GM

Krakops, Maris

LAT LAT·Born 1978·FIDE #11600462·302 Games

Classical2510296 Games
Rapid24700 Games
Blitz24106 Games

Statistics

302

Total

132

Wins

95

Draws

75

Losses

44%31%25%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Plays 96.5% better with white
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (65% in 152 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 30%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 1 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening98.3%
Middlegame92.4%
Endgame95.8%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+12%
Winning (+2 or more)97%
1 Games
Equal position85%
0 Games
Losing (-2 or more)85%
0 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

0%
0 errors
0%
0 errors
0%
0 errors
0%
0 errors
0%
0 errors
0%
0 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 30average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

Insufficient data

Recent Games

L
Demidov, Mikhail2546

Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 · 18 Jul 2019

0-1
L
Grachev, Boris2621

Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 · 18 Jul 2019

1-0
L
Shirov, Alexei2658

Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 · 18 Jul 2019

0-1
L
Predke, Alexandr2632

Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 · 18 Jul 2019

0-1
L
Van Wely, Loek2665

Petrov Mem Blitz 2015 · 6 Mar 2015

0-1
L
Shirov, Alexei2691

Petrov Mem Blitz 2015 · 6 Mar 2015

0-1

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White
Ruy Lopez: Closed
41.7%
12 Games·Loses

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7

Black
Reti vs King's Indian
55.6%
9 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6

Strengths

AVOID
White
French: Winawer
66.7%
12 Games·Wins

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

Sicilian: 2...Nc6
55.0%
20 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6

Black
Sicilian: 2...Nc6
72.7%
11 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

1 errors
#17gxh3??
Tactics
vs Shirov
Blitz·2015
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156 Games
47%33%20%
1.e4
65%
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1.d3
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50%
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