Manolache, Marius

GM

ROU ROU·Born 1973·FIDE #1201530

2438Classical
2366Rapid
2376Blitz

Statistics

Total2,223
Wins1,096
Draws648
Losses477
49%29%21%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.4% average
Solid conversion: 93%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (68% in 1069 games)

Play against Manolache's Twin

Uses their openings, level & style

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical · 354 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
95.6%
Middlegame
93.4%
Endgame
95.3%
Clutch Factor
+3%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
91%
Problematic Pieces
25%
81 err
19%
59 err
18%
56 err
14%
45 err
13%
40 err
12%
37 err
Critical Moment
Move 48 avg
0%
1-15
5%
16-25
18%
26-35
14%
36-45
64%
46+
64% of blunders occur after move 46 — keep tension until then.
Error Heatmap
13
16
14
Few
Many
g5
16 err
f3
14 err
g6
13 err
f8
11 err
g4
11 err
g5/f3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

2,223 games

Weaknesses

— exploit these
aswhite50.0%losses
Nimzo-Indian: Fischer — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6
10 gamesPlay this line
asblack72.7%losses
Caro-Kann — 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5
11 gamesPlay this line

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite69.7%wins
Trompowsky Attack — 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e633 g
aswhite66.0%wins
Queen's Gambit Declined — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e653 g
asblack56.5%wins
Modern Defense — 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg746 g
asblack46.4%wins
Sicilian: Kan — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6110 g

Critical Blunders

10 errors
Qg6??vs Lacan RusOTB · 2025
Rxb1??vs BluebaumOTB · 2025
e5??vs Zlate-IonOTB · 2025
Ra6??vs Santos LatasaOTB · 2025
Ke6??vs VoicuOTB · 2025
Rf6??vs CampeanOTB · 2025
Ra3??vs SachilaruOTB · 2024
Qg6??vs LupulescuOTB · 2024
Rf8+??vs SachilaruOTB · 2024
Rg6??vs ObadaOTB · 2024

Recent Games

Win
Obada, Ema(2183)

Alba Grand Prix Rapid · 2 Aug 2026

0-1
Win
Vedmediuc, Artiom(2333)

Alba Grand Prix Rapid · 2 Aug 2026

1-0
Win
Ovezdurdyyeva, Jemal(2220)

Alba Grand Prix Rapid · 2 Aug 2026

1-0
Draw
Pankiv, Maksym(2302)

Alba Grand Prix Rapid · 2 Aug 2026

½-½
Loss
Livaic, Leon(2567)

Alba Grand Prix Rapid · 2 Aug 2026

1-0
Draw
Barbu, Simon-Alexandru(2027)

Alba Grand Prix Rapid · 2 Aug 2026

½-½

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

PRO
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Move arrowsmost-played moves
SF18
1,120 games
53%29%18%
MovegamesPerf%
1.d4
1069
68%
1.e4
26
48%
1.Nf3
23
63%
1.Nc3
1
50%
1.d3Strong
1
100%

🍪 Cookies · Chess Stalker uses technical cookies (required for operation) and analytical cookies (to improve the service). Analytical cookies are optional.