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Schmakel, Sam

USA USA·Born 1996

FIDE OTB · #2039311 · 1,137 Games

Classical24501,046 g
Rapid232748 g
Blitz235643 g

Play against Schmakel's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

1137

Wins

611

Draws

142

Losses

384
54%12%34%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.8% average
Low resilience (27%): Doesn't save lost positions
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (67% in 36 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 178 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.7%
Middlegame
92.5%
Endgame
94.3%
Clutch Factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic Pieces
20%
50 err
20%
51 err
19%
48 err
17%
44 err
12%
31 err
12%
31 err
Critical Moment
Move 40 avg
0%
1-15
20%
16-25
27%
26-35
33%
36-45
20%
46+
33% of blunders after move 36-45 — keep the tension until then.
Error Heatmap
10
12
10
Few
Many
d5
12 err
f5
10 err
f6
10 err
g4
9 err
b7
8 err
d5/f5 account for most of the errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

1,137 Games

Weaknesses

— exploit these
aswhite50.0%Losses
Sicilian: e6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6
20 Games · last played 2 years agoPlay this line
aswhite50.0%Losses
French: Advance — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
10 Games · last played last yearPlay this line
asblack61.5%Losses
Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3
13 Games · last played last yearPlay this line
asblack60.0%Losses
French: Tarrasch — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2
15 Games · last played 7 months agoPlay this line

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite86.7%Wins
Caro-Kann: Advance — 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
15 Games · last played 11 months ago
aswhite71.4%Wins
Italian: Two Knights — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
14 Games · last played 11 months ago
asblack58.3%Wins
Queen's Gambit Declined — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6
24 Games
asblack50.0%Wins
French: Advance — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
12 Games · last played last year

Critical Blunders

10 errors
Qb3??vs BakerOTB · 2025
Qxe4??vs Mohammad Nubairshah ShaikhOTB · 2025
Rb1??vs OroOTB · 2025
Kf6??vs BluebaumOTB · 2025
Ra6??vs ChirilovOTB · 2024
Bb2??vs AndersenOTB · 2024
Qd5??vs CaruanaOTB · 2024
b2??vs CarlsenOTB · 2024
Ne7??vs KhaninOTB · 2024
Rg4??vs Martinez AlcantaraOTB · 2024

Recent Games

Loss
Liang, Awonder(2718)

35th Chicago Open 2026 · 25 May 2026

0-1
Loss
Zhou, Jianchao(2605)

35th Chicago Open 2026 · 22 May 2026

1-0
Loss
Abdurakhmonov, Mukhammadali(2354)

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

0-1
Loss
Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan(2427)

35th North American Open · 27 Dec 2025

1-0
Win
Xie, Bryan(2348)

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

1-0
Loss
Ehsan Ghaemmaghami(2427)

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

1-0

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
567 Games
56%13%31%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.e4
245
63%
1.d4
185
63%
1.Nf3
99
58%
1.c4
36
67%
1.b3Strong
2
100%

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