Sokolov, Ivan

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

Classical25672,551 Games

Rapid2588118 Games

Blitz258346 Games

Statistics

2715

Total

1176

Wins

1030

Draws

509

Losses

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

Opening96.5%

Middlegame93.5%

Endgame94.2%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%

Winning (+2 or more)93%

95 Games

Equal position95%

83 Games

Losing (-2 or more)88%

73 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

24%

69 errors

♙

22%

62 errors

♕

18%

52 errors

♞

15%

43 errors

♗

12%

34 errors

♔

10%

28 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 40average

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?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

e414 err

h513 err

f410 err

g410 err

c49 err

e4/h5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Hellerud, Lauritz Nissen1993

Round 1: Hellerud, Laurit... · 19 Oct 2025

0-1

Sanduleac, Vasile2338

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1-0

Vilcu, Matei-Stefan2189

TCh-ROU Men DivA 2025 · 26 Sept 2025

½-½

Dimitrov, R.2494

TCh-ROU Men DivA 2025 · 25 Sept 2025

1-0

Al Hosani, Omran2307

TCh-ROU Men DivA 2025 · 24 Sept 2025

½-½

Sachilaru, Alexandru2343

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0-1

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

Ruy Lopez: Marshall

60.0%

10 Games·Loses

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5

Sicilian: Taimanov

55.6%

9 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6

Strengths

AVOID

White

Ruy Lopez: Morphy

70.0%

10 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

King's Indian: Main Line

65.9%

41 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O

Black

Reti: Reversed London

69.2%

13 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6

Nimzo-Indian: Classical

60.0%

10 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#60Rc3??

Endgame

vs Dimitrov

OTB·2025

▶

#23Qxf4??

Tactics

vs Tiviakov

OTB·2024

▶

#38Rc7??

Tactics

vs Beerdsen

OTB·2024

▶

#74d6??

Endgame

vs Craciun

OTB·2024

▶

#51Qe1??

Endgame

vs Magold

OTB·2024

▶

#36Ke6??

Tactics

vs Bulmaga

OTB·2024

▶

#36Rxc5??

Tactics

vs Shuvalova

OTB·2024

▶

#27h5??

Tactics

vs Fluture

OTB·2024

▶

#34h4??

Tactics

vs Kozul

OTB·2023

▶

#33Qe4??

Tactics

vs Brkic

OTB·2023

Endgame Statistics

22 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position

1388 Games

49%37%14%

Move	Games	%
1.d4	1273	67%
1.c4	47	68%
1.e4 Strong	42	80%
1.Nf3	26	67%

1.d4

67%

1273

1.c4

68%

1.e4

80%

1.Nf3

67%

Sokolov, Ivan

Play against Sokolov, Ivan's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Ruy Lopez: Marshall

Sicilian: Taimanov

Strengths

Ruy Lopez: Morphy

King's Indian: Main Line

Reti: Reversed London

Nimzo-Indian: Classical

Critical Blunders