GM
Palatnik, Semon
USA·Born 1950·FIDE #2014610·678 Games
USA Classical2455678 Games
Rapid—0 Games
Blitz—0 Games
Statistics
678
Total
261
Wins
272
Draws
145
Losses
38%40%21%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.5% average
Plays 2.1% better with black
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (71% in 68 games)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 14 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.9%
Middlegame92.7%
Endgame94.5%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)93%
3 Games
Equal position92%
6 Games
Losing (-2 or more)92%
5 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♙
33%
8 errors
♞
29%
7 errors
♕
12%
3 errors
♗
8%
2 errors
♔
8%
2 errors
♖
8%
2 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 35average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
100% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
2
1
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2
1
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2
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Many
Few
Critical squares
e22 err
e72 err
f32 err
g42 err
b41 err
e2/e7 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
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Mikhalchishin, Adrian2513
Platonov Memorial 2012 · 1 Aug 2012
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Kaidanov, Gregory2586
Memorial I.Platonov · 31 Jul 2012
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Gulko, Boris2532
Platonov Memorial 2012 · 30 Jul 2012
D
Gurevich, M.2596
Platonov Memorial 2012 · 29 Jul 2012
D
Gurevich, Mikhail2596
Platonov Memorial · 29 Jul 2012
D
Alburt, Lev2550
Platonov Memorial 2012 · 28 Jul 2012
Openings
Based on player games
No clear weaknesses!
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
2 errors
▶
#46g4??
Endgamevs Bronstein
OTB
▶
#35Rd1??
Tacticsvs Anand
OTB
Endgame Statistics
11 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
☰ All
♟ Classical
⚡ Rapid
🔥 Blitz
PRO2012
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42%44%14%
1.d4
63%184
1.c4
71%68
1.e4
55%33
1.Nf3
69%29
1.g3
0%1