Shaked, Tal

USA USA·Born 1978·FIDE #2007991·432 Games

Classical2468432 Games

Rapid—0 Games

Blitz—0 Games

Statistics

432

Total

172

Wins

147

Draws

113

Losses

40%34%26%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 90.0% average

Very consistent (84%)

Very precise: only 0.3 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 ♔ (67% in 39 games)

Vulnerable to 1.d4 ♚ (only 43%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 13 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening95.8%

Middlegame92.0%

Endgame92.8%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

-1%

Winning (+2 or more)85%

0 Games

Equal position95%

5 Games

Losing (-2 or more)87%

8 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♙

32%

8 errors

♞

24%

6 errors

♕

24%

6 errors

♖

16%

4 errors

♔

1 errors

♗

0 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 48average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

33% of blunders occur between move 16-25. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

f44 err

e43 err

d42 err

d52 err

a11 err

f4/e4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Georgiev, Kiril2650

FIDE-Wch k.o. · 4 Aug 1999

0-1

Georgiev, Kiril2650

FIDE-Wch k.o. · 3 Aug 1999

1-0

Babula, Vlastimil2567

FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 · 2 Aug 1999

½-½

Babula, Vlastimil2567

FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 · 2 Aug 1999

1-0

Babula, Vlastimil2567

FIDE-Wch k.o. · 1 Aug 1999

1-0

Babula, Vlastimil2567

FIDE-Wch k.o. · 31 Jul 1999

1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

King's Indian: Main Line

58.3%

12 Games·Loses

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O

King's Indian: Classical

54.5%

11 Games·Loses

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5

Strengths

AVOID

White

French: Winawer

80.0%

10 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4

Black

French: Tarrasch

46.2%

13 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

3 errors

▶

#20d2f4??

Endgame

vs Kasparov

OTB·1997

▶

#37Qa1??

Endgame

vs Portisch

OTB

▶

#86Ra4+??

Endgame

vs Shirov

OTB

Endgame Statistics

3 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

☰ All

♟ Classical

⚡ Rapid

🔥 Blitz

PRO

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PRO

Starting Position

217 Games

51%26%23%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	161	64%
1.d4	39	67%
1.c4	17	62%

1.e4

64%

161

1.d4

67%

1.c4

62%

Shaked, Tal

Play against Shaked, Tal's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

King's Indian: Main Line

King's Indian: Classical

Strengths

French: Winawer

French: Tarrasch

Critical Blunders