Scouting report: Samuel-Timotei Ghimpu (IM, ROU)

949 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (533 classical, 60 rapid, 356 blitz): 47% wins, 25% draws, 28% losses. FIDE rating 2475 standard, 2420 rapid, 2340 blitz. 425 games analyzed with Stockfish: 92% accuracy, 0.11 blunders per game.

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Samuel-Timotei Ghimpu

TitleInternational MasterFederationRomaniaBorn2003FIDE ID1238175

Classical2475
Rapid2420
Blitz2340
Games949
W · D · L47 / 25 / 28
Peak2481

Rating history

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Classical2475Rapid2420Blitz2340no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.5%Opening93.2%Middlegame94.8%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 92.4% average
Very consistent (86%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (67% in 234 games)

Recent games

Motylev, Alexander(2547)

Romanian Team Championship Super... · 11 Oct 2026

0–1
Stepanencu, Nicodim-Cosmin(2329)

Romanian Team Championship Super... · 10 Oct 2026

0–1
Costache,Andrei Eugeniu(2186)

Romanian Team Championship Super... · 9 Oct 2026

0–1
Danila, Tudor-Gabriel(2273)

Romanian Team Championship Super... · 8 Oct 2026

1–0
Negrean, Andrei(2289)

Romanian Team Championship Super... · 7 Oct 2026

0–1

Play against Ghimpu's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 949 games

Openings

480 games as White · scores 62.0%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Italian: Two Knights1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝c4 ♞f610 games, last played last year70.0%wins
Nimzowitsch-Larsen1.b3 e5 2.♝b2 ♞c610 games, last played 2 years ago70.0%wins

By family

open a family to see its lines
PRO
949 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 62.0%
11067.3%+5.3 pts
9264.7%—
4453.4%−8.6 pts
3145.2%−16.8 pts
3078.3%+16.4 pts
2550.0%−12.0 pts
2270.5%+8.5 pts
2259.1%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
949 games in scope
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480 games49%W27%D24%L
Move
1. e4
2342w
51%31%18
67%
1. d4
13510m
38%27%35%
52%
1. ♞f3
462w
52%2226%
63%
1. b3
334y
67%33%
67%
1. c4
191y
42%42%16
63%
1. f4
106y
50%40%
55%
1. ♞c3
24y
100%
100%
1. g3
15y
100%
100%

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