Scouting report: Maris Krakops (GM, LAT)

342 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (336 classical, 6 blitz): 44% wins, 31% draws, 25% losses. FIDE rating 2510 standard, 2470 rapid, 2410 blitz. 1 games analyzed with Stockfish, 0 blunders per game.

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Maris Krakops

TitleGrandmasterFederationLatviaBorn1978FIDE ID11600462

Classical2510
Rapid2470
Blitz2410
Games342
W · D · L44 / 31 / 25
Peak2530

Rating history

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Classical2510Rapid2470Blitz2410no games played
Accuracy by phase
94.8%Opening87.8%Middlegame92.1%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Plays 96.5% better with white
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (65% in 169 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 35%)

Recent games

Demidov, Mikhail(2546)

Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 · 18 Jul 2019

0–1
Shirov, Alexei(2658)

Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 · 18 Jul 2019

0–1
Predke, Alexandr(2632)

Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 · 18 Jul 2019

0–1
Grachev, Boris(2621)

Tal Memorial Blitz 2019 · 18 Jul 2019

1–0
Van Wely, Loek(2665)

Petrov Memorial Blitz 2015 · 6 Mar 2015

0–1

Play against Krakops's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 342 games

Openings

173 games as White · scores 64.5%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Ruy Lopez: Closed1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b5 a6 4.♝a4 ♞f6 5.O-O ♝e712 games, last played 26 years ago41.7%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
French: Winawer1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 ♝b413 games, last played 25 years ago69.2%wins
Sicilian: 2...♞c61.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c620 games, last played 12 years ago55.0%wins

By family

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PRO
342 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 64.5%
7963.9%—
2676.9%+12.5 pts
2358.7%−5.8 pts
1353.8%—
1163.6%—
540.0%—
487.5%—
4100.0%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
342 games in scope
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173 games47%W34%D19%L
Move
1. e4
1697y
49%34%17
65%
1. d3
27y
100%
0%
1. d4
1—
100%
50%
1. c4
1Jun 2000
100%
50%

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