GM

Van der Sterren, Paul

NED NED·Born 1956·FIDE #1000071·1,904 Games

Classical24621,899 Games
Rapid5 Games
Blitz0 Games

Statistics

1904

Total

723

Wins

679

Draws

502

Losses

38%36%26%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 91.3% average
Plays 3.6% better with black
Low resilience (12%): Doesn't save lost positions
Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (71% in 47 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 47%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 38 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening97.3%
Middlegame93.2%
Endgame94.6%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+8%
Winning (+2 or more)96%
5 Games
Equal position95%
11 Games
Losing (-2 or more)88%
22 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

26%
13 errors
18%
9 errors
16%
8 errors
16%
8 errors
14%
7 errors
10%
5 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 20average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
100% of blunders occur between move 16-25. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
abcdefgh
Many
Few
Critical squares
a43 err
d63 err
a32 err
a72 err
c62 err
a4/d6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

D
Goudriaan, Etienne2410

Open, Antwerp BEL · 26 Oct 2013

½-½
L
Peng, Zhaoqin2379

Max Euwe Mem Gp1 · 20 Nov 2011

1-0
W
Cramling, Pia2495

Max Euwe Mem Gp1 · 19 Nov 2011

1-0
D
Olafsson, Fridrik2428

Max Euwe Mem Gp1 · 18 Nov 2011

½-½
L
Cramling, Pia2495

Memorial M.Euwe (cat.9) · 16 Nov 2011

1-0
D
Peng, Zhaoqin2379

Max Euwe Mem Gp1 · 15 Nov 2011

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White
French: Classical
44.4%
9 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

Reti vs King's Indian
40.9%
22 Games·Loses

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6

Black
French: Winawer
62.5%
8 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4

Reti: Double Fianchetto
62.5%
8 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6

Strengths

AVOID
White
French: Winawer
70.8%
24 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4

King's Indian: Saemisch
59.5%
37 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3

Black
Sicilian: e6 Systems
59.3%
27 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

Italian: Two Knights
50.0%
14 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
#24a4a7??
Endgame
vs Karpov
OTB·1998
#52Kc6??
Endgame
vs Korchnoi
OTB
#39Qf2??
Tactics
vs Najdorf
OTB
#40Kd2??
Tactics
vs Larsen
OTB
#31g6e7??
Endgame
vs Karpov
OTB
#24Kf1??
Tactics
vs Shirov
OTB
#36dxe6??
Tactics
vs Korchnoi
OTB
#24Kf1??
Tactics
vs Shirov
OTB
#52Kc6??
Endgame
vs Korchnoi
OTB
#23g3g4??
Endgame
vs Karpov
OTB
Endgame Statistics

11 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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1.d4
61%
601
1.e4
65%
199
1.Nf3
52%
127
1.c4
71%
47
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