Ghimpu, Samuel-Timotei

ROU ROU·Born 2003·FIDE #1238175·1,064 Games

Classical2463963 Games

Rapid240881 Games

Blitz232840 Games

Statistics

1064

Total

505

Wins

272

Draws

287

Losses

47%26%27%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.4% average

High resilience (56%): Dangerous even when losing

Very consistent (86%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.Nf3 ♔ (69% in 51 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 420 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.5%

Middlegame93.2%

Endgame94.8%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+6%

Winning (+2 or more)94%

190 Games

Equal position94%

144 Games

Losing (-2 or more)88%

86 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

26%

111 errors

♙

19%

81 errors

♕

17%

74 errors

♗

13%

55 errors

♔

12%

51 errors

♞

12%

53 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 36average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

30% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

e422 err

d415 err

f415 err

c613 err

e513 err

e4/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

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Grand Prix Bucharest 2026 · 9 May 2026

1-0

Sofronie, Vladimir2175

Grand Prix Bucharest 2026 · 9 May 2026

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Grand Prix Bucharest 2026 · 9 May 2026

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Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

French: Classical

51.2%

41 Games·Loses

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

Strengths

AVOID

White

Italian: Two Knights

71.4%

14 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6

70.0%

10 Games·Wins

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6

Black

Sicilian: e6 Systems

62.5%

16 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

French: Steinitz

50.0%

20 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#59h3??

Endgame

vs Shmavonyan

Rapid·2025

▶

#21f5??

Tactics

vs Aghamir Alrobiai

Rapid·2025

▶

#64Nc6??

Endgame

vs Sharan

OTB·2025

▶

#49Ke5??

Endgame

vs Dobre

OTB·2025

▶

#37Bd3??

Tactics

vs Maria

OTB·2025

▶

#21Re1??

Tactics

vs Vavric

OTB·2025

▶

#26Kh8??

Tactics

vs Sapocinic

OTB·2025

▶

#44Qh3??

Endgame

vs Panesar Vedant

OTB·2025

▶

#56Ra6??

Endgame

vs Tudor

OTB·2025

▶

#48Rf5+??

Endgame

vs Ghita

OTB·2025

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

☰ All

♟ Classical

⚡ Rapid

🔥 Blitz

PRO

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Starting Position

540 Games

48%29%23%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	274	67%
1.d4	145	52%
1.Nf3	51	69%
1.b3	34	65%
1.c4	23	59%
1.f4	10	55%
1.Nc3 Strong	2	100%
1.g3 Strong	1	100%

1.e4

67%

274

1.d4

52%

145

1.Nf3

69%

1.b3

65%

1.c4

59%

1.f4

55%

1.Nc3

100%

1.g3

100%

Ghimpu, Samuel-Timotei

Play against Ghimpu, Samuel-Timotei's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

French: Classical

Strengths

Italian: Two Knights

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6

Sicilian: e6 Systems

French: Steinitz

Critical Blunders