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GM

Ernst, Sipke

NED NED·Born 1979

FIDE OTB · #1004689 · 2,516 Games

Classical25422,441 g
Rapid251425 g
Blitz243650 g

Play against Ernst's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

2516

Wins

1157

Draws

826

Losses

532
46%33%21%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.2% average
Solid conversion: 90%
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 ♔ (72% in 284 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 367 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.3%
Middlegame
93.6%
Endgame
95.2%
Clutch Factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic Pieces
23%
68 err
22%
66 err
20%
61 err
12%
36 err
12%
37 err
11%
34 err
Critical Moment
Move 37 avg
10%
1-15
10%
16-25
35%
26-35
30%
36-45
15%
46+
35% of blunders after move 26-35 — keep the tension until then.
Error Heatmap
11
13
11
Few
Many
c4
13 err
d4
11 err
d8
11 err
e5
10 err
e7
10 err
c4/d4 account for most of the errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

2,516 Games

Weaknesses

— exploit these

No significant weaknesses detected as white

asblack66.7%Losses
Nimzo-Indian: Classical — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2
9 Games · Low sample · last played 8 years agoPlay this line

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite70.6%Wins
Reti: Gambit — 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6
17 Games · last played 4 weeks ago
aswhite66.7%Wins
Reti vs King's Indian — 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6
33 Games · last played 6 years ago
asblack76.9%Wins
Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3
13 Games · last played 2 years ago
asblack66.7%Wins
Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Deferred — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6
12 Games · last played last year

Critical Blunders

10 errors
Ra8+??vs BosiocicOTB · 2025
Rc2+??vs L'AmiOTB · 2025
g6??vs L'AmiOTB · 2025
Nf5??vs GalperinOTB · 2025
Ke6??vs FierOTB · 2024
Rd3??vs De WinterOTB · 2024
Bf5+??vs VandenbusscheOTB · 2024
Qd3??vs Van DaelOTB · 2024
Qd7??vs BeerdsenOTB · 2024
Bg7??vs ZelbelOTB · 2024

Recent Games

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W
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ch-NED KO 2026 · 4 Jul 2026

½-½
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Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
1270 Games
53%30%17%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.d4
844
67%
1.Nf3Strong
284
72%
1.c4
64
65%
1.e4
51
57%
1.g3Strong
14
71%
1.b3
6
58%
1.e3Strong
5
80%
1.Nc3Strong
2
100%

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