What is Larry Christiansen's FIDE rating?

Larry Christiansen's FIDE rating is 2563 standard, 2584 rapid. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Larry Christiansen's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Larry Christiansen played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 2,209 over-the-board games by Larry Christiansen (2,175 classical, 27 rapid, 7 blitz), with 41% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Larry Christiansen's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Larry Christiansen?

Open Larry Christiansen's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Larry Christiansen's style, before facing them.

Larry Christiansen

United Statesborn 1956FIDE ID 2000059

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2579 · Sep 2023

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2584Rapid

2563Classical

2588peak, Oct 2008

2,209games

914wins, 41%

839draws, 38%

456losses, 21%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2588 · Oct 2008

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.8% average

Very consistent (92%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 as

(68% in 302 games)

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Based on

2,209 games

Based on 2,209 games

Openings

2,209 gamesBased on 2,209 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

King's Indian: Saemisch1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.f340 games, last played 21 years ago72.5%wins

Benko Gambit1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b510 games, last played 42 years ago70.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 152 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 152 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.6%

Middlegame

94.3%

Endgame

95.1%

Clutch factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%36g

EqualEqual position

95%82g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

91%34g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

29%

42 err

21%

30 err

17%

25 err

12%

17 err

11%

16 err

11%

16 err

Critical moment

Move 57 avg

1-15

12%

16-25

26-35

50%

36-45

38%

46+

50% of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

53Errors mapped

f6 / c4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

77 err

66 err

f6/c4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#152

♛h1?? vs Dlugy

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#46

f5+?? vs Goldin

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#72

♚g5?? vs Novikov

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#19

♞xc6?? vs Kaidanov

Middlegame · OTB · 2021

#24

♜g4?? vs Shabalov

Middlegame · OTB · 2021

#43

g6?? vs Kaidanov

Endgame · OTB · 2020

Recent games

2,209 games

Dlugy, Maxim(2514)

ch-USA Seniors 2025 · 24 Jul 2025

0–1

Kaidanov, Gregory(2505)

ch-USA Seniors 2025 · 23 Jul 2025

1–0

Akopian, Vladimir(2586)

ch-USA Seniors 2025 · 22 Jul 2025

½–½

Benjamin, Joel(2473)

ch-USA Seniors 2025 · 21 Jul 2025

½–½

Goldin, Alexander(2541)

ch-USA Seniors 2025 · 19 Jul 2025

½–½

Novikov,I(2485)

ch-USA Seniors 2025 · 18 Jul 2025

1–0

Endgame statistics

91 endgames (56.2%) · force Double Rook (0%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

56.2%

91 / 162

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Double Rook: only 0% win rate (9 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

2,209 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,115 games46%W37%D17%L

1,115games in this linewon 46%, drew 37%, lost 17%

Move

1. d4

4521y

45%40%15

65%

1. c4

3024y

53%29%18%

68%

1. e4

2571y

44%36%20%

62%

1. ♞f3

862y

34%45%21%

56%

1. g3

11Jun 1980

55%36%9

73%

1. b3

64y

33%67%

67%

1. ♞c3

1—

100%

Scouting report: Larry Christiansen (GM, USA)