Scouting report: Pablo Lafuente (GM, ARG)

860 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (859 classical, 1 rapid): 48% wins, 34% draws, 18% losses. FIDE rating 2550 standard. 3 games analyzed with Stockfish: 88% accuracy, 0.33 blunders per game.

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Pablo Lafuente

GM

Argentinaborn 1985FIDE ID 108820

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2520
2560
2550 · Sep 2023
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2024
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2025
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2026
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2550
2587peak, May 2010
860games
412wins, 48%
289draws, 34%
159losses, 18%

Play style

before facing them
Very high accuracy: 88.0% average
Very consistent (98%)
Very precise: only 0.3 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (72% in 319 games)

Play against Lafuente's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 860 games

Openings

860 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
King's Indian: Classical1.d4 f6 2.c4 g6 3.c3 g7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.e2 e510 games, last played 15 years ago80.0%wins
King's Indian: Main Line1.d4 f6 2.c4 g6 3.c3 g7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O12 games, last played 15 years ago75.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 3 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.4%
Middlegame
93.4%
Endgame
86.6%
Clutch factor
-3%
Winning (+2)
85%
Equal
85%
Losing (−2)
88%
Problematic pieces
40%
2 err
40%
2 err
20%
1 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
Critical moment
Move 60 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
0%
26-35
0%
36-45
100%
46+
100% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
1
1
1
1
1
Few
Many
a4
1
a8
1
c6
1
g7
1
h2
1
a4/a8 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

2 errors
#60
g7?? vs Caruana
Endgame · OTB · 2011
#34
a8?? vs Ivanchuk
Endgame · OTB · 2011

Recent games

Short, Nigel D(2687)

ch-Commonwealth RSA-Open · 3 Jul 2011

0–1
Prathamesh,S(2405)

ch-Commonwealth RSA-Open · 1 Jul 2011

1–0
Laxman, R.R.(2446)

Ekurhuleni RSA, Commonwea... · 29 Jun 2011

½–½
Ringoir, Tanguy(2399)

ch-Commonwealth RSA-Open · 28 Jun 2011

½–½
Swati Ghate(2317)

ch-Commonwealth RSA-Open · 27 Jun 2011

½–½
Bouah, Lyndon(2147)

ch-Commonwealth RSA-Open · 27 Jun 2011

1–0

Repertoire

PRO
860 games in scope
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431 games55%W31%D14%L
Move
1. d4
31915y
57%30%13
72%
1. f3
5615y
50%2327%
62%
1. e4
4217y
43%40%17
63%
1. c4
916y
56%44%
78%
1. b3
424y
75%25%
88%
1. g3
124y
100%
50%

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