GM
Neiksans, Arturs
LAT·Born 1983·FIDE #11601388·1,883 Games
LAT Classical25551,528 Games
Rapid2522206 Games
Blitz2553149 Games
Statistics
1883
Total
804
Wins
703
Draws
376
Losses
43%37%20%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.4% average
High resilience (56%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 89%
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.b3 ♔ (76% in 21 games)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 336 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.6%
Middlegame93.3%
Endgame94.4%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)94%
141 Games
Equal position95%
128 Games
Losing (-2 or more)89%
67 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♖
23%
76 errors
♕
18%
60 errors
♞
17%
55 errors
♙
15%
49 errors
♔
14%
46 errors
♗
13%
42 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 45average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
35% of blunders occur between move 36-45. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
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Many
Few
Critical squares
d512 err
c411 err
d211 err
e510 err
d49 err
d5/c4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
L
Kantans, Toms2560
ch-LAT 2026 · 7 May 2026
W
Vingris,Mikelis2317
ch-LAT 2026 · 6 May 2026
D
Starostits, Ilmars2337
ch-LAT 2026 · 5 May 2026
D
Meshkovs, Nikita2540
ch-LAT 2026 · 4 May 2026
D
Paikens, Reinis2299
ch-LAT 2026 · 4 May 2026
W
Bernotas, Arturs2315
ch-LAT 2026 · 3 May 2026
Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
Caro-Kann: Exchange
46.7%15 Games·Loses
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5
Sicilian: Open
41.0%39 Games·Loses
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4
Black
No significant weaknesses detected as Black
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
Sicilian: Kan
63.6%22 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
French: Tarrasch
59.1%22 Games·Wins
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2
Black
Sicilian: e6 Systems
46.0%174 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6
Sicilian: d6 Systems
54.2%24 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
10 errors
▶
#38Rxh4??
Tactics
vs Suleymenov
OTB·2025
▶
#56Ke5??
Endgame
vs Aalto
Rapid·2025
▶
#41Rd5??
Endgame
vs Valdats
OTB·2025
▶
#62Ke6??
Endgame
vs Miezis
Rapid·2025
▶
#26Ra1??
Tactics
vs Korneev
Rapid·2025
▶
#47Kxf5??
Endgame
vs Krivenko
Rapid·2025
▶
#37Bh3??
Tactics
vs Ponomariov
Blitz·2025
▶
#26Nxe7??
Tactics
vs Meshkovs
OTB·2025
▶
#60Rc8??
Endgame
vs Meins
OTB·2025
▶
#26Qf3??
Tactics
vs Romanov
OTB·2024
Endgame Statistics
23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
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47%36%17%
1.e4
64%619
1.Nf3
65%153
1.c4
65%92
1.d4
69%69
1.b3
76%21
1.g3
80%5
1.a3
100%1