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Lie, Espen

NOR NOR·Born 1984

FIDE OTB · #1502611 · 650 Games

Classical2454628 g
Rapid242512 g
Blitz244410 g

Play against Lie's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

650

Wins

270

Draws

230

Losses

150
42%35%23%

Play Style

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
Opening
94.2%
Middlegame
93.4%
Endgame
93.7%
Clutch Factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic Pieces
38%
5 err
31%
4 err
15%
2 err
8%
1 err
8%
1 err
0%
0 err
Critical Moment
Move 30 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
0%
26-35
0%
36-45
0%
46+
Error Heatmap
3
Few
Many
g4
3 err
c4
2 err
d2
1 err
e3
1 err
e5
1 err
g4/c4 account for most of the errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

650 Games

Weaknesses

— exploit these

No significant weaknesses detected as white

No significant weaknesses detected as black

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite58.3%Wins
Reti: KIA — 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6
12 Games · last played 3 years ago
asblack47.4%Wins
Ruy Lopez: Closed — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7
19 Games · last played 5 months ago
asblack45.5%Wins
Italian: Two Knights — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
11 Games · last played last year

Critical Blunders

10 errors
f2+??vs Al-TarboushRapid · 2023
a6??vs LieRapid · 2023
e6??vs KvamRapid · 2023
Rb1+??vs KvaloyBlitz · 2023
e5??vs TariBlitz · 2023
Kxh3??vs HobberBlitz · 2023
Qf4??vs TunsjoBlitz · 2023
Ne6??vs NordquelleBlitz · 2023
Rf1??vs IngebretsenOTB · 2020
Nc4??vs StanfordOTB · 2020

Recent Games

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0-1
Loss
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0-1
Win
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0-1
Loss
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1-0
Win
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Titled Tue 15th Apr Early · 15 Apr 2025

0-1
Win
Gallasch, Jonas(2277)

Titled Tue 15th Apr Early · 15 Apr 2025

1-0

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
322 Games
47%34%19%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.e4
144
63%
1.c4
89
63%
1.Nf3
75
65%
1.g3Strong
10
80%
1.d4
4
38%

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