Scouting report: Semon Palatnik (GM, USA)

666 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (666 classical): 39% wins, 39% draws, 22% losses. FIDE rating 2455 standard. 14 games analyzed with Stockfish: 92% accuracy, 0.07 blunders per game.

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Semon Palatnik

TitleGrandmasterFederationUnited StatesBorn1950FIDE ID2014610

Classical2455
Rapid—
Blitz—
Games666
W · D · L39 / 39 / 22
Peak2492

Rating history

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Classical2455no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.9%Opening92.7%Middlegame94.5%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 92.5% average
Plays 2.1% better with black
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (71% in 67 games)

Recent games

Mikhalchishin, Adrian(2513)

Platonov Memorial 2012 · 1 Aug 2012

½–½
Kaidanov, Gregory(2586)

Memorial I.Platonov · 31 Jul 2012

½–½
Gulko, Boris(2532)

Platonov Memorial 2012 · 30 Jul 2012

½–½
Gurevich, Mikhail(2596)

Platonov Memorial 2012 · 29 Jul 2012

½–½
Alburt, Lev(2550)

Platonov Memorial 2012 · 28 Jul 2012

½–½

Play against Palatnik's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 666 games

Openings

Based on player games

No clear weaknesses!

By family

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PRO
666 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 64.4%
6770.9%+6.5 pts
2960.3%−4.1 pts
2967.2%—
2755.6%−8.8 pts
2761.1%−3.3 pts
2462.5%—
1369.2%—
1177.3%—

Mistakes

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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
666 games in scope
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309 games43%W43%D14%L
Move
1. d4
18217y
42%42%16
63%
1. c4
6718y
55%31%14
71%
1. e4
3114y
1677%
55%
1. ♞f3
28Apr 1992
46%46%
70%
1. g3
1—
100%
0%

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