Scouting report: Lucas Van Foreest (GM, NED)

1,590 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,382 classical, 76 rapid, 145 blitz): 42% wins, 33% draws, 25% losses. FIDE rating 2555 standard, 2463 rapid, 2555 blitz. 583 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.04 blunders per game.

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Lucas Van Foreest

GM

Netherlandsborn 2001FIDE ID 1039792

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2420
2460
2500
2540
2580
2540 · Sep 2023
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2026
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2555
2555
2463
2589peak, Aug 2022
1,590games
662wins, 42%
523draws, 33%
403losses, 25%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.3% average
High resilience (60%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 90%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (63% in 430 games)

Play against Van Foreest's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,590 games

Openings

1,590 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Ruy Lopez: Closed1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.b5 a6 4.a4 f6 5.O-O e711 games, last played 5 months ago45.5%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
French: Tarrasch1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.d226 games, last played 2 years ago84.6%wins
Caro-Kann: Exchange1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd510 games, last played 2 years ago80.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 583 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.6%
Middlegame
94.0%
Endgame
95.4%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
91%
Problematic pieces
26%
81 err
16%
51 err
16%
49 err
14%
45 err
14%
44 err
13%
42 err
Critical moment
Move 47 avg
0%
1-15
5%
16-25
37%
26-35
16%
36-45
42%
46+
42% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
11
11
11
11
9
10
10
9
Few
Many
c5
11
e5
11
e6
11
f6
11
e3
10
c5/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#44
xe3?? vs Iturrizaga Bonelli
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#46
d7+?? vs De Vleeschauwer
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#52
xe5?? vs Plenca
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#29
f1?? vs Zlatkov
Endgame · Blitz · 2024
#63
g4?? vs Aizenberg
Endgame · Blitz · 2024
#60
xf6?? vs Trushko
Endgame · Blitz · 2024

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

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1,590 games in scope
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794 games46%W32%D22%L
Move
1. e4
4313m
48%30%22
63%
1. d4
2572w
44%35%21
62%
1. c4
433m
49%33%18
65%
1. f3
402w
50%33%17
66%
1. b3
62y
50%1733%
58%
1. g4
54y
60%40%
60%
1. a3
510y
40%40%20
60%
1. g3
22y
50%50%
75%
1. c3
19y
100%
100%
1. f3
110y
100%
0%
1. d3
18y
100%
0%
1. e3
19y
100%
0%
1. f4
17y
100%
0%

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