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Collins, Sam E.
IRL·Born 1982·FIDE #2501198·929 Games
IRL Classical2462928 Games
Rapid24391 Games
Blitz23770 Games
Statistics
929
Total
388
Wins
334
Draws
207
Losses
42%36%22%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.7% average
Solid conversion: 94%
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 ♔ (75% in 57 games)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 66 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.8%
Middlegame94.1%
Endgame95.8%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)94%
32 Games
Equal position95%
22 Games
Losing (-2 or more)89%
12 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♙
25%
16 errors
♗
22%
14 errors
♕
17%
11 errors
♖
17%
11 errors
♞
10%
6 errors
♔
8%
5 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 42average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
60% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
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Many
Few
Critical squares
d24 err
h44 err
d73 err
e43 err
g43 err
d2/h4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
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Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
No significant weaknesses detected as White
Black
No significant weaknesses detected as Black
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
Sicilian: e6 Systems
86.7%15 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6
Sicilian: d6 Systems
59.1%22 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
Black
King's Indian
65.4%26 Games·Wins
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
10 errors
▶
#37Nxh4??
Tactics
vs Fitzsimons
OTB·2022
▶
#8Qd7??
Tactics
vs Stefansson
OTB·2022
▶
#58Be2??
Endgame
vs O`Gorman
OTB·2020
▶
#27Bxb2??
Tactics
vs O`Gorman
OTB·2020
▶
#58Qb8+??
Endgame
vs Murphy
OTB·2019
▶
#66Bd8??
Endgame
vs Ryan
OTB·2019
▶
#47Bb7??
Endgame
vs Fridman
OTB·2019
▶
#96Kc4??
Endgame
vs De Verdier
OTB·2019
▶
#34Be3??
Tactics
vs Gelip
OTB·2019
▶
#44Bd6??
Endgame
vs Lane
OTB·2019
Endgame Statistics
21 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
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efgh477 Games
47%37%16%
1.e4
63%326
1.d4
75%57
1.Nf3
64%47
1.c4
73%39
1.g3
75%8