GM

Steinberg, Nitzan

ISR ISR·Born 1998·FIDE #2801795·1,940 Games

Classical25561,853 Games
Rapid250938 Games
Blitz248849 Games

Statistics

1940

Total

1058

Wins

344

Draws

538

Losses

55%18%28%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.6% average
Solid conversion: 86%
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 ♔ (82% in 105 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 178 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening97.0%
Middlegame93.8%
Endgame95.2%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+6%
Winning (+2 or more)95%
81 Games
Equal position95%
66 Games
Losing (-2 or more)89%
31 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

26%
35 errors
21%
28 errors
19%
25 errors
14%
18 errors
11%
14 errors
10%
13 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 43average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
44% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

6
5
7
6
4
5
4
6
5
6
abcdefgh
Many
Few
Critical squares
f57 err
c16 err
f36 err
f66 err
h56 err
f5/c1 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

L
Bortnyk, Olexandr2604

1st 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 · 30 Apr 2026

0-1
W
Haug, Havard2422

1st 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 · 30 Apr 2026

0-1
L
Lazavik, Denis2605

1st 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 · 30 Apr 2026

1-0
W
Ghoreishi Amiri, Seyed Kian2299

1st 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 · 30 Apr 2026

0-1
D
Avramidou, Anastasia2310

1st 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 · 30 Apr 2026

½-½
W
Terry, Renato2508

1st 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 · 30 Apr 2026

1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White
French: Classical
62.5%
8 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

Sicilian: Rossolimo
44.4%
18 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID
White
Petroff: Main Line
82.4%
17 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6

Reti: Double Fianchetto
82.4%
17 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6

Black
King's Indian: Classical
82.4%
17 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2

King's Indian: Main Line
80.0%
15 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
#36Rc1??
Tactics
vs Finkel
OTB·2026
#33Ke5??
Tactics
vs Dinesh Rajan M
OTB·2025
#22Qc6??
Tactics
vs Harikrishna
OTB·2025
#35Rxf6??
Tactics
vs Giri
OTB·2025
#60Rg4??
Endgame
vs Willow
OTB·2025
#22b4??
Tactics
vs Mhango
OTB·2025
#44Ne4??
Endgame
vs Sevian
OTB·2025
#32Nfh3??
Tactics
vs Villiers
OTB·2025
#47Rf7??
Endgame
vs Cuenca Jimenez
Rapid·2025
#30cxd3??
Tactics
vs Krivenko
Rapid·2025
Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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1.e4
64%
731
1.Nf3
80%
142
1.d4
82%
105
1.c4
68%
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