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Schmakel, Sam

USA USA·Born 1996·FIDE #2039311·1,137 Games

Classical24451,046 Games
Rapid232748 Games
Blitz235643 Games

Statistics

1137

Total

611

Wins

142

Draws

384

Losses

54%12%34%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.3% average
Solid conversion: 89%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (67% in 36 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 142 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening96.7%
Middlegame93.1%
Endgame94.9%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+6%
Winning (+2 or more)95%
64 Games
Equal position95%
39 Games
Losing (-2 or more)89%
39 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♕
25%
38 errors
♗
17%
26 errors
♖
17%
26 errors
♔
16%
24 errors
♙
16%
24 errors
♞
10%
15 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 45average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
40% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

5
7
4
5
5
7
5
5
6
5
abcdefgh
Many
Few
Critical squares
f57 err
f67 err
g36 err
c55 err
d25 err
f5/f6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

L
Liang, Awonder2718

35th Chicago Open 2026 · 25 May 2026

0-1
L
Zhou, Jianchao2605

35th Chicago Open 2026 · 22 May 2026

1-0
L
Abdurakhmonov, Mukhammadali2354

35. annual North American... · 28 Dec 2025

0-1
L
Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan2427

35th North American Open · 27 Dec 2025

1-0
W
Xie, Bryan2348

35. annual North American... · 27 Dec 2025

1-0
L
Ehsan Ghaemmaghami2427

35. annual North American... · 27 Dec 2025

1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White
Sicilian: e6 Systems
50.0%
20 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

French: Advance
50.0%
10 Games·Loses

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5

Black
Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein
61.5%
13 Games·Loses

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3

French: Tarrasch
60.0%
15 Games·Loses

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2

Strengths

AVOID
White
Caro-Kann: Advance
86.7%
15 Games·Wins

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5

Italian: Two Knights
71.4%
14 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

Black
Queen's Gambit Declined
58.3%
24 Games·Wins

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6

French: Advance
50.0%
12 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
▶
#29Qb3??
Tactics
vs Baker
OTB·2025
▶
#29Qxe4??
Tactics
vs Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh
OTB·2025
▶
#71Ra6??
Endgame
vs Chirilov
OTB·2024
▶
#19Bb2??
Tactics
vs Andersen
OTB·2024
▶
#56Ne7??
Endgame
vs Khanin
OTB·2024
▶
#27c5??
Tactics
vs Hardaway
OTB·2023
▶
#29Qxf5??
Tactics
vs Budisavljevic
OTB·2023
▶
#42Kg3??
Endgame
vs Georgiev
OTB·2023
▶
#50Rd4??
Endgame
vs Andriasian
OTB·2023
▶
#38Qxe5??
Tactics
vs Durarbayli
OTB·2023
Endgame Statistics

22 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position
567 Games
56%13%31%
1.e4
63%
245
1.d4
63%
185
1.Nf3
58%
99
1.c4
67%
36
1.b3
100%
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