 2-1 | +141776 |
| 3extended | 26 | Jans, Roel (1536) | Won 2-1 | +141790 |
| 4extended | 4 | schipper, adriaan (1500) | Won 2-0 | +121802 |
| 5extended | 45 | Thevenon, Sandy (1730) | Won 2-1 | +171819 |
| 6extended | 19 | Puleo, Raphael (1499) | Lost 0-2 | -241795 |
| 7extended | 18 | Trobia, Federico (1623) | Draw 1-1 | -31792 |
| 8extended | 49 | Scheckenbach, Moritz (1579) | Lost 1-2 | -221770 |
| top | average opponent: 1569record: 4-2-1 | new rating: 1770 | ||
| Grand Prix New Jersey 2004 (Mirrodin block) | starting rating: 1699 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 2block | 132 | Beckage, Justin (1521) | Won 2-1 | +151714 |
| 3block | 68 | Calvert, Kevin (1536) | Won 2-1 | +151729 |
| 4block | 95 | Lynn, Nicholas (1627) | Won 2-0 | +161745 |
| 5block | 4 | Guevara, Franz (1572) | Won 2-0 | +151760 |
| 6block | 21 | Schunk, Jason (1593) | Won 2-1 | +151775 |
| 7block | 8 | Sadin, Steven (1630) | Lost 1-2 | -211754 |
| 8block | 27 | Prest, Dan (1535) | Draw 1-1 | -41750 |
| 9block | 29 | Lazzar, Brian (1590) | Won 2-0 | +151765 |
| 10block | 16 | Peset, Alexandre (1803) | Lost 0-2 | -171748 |
| 11block | 39 | Gorniak, Mariusz (1771) | Won 2-0 | +181766 |
| 12block | 23 | Impellizzieri, Anthony (1728) | Won 2-1 | +181784 |
| 13block | 15 | McCarthy, John (1608) | Won 2-1 | +151799 |
| 14block | 9 | Alvarado, Jonathan (1647) | Lost 0-2 | -211778 |
| 15block | 17 | De Rosa, Antonino (1907) | Lost 0-2 | -161762 |
| top | average opponent: 1648record: 9-4-1 | new rating: 1762 | ||
| Grand Prix Gothenburg 2003 (MRD limited) | starting rating: 1694 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 2sealed | 72 | Skalevik, Tore (1626) | Won 2-1 | +171711 |
| 3sealed | 62 | Mathiasson, Jonas (1578) | Won 2-0 | +161727 |
| 4sealed | 18 | Harbo, Ulf Baldrian (1577) | Lost 1-2 | -211706 |
| 5sealed | 48 | Jansson, Anders (1555) | Lost 1-2 | -211685 |
| 6sealed | 102 | Janssen, Kees (1556) | Won 2-0 | +161701 |
| 7sealed | 80 | Hjalmers, Erik (1542) | Won 2-0 | +151716 |
| 8sealed | 58 | Blech, Reinhard (1786) | Lost 1-2 | -171699 |
| top | average opponent: 1603record: 4-3 | new rating: 1699 | ||
| Grand Prix Prague 2003 (LGN limited) | starting rating: 1722 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 2sealed | 66 | Parether, Alexander (1518) | Won 2-0 | +141736 |
| 3sealed | 87 | Floch, Ivan (1535) | Won 2-1 | +151751 |
| 4sealed | 40 | van der Velden, Stan (1710) | Lost 0-2 | -191732 |
| 5sealed | 60 | Lippert, Christoph (1801) | Lost 1-2 | -171715 |
| 6sealed | 221 | Josupeit, Frank (1557) | Lost 1-2 | -211694 |
| top | average opponent: 1624record: 2-3 | new rating: 1694 | ||
| Grand Prix Reims 2002 (extended) | starting rating: 1708 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 2extended | 67 | Luciani, Fabrice (1518) | Won 2-0 | +141722 |
| 3extended | 25 | Gomersall, Sam (1634) | Lost 0-1 | -191703 |
| 4extended | 140 | Ribbeck, Benjamin (1660) | Won 2-0 | +171720 |
| 5extended | 61 | Lazaro, Jesus (1568) | Won 2-1 | +151735 |
| 6extended | 87 | Lombardi, Piero (1553) | Won 2-1 | +151750 |
| 7extended | 35 | Horen, Kevin (1606) | Won 2-0 | +151765 |
| 8extended | 28 | Van Riet, Rafael (1582) | Lost 0-2 | -211744 |
| 9extended | 34 | Piattini, Alexandre (1513) | Lost 0-2 | -221722 |
| top | average opponent: 1579record: 5-3 | new rating: 1722 | ||
| Grand Prix Copenhagen 2002 (ONS rochester) | starting rating: 1591 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1sealed | 13 | Benedikt, Stefan (1500) | Lost 0-2 | -191572 |
| 2sealed | 142 | Vammen, Jakob (1428) | Draw 1-1 | -31569 |
| 3sealed | 185 | Gruhn, Alexander (1446) | Won 2-0 | +161585 |
| 4sealed | 160 | Kure, Kristian (1577) | Won 2-1 | +181603 |
| 5sealed | 112 | Ahlberg, Daniel (1500) | Won 2-0 | +161619 |
| 6sealed | 69 | Gromko, Radoslaw (1762) | Won 2-0 | +211640 |
| 7sealed | 41 | Koppenhagen, Nick (1557) | Won 2-1 | +161656 |
| 8sealed | 27 | Dahmm, Andreas (1571) | Won 2-0 | +171673 |
| 9rochester | 3 | Olsson, Andre (1585) | Lost 1-2 | -201653 |
| 10rochester | 5 | Vanhanen, Tuomas (1596) | Won 2-0 | +171670 |
| 11rochester | 18 | Hilker, Pascal (1617) | Won 2-1 | +171687 |
| 12rochester | 15 | Hellegaard, Allan (1654) | Won 2-1 | +171704 |
| 13rochester | 23 | Franzen, Johan (1825) | Won 2-0 | +201724 |
| 14rochester | 19 | Nitter, Eivind (1796) | Lost 1-2 | -161708 |
| top | average opponent: 1601record: 10-3-1 | new rating: 1708 | ||
| Grand Prix London 2002 (Odyssey block) | starting rating: 1582 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 2block | 95 | Mendez, Pablo [ESP] (1520) | Won 2-1 | +171599 |
| 3block | 24 | Wessels, Thijs (1460) | Won 2-1 | +151614 |
| 4block | 34 | Protzek, Till (1482) | Won 1-0 | +161630 |
| 5block | 14 | Luchetti, Alessandro (1604) | Lost 0-2 | -191611 |
| 6block | 41 | Bakopoulos, Alex (1501) | Lost 0-2 | -201591 |
| top | average opponent: 1513record: 3-2 | new rating: 1591 | ||
| Grand Prix Warsaw 2001 (Invasion block) | starting rating: 1515 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1block | 34 | Dietze, Daniel (1514) | Draw 1-1 | 01515 |
| 2block | 97 | Salamon, Michal (1499) | Won 2-1 | +181533 |
| 3block | 67 | Zoubal, Frantisek (1497) | Draw 1-1 | -11532 |
| 4block | 107 | Lamr, Martin (1558) | Lost 1-2 | -171515 |
| 5block | 143 | Brandt, Michal (1500) | Won 2-0 | +171532 |
| 6block | 107 | Gentile, Giovanni (1517) | Won 2-1 | +181550 |
| 7block | 72 | Kazbieruk, Wojciech (1447) | Won 2-1 | +161566 |
| 8block | 49 | Ratajewski, Piotr (1553) | Won 2-0 | +181584 |
| 9block | 30 | Prochazka, Milos (1568) | Lost 0-2 | -181566 |
| 10block | 31 | Lantukhov, Danil (1526) | Won 2-0 | +171583 |
| 11block | 25 | Stezekal, Jindisch (1544) | Lost 1-2 | -191564 |
| 12block | 29 | Coueffe, Romuald (1596) | Lost 1-2 | -171547 |
| 13block | 31 | Piatkowski, Dominik (1524) | Won 2-0 | +171564 |
| 14block | 26 | Komanicky, Vladimir (1546) | Won 2-1 | +181582 |
| top | average opponent: 1528record: 8-4-2 | new rating: 1582 | ||
| Grand Prix Prague 2001 (PLS limited) | starting rating: 1433 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1sealed | 145 | Henel, Krzysztof (1500) | Won 2-0 | +191452 |
| 2sealed | 24 | Snydr, Ondrej (1518) | Won 2-0 | +191471 |
| 3sealed | 80 | Firsov, Konstantin (1554) | Lost 0-2 | -161455 |
| 4sealed | 139 | Schinko, Georg (1518) | Won 2-0 | +191474 |
| 5sealed | 99 | Savchuk, Yura (1537) | Won 2-0 | +191493 |
| 6sealed | 34 | Kajdas, Oskar (1560) | Lost 0-2 | -171476 |
| 7sealed | 102 | Papak, Tomas (1539) | Won 2-0 | +191495 |
| 8sealed | 43 | Scheuchenstuhl, Martin (1590) | Won 2-0 | +201515 |
| top | average opponent: 1539record: 6-2 | new rating: 1515 | ||
| Grand Prix Amsterdam 2001 (INV limited) | starting rating: 1464 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1sealed | 171 | Van Dinteren, PCA (1500) | Won 2-1 | +191483 |
| 2sealed | 116 | Szegho, Dalibor (1499) | Lost 0-2 | -181465 |
| 3sealed | 152 | Lindeman, Lennart (1502) | Lost 0-2 | -171448 |
| 4sealed | 278 | Demals, Aurelien (1481) | Lost 1-2 | -181430 |
| 5sealed | 257 | van der Made, Mark (1464) | Won 2-0 | +191449 |
| 6sealed | 210 | Olszak, Michael (1486) | Won 2-0 | +191468 |
| 7sealed | 163 | Redlich, Malte (1502) | Lost 0-2 | -181450 |
| 8sealed | 159 | Oelschlager, Tomas (1483) | Lost 0-2 | -171433 |
| top | average opponent: 1489record: 3-5 | new rating: 1433 | ||
| Grand Prix Copenhagen 2000 (PCY limited) | starting rating: 1500 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1sealed | 4 | Munkholm, Thomas (1500) | Lost 0-1 | -181482 |
| 2sealed | 121 | Petersen, Stefan (1482) | Lost 0-1 | -181464 |
| top | average opponent: 1491record: 0-2 | new rating: 1464 | ||