GM
Goldin, Alexander
USA·Born 1964·FIDE #2019540·1,329 Games
USA Classical25371,303 Games
Rapid—18 Games
Blitz—8 Games
Statistics
1329
Total
558
Wins
467
Draws
304
Losses
42%35%23%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 91.6% average
Plays 2.8% better with black
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (65% in 17 games)
Vulnerable to 1.e4 ♔ (only 46%)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 37 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.4%
Middlegame92.5%
Endgame96.1%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)88%
10 Games
Equal position96%
16 Games
Losing (-2 or more)88%
11 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♔
17%
8 errors
♞
17%
8 errors
♙
17%
8 errors
♖
17%
8 errors
♗
15%
7 errors
♕
15%
7 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 24average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
50% 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
d43 err
d73 err
b12 err
b32 err
d12 err
d4/d7 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
L
Shabalov, Alexander2478
ch-USA Seniors 2025 · 24 Jul 2025
L
Shabalov, A.2478
USA Ch Seniors 2025 · 24 Jul 2025
W
Dlugy, Maxim2514
USA Ch Seniors 2025 · 23 Jul 2025
D
Kaidanov, Gregory2505
USA Ch Seniors 2025 · 22 Jul 2025
D
Akopian, Vladimir2586
USA Ch Seniors 2025 · 21 Jul 2025
D
Christiansen, Larry2571
ch-USA Seniors 2025 · 19 Jul 2025
Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
Reti: Double Fianchetto
50.0%10 Games·Loses
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6
Black
No significant weaknesses detected as Black
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
Reti: KIA
72.7%11 Games·Wins
1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6
Slav: Semi-Slav
62.5%24 Games·Wins
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
Black
Sicilian: e6 Systems
62.5%40 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6
Scotch Game
50.0%10 Games·Wins
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
6 errors
▶
#74Ra5??
Endgame
vs Shabalov
OTB·2025
▶
#46Qh2??
Endgame
vs Christiansen
OTB·2025
▶
#21Nb4??
Tactics
vs Shabalov
OTB·2020
▶
#40Bxf5??
Tactics
vs Getz
OTB·2020
▶
#10O-O-O??
Tactics
vs Geller
OTB
▶
#30Qxa4??
Tactics
vs Bronstein
OTB
Endgame Statistics
19 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
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47%32%21%
1.d4
63%519
1.Nf3
64%136
1.c4
65%17
1.e4
46%13
1.g3
50%1