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GM

Sokolov, Ivan

NED NED·Born 1968·FIDE #14400030·2,715 Games

Classical25672,551 Games
Rapid2588118 Games
Blitz258346 Games

Play against Sokolov, Ivan's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

2715

Wins

1176

Draws

1030

Losses

509
43%38%19%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.4% average
Solid conversion: 84%
Very consistent (84%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (80% in 42 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 251 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.5%
Middlegame
93.5%
Endgame
94.2%
Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?
+5%
Winning (+2 or more)
93%95g
Equal position
95%83g
Losing (-2 or more)
88%73g
Performance under pressure
Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?
24%
69 errors
21%
61 errors
18%
52 errors
15%
43 errors
12%
34 errors
10%
28 errors
Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?
Move 40 average
0%
31%
31%
12%
25%
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
31% of blunders occur between move 16-25. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap — Where do most errors occur?
13
14
Few
Many
Critical squares
e4
14 err
h5
13 err
f4
10 err
g4
10 err
c4
9 err
e4/h5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these lines

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black60.0%Loses
Ruy Lopez: Marshall — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5
10 GamesPlay this line
Black55.6%Loses
Sicilian: Taimanov — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
9 Games · Low samplePlay this line

Strengths

— avoid these lines
White70.0%Wins
Ruy Lopez: Morphy — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a610 Games
White65.9%Wins
King's Indian: Main Line — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O41 Games
Black69.2%Wins
Reti: Reversed London — 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c613 Games
Black60.0%Wins
Nimzo-Indian: Classical — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc210 Games

Critical Blunders

10 errors · Stockfish
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Qxf4??vs TiviakovOTB · 2024
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d6??vs CraciunOTB · 2024
Qe1??vs MagoldOTB · 2024
Ke6??vs BulmagaOTB · 2024
Rxc5??vs ShuvalovaOTB · 2024
h5??vs FlutureOTB · 2024
h4??vs KozulOTB · 2023
Qe4??vs BrkicOTB · 2023

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Endgame Statistics

PRO22 endgame categories analyzed
Endgame Statistics
Reveal weaknesses →
Repertoire
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
1388 Games
49%37%14%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.d4
1273
67%
1.c4
47
68%
1.e4Strong
42
80%
1.Nf3
26
67%

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