Bora, Safal

USA USA·Born 1998·FIDE #2066149·353 Games

Classical2500353 Games

Rapid23890 Games

Blitz23940 Games

Statistics

353

Total

162

Wins

109

Draws

Losses

46%31%23%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.5% average

Solid conversion: 90%

Very consistent (93%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 ♚ (73% in 11 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 130 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.6%

Middlegame94.6%

Endgame96.1%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+3%

Winning (+2 or more)95%

62 Games

Equal position96%

48 Games

Losing (-2 or more)91%

20 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

29%

25 errors

♙

16%

14 errors

♕

16%

14 errors

♔

15%

13 errors

♗

13%

11 errors

♞

11%

10 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 23average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

67% 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

e55 err

b44 err

c44 err

f44 err

g54 err

e5/b4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

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Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

Reti: Reversed London

50.0%

10 Games·Loses

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6

Black

Reti vs King's Indian

75.0%

8 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6

Strengths

AVOID

White

No consistent strengths detected as White

Black

Ruy Lopez: Morphy

81.8%

11 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

French: Tarrasch

63.6%

11 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#66Kc4??

Endgame

vs Sarkar

OTB·2025

▶

#55R4g6??

Endgame

vs Paul

OTB·2025

▶

#26Nd5??

Tactics

vs Liang

OTB·2024

▶

#36Kh1??

Tactics

vs Chasin

OTB·2024

▶

#57Ra6??

Endgame

vs Minzer

OTB·2024

▶

#32Kf7??

Tactics

vs Dotzer

OTB·2024

▶

#43Ke7??

Endgame

vs Brady

OTB·2023

▶

#20Rc4??

Tactics

vs Rusonik

OTB·2023

▶

#17Rfe8??

Tactics

vs Grinberg

OTB·2022

▶

#42b4??

Endgame

vs Balakrishnan

OTB·2022

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position

177 Games

41%38%21%

Move	Games	%
1.Nf3	105	60%
1.e4	31	60%
1.d4	29	57%
1.c4 Strong	7	71%
1.g3 Strong	1	100%
1.b3 Strong	1	100%
1.b4 Strong	1	100%
1.Nc3	1	50%
1.a3	1	50%

1.Nf3

60%

105

1.e4

60%

1.d4

57%

1.c4

71%

1.g3

100%

1.b3

100%

1.b4

100%

1.Nc3

50%

1.a3

50%

Bora, Safal

Play against Bora, Safal's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Reti: Reversed London

Reti vs King's Indian

Strengths

Ruy Lopez: Morphy

French: Tarrasch

Critical Blunders