Scouting report: Norman Weinstein (IM, USA)

400 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (400 classical): 40% wins, 36% draws, 25% losses. FIDE rating 2450 standard. 7 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.14 blunders per game.

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Norman Weinstein

IM

United Statesborn 1950FIDE ID 2000466

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
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2450
2450peak, Jan 2001
400games
160wins, 40%
142draws, 36%
98losses, 25%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.7% average
Plays 4.0% better with black
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (62% in 188 games)

Play against Weinstein's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 400 games

Openings

400 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Caro-Kann: Panov-Botvinnik1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4only 8 games, last played 3 years ago50.0%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: 2...c61.e4 c5 2.f3 c622 games, last played 2 years ago59.1%wins
French: Tarrasch1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.d217 games, last played 3 years ago58.8%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 7 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.1%
Middlegame
92.4%
Endgame
93.5%
Clutch factor
+6%
Winning (+2)
93%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
87%
Problematic pieces
83%
5 err
17%
1 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
Critical moment
Move 34 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
100%
26-35
0%
36-45
0%
46+
100% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
1
1
1
1
1
1
Few
Many
d5
1
d6
1
e5
1
e7
1
g4
1
d5/d6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

1 errors
#34
d6?? vs Larsen
Endgame · OTB

Recent games

Kiseleva, Arina(1955)

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1–0
Bogdanov, Artyom(2358)

Titled Tuesday Early · 18 Feb 2025

0–1
Altynbek, Aiaru(2005)

Titled Tuesday Early · 18 Feb 2025

1–0
Lantini, Marco(1931)

Titled Tuesday Early · 18 Feb 2025

1–0
Balakrishnan, Praveen(2486)

Titled Tuesday Early · 18 Feb 2025

½–½
Rustemov, Alexander(2525)

Titled Tuesday Early · 18 Feb 2025

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
400 games in scope
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206 games43%W38%D19%L
Move
1. e4
1882y
43%37%20
62%
1. f3
8Aug 1976
25%50%25%
50%
1. c4
8Jan 1975
50%50%
75%
1. d4
2
50%50%
50%

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