What is Sam E. Collins's FIDE rating?

Sam E. Collins's FIDE rating is 2462 standard, 2439 rapid, 2377 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Sam E. Collins's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Sam E. Collins played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 846 over-the-board games by Sam E. Collins (845 classical, 1 rapid), with 42% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Sam E. Collins's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Sam E. Collins?

Open Sam E. Collins's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Sam E. Collins's style, before facing them.

Sam E. Collins

Irelandborn 1982FIDE ID 2501198

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2462Classical

2439Rapid

2377Blitz

2495peak, Aug 2014

846games

354wins, 42%

304draws, 36%

188losses, 22%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2495 · Aug 2014

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 93.7% average

Solid conversion: 94%

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(75% in 53 games)

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Based on

846 games

Based on 846 games

Openings

846 gamesBased on 846 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 e611 games, last played 10 years ago81.8%wins

Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d618 games, last played 6 years ago55.6%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 66 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 66 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.8%

Middlegame

94.1%

Endgame

95.8%

Clutch factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%32g

EqualEqual position

95%22g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

89%12g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

25%

16 err

22%

14 err

17%

11 err

17%

11 err

10%

6 err

5 err

Critical moment

Move 42 avg

20%

1-15

16-25

26-35

20%

36-45

60%

46+

60% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

27Errors mapped

d2 / h4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

44 err

33 err

d2/h4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#37

♞xh4?? vs Fitzsimons

Endgame · OTB · 2022

♛d7?? vs Stefansson

Opening · OTB · 2022

#58

♝e2?? vs O`Gorman

Endgame · OTB · 2020

#27

♝xb2?? vs O`Gorman

Middlegame · OTB · 2020

#58

♛b8+?? vs Murphy

Endgame · OTB · 2019

#66

♝d8?? vs Ryan

Endgame · OTB · 2019

Recent games

846 games

O`Gorman, Tom(2350)

Irish New Year GM 2022 · 6 Jan 2022

1–0

Arkell, Keith C(2370)

Irish New Year GM 2022 · 6 Jan 2022

½–½

Cafolla, Peter(1976)

Irish New Year GM 2022 · 5 Jan 2022

1–0

Fitzsimons, David(2337)

Irish New Year GM 2022 · 5 Jan 2022

1–0

Murphy, Conor E(2431)

Irish New Year GM 2022 · 4 Jan 2022

½–½

Gonzalez Garcia, Jose(2466)

Irish New Year GM 2022 · 4 Jan 2022

0–1

Endgame statistics

35 endgames (55.6%) · force Queen vs Pieces (33%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

55.6%

35 / 63

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Queen vs Pieces: only 33% win rate (9 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

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846 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

431 games47%W36%D17%L

431games in this linewon 47%, drew 36%, lost 17%

Move

1. e4

2915y

44%38%18%

63%

1. d4

536y

60%30%10

76%

1. ♞f3

436y

44%37%19%

63%

1. c4

367y

58%31%11

74%

1. g3

812y

63%25%12

75%

Scouting report: Sam E. Collins (IM, IRL)