Scouting report: Arturs Neiksans (GM, LAT)

1,718 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,383 classical, 187 rapid, 148 blitz): 43% wins, 37% draws, 20% losses. FIDE rating 2554 standard, 2515 rapid, 2503 blitz. 365 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.11 blunders per game.

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Arturs Neiksans

GM

Latviaborn 1983FIDE ID 11601388

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2480
2520
2560
2600
2587 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2554
2515
2503
2631peak, Dec 2016
1,718games
747wins, 43%
632draws, 37%
339losses, 20%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.6% average
Solid conversion: 91%
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (65% in 571 games)

Play against Neiksans's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,718 games

Openings

1,718 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Caro-Kann: Exchange1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd514 games, last played 12 months ago50.0%losses
Sicilian: Open1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6 3.d437 games, last played 6 years ago40.5%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
French: Tarrasch1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞d220 games, last played 6 years ago65.0%wins
Sicilian: Kan1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 a621 games, last played 12 months ago61.9%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 365 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.6%
Middlegame
93.3%
Endgame
94.4%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
23%
83 err
18%
64 err
17%
62 err
15%
54 err
14%
49 err
13%
46 err
Critical moment
Move 46 avg
4%
1-15
4%
16-25
19%
26-35
33%
36-45
41%
46+
41% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
14
12
Few
Many
d5
14
c4
12
d2
11
e7
11
d6
10
d5/c4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#34
♜g2?? vs Maurizzi
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#94
♞e6?? vs Paikens
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#38
♜xh4?? vs Suleymenov
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#56
♚e5?? vs Aalto
Endgame · Rapid · 2025
#41
♜d5?? vs Valdats
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#26
♜a1?? vs Korneev
Middlegame · Rapid · 2025

Recent games

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Naroditsky Mem Rapid 2026 · 3 Jul 2026

0–1
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Naroditsky Mem Rapid 2026 · 3 Jul 2026

½–½
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Naroditsky Mem Rapid 2026 · 3 Jul 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,718 games in scope
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864 games48%W35%D17%L
Move
1. e4
5712m
47%34%19
65%
1. ♞f3
1323m
48%36%16
66%
1. c4
771y
47%40%13
67%
1. d4
594m
46%44%
68%
1. b3
192y
68%21
74%
1. g3
59y
80%20
80%
1. a3
14y
100%
100%

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