Scouting report: Twan Burg (GM, NED)

1,353 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,353 classical): 39% wins, 38% draws, 23% losses. FIDE rating 2493 standard, 2539 rapid, 2422 blitz. 174 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.06 blunders per game.

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Twan Burg

GM

Netherlandsborn 1990FIDE ID 1010697

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2400
2440
2480
2520
2560
2531 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2539
2493
2422
2536peak, Nov 2019
1,353games
521wins, 39%
517draws, 38%
314losses, 23%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.8% average
Solid conversion: 85%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (61% in 601 games)

Play against Burg's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,353 games

Openings

1,353 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Scotch: Classical1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.d4 exd4 4.♞xd4 ♝c516 games, last played 8 years ago62.5%wins
Sicilian: Classical1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 ♞f6 5.♞c3 ♞c612 games, last played 7 months ago58.3%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 174 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.8%
Middlegame
94.1%
Endgame
95.5%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
27%
35 err
23%
30 err
16%
21 err
12%
16 err
11%
14 err
9%
12 err
Critical moment
Move 38 avg
10%
1-15
20%
16-25
30%
26-35
10%
36-45
30%
46+
30% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
7
7
6
Few
Many
e5
7
g6
7
d4
6
c5
5
f5
5
e5/g6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

some recent costly mistakes
Ten Hertog, Hugo(2527)

Move 61 · Endgame · OTB · 2025

−96.2b8??
Costa, Leonardo(2487)

Move 14 · Middlegame · OTB · 2024

−2.6a4+??
Warmerdam, Max(2652)

Move 67 · Endgame · OTB · 2024

−6.0h8??
Engel, Luis(2547)

Move 47 · Endgame · OTB · 2024

−3.7xf5??
Andersen, Mads(2600)

Move 29 · Middlegame · OTB · 2024

−3.1b8??
De Ruiter, Danny(2272)

Move 34 · Endgame · OTB · 2023

−2.4xa4??
Dragnev, Valentin(2586)

Move 54 · Endgame · OTB · 2023

−4.9h2??
Beerdsen, Thomas(2519)

Move 15 · Middlegame · OTB · 2023

−2.9gxf6??
Harvey, Marcus R(2463)

Move 38 · Middlegame · OTB · 2022

−3.3d4??
Beukema, Jasper(2375)

Move 50 · Endgame · OTB · 2022

−3.5e5??

Recent games

Sokolov,Ivan(2567)

Dutch Championship Knockout 2026 · 5 Jul 2026

½–½
Sokolov,Ivan(2567)

Dutch Championship Knockout 2026 · 5 Jul 2026

½–½
Sokolov,Ivan(2567)

Dutch Championship Knockout 2026 · 4 Jul 2026

½–½
Lombaers, Peter(2339)

Dutch Team Championship Cup 2026 · 14 May 2026

1–0
Nijboer, Friso(2418)

Dutch Team Championship Cup 2026 · 14 May 2026

0–1
Lombaers, Peter(2339)

Dutch Team Championship Cup 2026 · 14 May 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

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1,353 games in scope
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676 games43%W37%D20%L
Move
1. e4
6013m
43%37%20
61%
1. d4
378m
38%41%21
58%
1. c4
202y
50%40%
70%
1. ♞f3
137m
46%38%16
65%
1. g3
39y
67%33%
83%
1. b3
14y
100%
100%
1. c3
120y
100%
100%

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