Rachels, Stuart

USA USA·Born 1969·FIDE #2000350·220 Games

Classical2446220 Games

Rapid—0 Games

Blitz—0 Games

Statistics

220

Total

Wins

Draws

Losses

42%34%24%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.9% average

Plays 2.7% better with white

Very consistent (89%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (70% in 108 games)

Vulnerable to 1.d4 ♚ (only 48%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 13 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening97.5%

Middlegame92.9%

Endgame93.8%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%

Winning (+2 or more)94%

3 Games

Equal position96%

5 Games

Losing (-2 or more)88%

5 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♙

32%

7 errors

♗

18%

4 errors

♞

18%

4 errors

♕

18%

4 errors

♔

14%

3 errors

♖

0 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 39average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

100% of blunders occur between move 36-45. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

c53 err

f43 err

f63 err

b31 err

b41 err

c5/f4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

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Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

Sicilian: Dragon

66.7%

12 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6

Strengths

AVOID

White

French: Tarrasch

56.3%

16 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2

Black

No consistent strengths detected as Black

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

1 errors

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#31g7f6??

Endgame

vs Kasparov

OTB

Endgame Statistics

11 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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PRO

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Starting Position

111 Games

53%34%13%

Move	Games	%
1.e4 Strong	108	70%
1.Nf3	2	50%
1.d4 Strong	1	100%

1.e4

70%

108

1.Nf3

50%

1.d4

100%

Rachels, Stuart

Play against Rachels, Stuart's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Sicilian: Dragon

Strengths

French: Tarrasch

Critical Blunders