Lie, Espen

NOR NOR·Born 1984·FIDE #1502611·650 Games

Classical2454628 Games

Rapid242512 Games

Blitz244410 Games

Statistics

650

Total

270

Wins

230

Draws

150

Losses

42%35%23%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.8% average

High resilience (70%): Dangerous even when losing

Very consistent (93%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.g3 ♔ (80% in 10 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 15 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening94.2%

Middlegame93.4%

Endgame93.7%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)94%

1 Games

Equal position95%

11 Games

Losing (-2 or more)90%

3 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

38%

5 errors

♙

31%

4 errors

♞

15%

2 errors

♗

1 errors

♔

1 errors

♕

0 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 30average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

g43 err

c42 err

d21 err

e31 err

e51 err

g4/c4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

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Nikhil M2261

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0-1

Gallasch, Jonas2277

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1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

Reti: KIA

58.3%

12 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6

Black

Ruy Lopez: Closed

47.4%

19 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7

Italian: Two Knights

45.5%

11 Games·Wins

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

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#55f2+??

Endgame

vs Al-Tarboush

Rapid·2023

▶

#25a6??

Tactics

vs Lie

Rapid·2023

▶

#6e6??

Tactics

vs Kvam

Rapid·2023

▶

#26Rb1+??

Tactics

vs Kvaloy

Blitz·2023

▶

#52e5??

Endgame

vs Tari

Blitz·2023

▶

#51Kxh3??

Endgame

vs Hobber

Blitz·2023

▶

#45Qf4??

Endgame

vs Tunsjo

Blitz·2023

▶

#15Ne6??

Tactics

vs Nordquelle

Blitz·2023

▶

#22Rf1??

Tactics

vs Ingebretsen

OTB·2020

▶

#43Nc4??

Endgame

vs Stanford

OTB·2020

Endgame Statistics

21 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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Starting Position

322 Games

47%34%19%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	144	63%
1.c4	89	63%
1.Nf3	75	65%
1.g3 Strong	10	80%
1.d4	4	38%

1.e4

63%

144

1.c4

63%

1.Nf3

65%

1.g3

80%

1.d4

38%

Lie, Espen

Play against Lie, Espen's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Reti: KIA

Ruy Lopez: Closed

Italian: Two Knights

Critical Blunders