Buckels, Valentin

GER GER·Born 2001·FIDE #12942766·832 Games

Classical2435803 Games

Rapid243514 Games

Blitz242815 Games

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832 games analyzed

Statistics

Total

832

Wins

299

Draws

291

Losses

242

36%35%29%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.5% average

Solid conversion: 89%

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (68% in 14 games)

Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 40%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 272 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.4%

Middlegame

93.8%

Endgame

95.3%

Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)

94%101g

Equal position

95%100g

Losing (-2 or more)

91%71g

Performance under pressure

Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?

24%

56 errors

21%

49 errors

16%

38 errors

15%

36 errors

13%

30 errors

11%

27 errors

Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?

Move 43 average

38%

23%

31%

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

38% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap — Where do most errors occur?

Few

Many

Errors mapped

Hotspot zone

d4 / f3

Critical squares

10 err

7 err

d4/f3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these lines

White62.5%Loses

Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3

8 Games · Low sample · last played last yearPlay this line

Black61.5%Loses

Nimzo-Indian: Classical — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2

13 Games · last played 5 years agoPlay this line

Strengths

— avoid these lines

White57.1%Wins

Slav Defense — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c628 Games · last played 8 months ago

White56.0%Wins

Queen's Gambit Declined — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e625 Games · last played 4 months ago

No consistent strengths detected as Black

Critical Blunders

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Endgame Statistics

PRO23 endgame categories analyzed

Endgame Statistics

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Repertoire

Move arrowsmost-played moves

Starting Position

Stockfish

410 Games

40%34%26%

Move	Games	%
1.d4	337	57%
1.Nf3	56	63%
1.c4	14	68%
1.e4 Weak	3	0%

MoveGamesPerformance%

1.d4

337

57%

1.Nf3

63%

1.c4

68%

1.e4Weak