Scouting report: Toms Kantans (GM, LAT)

1,791 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,586 classical, 129 rapid, 76 blitz): 48% wins, 23% draws, 29% losses. FIDE rating 2550 standard, 2421 rapid, 2393 blitz. 435 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.06 blunders per game.

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Toms Kantans

GM

Latviaborn 1994FIDE ID 11602945

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2350
2450
2550
Peak2571
2487 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
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Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2550
2421
2393
2571peak, Jun 2026
1,791games
861wins, 48%
404draws, 23%
524losses, 29%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.1% average
Solid conversion: 82%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (63% in 782 games)

Play against Kantans's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,791 games

Openings

1,791 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Scotch: Classical1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.d4 exd4 4.♞xd4 ♝c519 games, last played 12 months ago47.4%losses
Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Deferred1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b5 a6 4.♝a4 d6only 9 games, last played 2 years ago44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Scandinavian Defense1.e4 d5 2.exd5 ♛xd514 games, last played 2 months ago71.4%wins
Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6125 games, last played 4 weeks ago55.2%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 435 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.5%
Middlegame
93.3%
Endgame
94.9%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
23%
89 err
19%
76 err
18%
69 err
16%
64 err
12%
46 err
12%
48 err
Critical moment
Move 38 avg
0%
1-15
16%
16-25
40%
26-35
8%
36-45
36%
46+
40% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
18
Few
Many
c5
18
f4
14
e4
13
e5
13
c4
12
c5/f4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#27
♝d4?? vs Kosakowski
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#48
♝g7?? vs Nurkiewicz
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#36
♝c5?? vs Waldhausen Gordon
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#52
♜e5+?? vs Paikens
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#28
a6?? vs Koch
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#47
fxe5?? vs Larkin
Middlegame · OTB · 2025

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

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1,791 games in scope
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911 games51%W22%D27%L
Move
1. e4
7833w
52%2226%
63%
1. ♞f3
715y
42%2038%
52%
1. c4
349y
56%29%15
71%
1. d4
237y
48%2230%
59%

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