GM

Carlsson, Pontus

SWE SWE·Born 1982·FIDE #1705814·1,268 Games

Classical24501,138 Games
Rapid237647 Games
Blitz244883 Games

Statistics

1268

Total

500

Wins

452

Draws

316

Losses

39%36%25%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.9% average
Low resilience (32%): Doesn't save lost positions
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (64% in 619 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 43%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 43 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening96.1%
Middlegame92.4%
Endgame94.5%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+6%
Winning (+2 or more)95%
11 Games
Equal position94%
21 Games
Losing (-2 or more)89%
11 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

32%
11 errors
15%
5 errors
15%
5 errors
15%
5 errors
15%
5 errors
9%
3 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 32average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
50% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

2
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
abcdefgh
Many
Few
Critical squares
e53 err
b42 err
e82 err
f42 err
f72 err
e5/b4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

W
Vemparala, Nikash2150

57. International Chess F... · 21 Jul 2024

0-1
W
Lyutsinger, Iren2088

57. International Chess F... · 21 Jul 2024

1-0
W
Sasikiran, Krishnan2581

57. International Chess F... · 21 Jul 2024

0-1
W
Stevens, Christian2241

57. International Chess F... · 21 Jul 2024

1-0
L
Jumabayev, Rinat2565

57. International Chess F... · 21 Jul 2024

0-1
L
Xiao, Tong(QD)2518

57. International Chess F... · 21 Jul 2024

1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black
English vs 1...e5
62.5%
8 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4

Strengths

AVOID
White
Ruy Lopez: Berlin
73.3%
15 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6

Scotch: Classical
69.2%
13 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5

Black
Sicilian: Closed
47.1%
17 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6

French: Classical
46.2%
13 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
#28Rb5??
Tactics
vs Degtiarev
Blitz·2024
#88Ne4??
Endgame
vs Xiao
Blitz·2024
#41Bb6??
Endgame
vs Hafiz
Blitz·2024
#73Rg8??
Endgame
vs Polak
OTB·2022
#28Rb8+??
Tactics
vs Cernousek
OTB·2022
#19d5??
Tactics
vs Nasuta
Blitz·2021
#42b5??
Endgame
vs Sankalp Gupta
Blitz·2021
#49Kf2??
Endgame
vs Kosakowski
Blitz·2021
#57Ne3??
Endgame
vs Wieczorek
Blitz·2021
#48c4??
Endgame
vs Jakubowski
Blitz·2021
Endgame Statistics

22 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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