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Waitzkin, Joshua
USA·Born 1976·FIDE #2005158·447 Games
USA Classical2464447 Games
Rapid—0 Games
Blitz—0 Games
Statistics
447
Total
168
Wins
144
Draws
135
Losses
38%32%30%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.5% average
Plays 7.9% better with white
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (60% in 221 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 35%)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 4 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.1%
Middlegame91.1%
Endgame96.8%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)85%
0 Games
Equal position93%
2 Games
Losing (-2 or more)89%
2 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♞
38%
3 errors
♙
25%
2 errors
♔
12%
1 errors
♕
12%
1 errors
♖
12%
1 errors
♗
0%
0 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 30average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
1
2
1
1
1
1
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Many
Few
Critical squares
b62 err
c51 err
d41 err
e51 err
f51 err
b6/c5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
D
Sher, Miron2415
Fan Adams Int f-A · 27 Jun 1999
L
Kacheishvili, Giorgi2570
Fan Adams Int f-A · 26 Jun 1999
L
Blatny, Pavel2468
Fan Adams Int f-A · 25 Jun 1999
L
Fedorowicz, John2574
Fan Adams Int f-A · 24 Jun 1999
L
Shahade, Gregory2386
Manhattan March Int · 14 Mar 1999
W
Burnett, Ronald2420
Manhattan March Int · 13 Mar 1999
Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
Ruy Lopez: Exchange
50.0%8 GamesLow sample·Loses
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6
Sicilian: e6 Systems
42.9%21 Games·Loses
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6
Black
Sicilian: Rossolimo
70.0%10 Games·Loses
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
Queen's Gambit Accepted
55.6%9 GamesLow sample·Loses
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
Sicilian: 2...Nc6
66.7%21 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6
Black
Sicilian: d6 Systems
55.0%20 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
2 errors
▶
#20d8g5??
Endgame
vs Kasparov
OTB
▶
#31Nb6??
Tactics
vs Korchnoi
OTB
Repertoire
☰ All
♟ Classical
⚡ Rapid
🔥 Blitz
PRO1999
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43%33%24%
1.e4
60%221
1.Nf3
60%5
1.c4
75%2
1.d4
50%2
1.g3
0%1