Scouting report: Simon Lamaze (IM, FRA)

949 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (914 classical, 17 rapid, 18 blitz): 45% wins, 17% draws, 38% losses. FIDE rating 2482 standard, 2429 rapid, 2319 blitz. 213 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.08 blunders per game.

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Simon Lamaze

IM

Franceborn 2006FIDE ID 36069264

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2250
2350
2450
2550
Peak2485
2417 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2482
2429
2319
2485peak, Aug 2026
949games
430wins, 45%
157draws, 17%
357losses, 38%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.7% average
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (65% in 58 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♔ (only 40%)

Play against Lamaze's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 949 games

Openings

949 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Italian: Giuoco Piano1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.c4 c5only 8 games, last played 2 months ago62.5%losses
Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e619 games, last played 9 months ago52.6%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Benko Gambit1.d4 f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b512 games, last played last year83.3%wins
Benoni1.d4 f6 2.c4 c517 games, last played last year70.6%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 213 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.3%
Middlegame
92.8%
Endgame
94.9%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
21%
50 err
21%
50 err
19%
45 err
16%
37 err
12%
27 err
11%
25 err
Critical moment
Move 38 avg
0%
1-15
8%
16-25
58%
26-35
17%
36-45
17%
46+
58% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
10
9
9
11
9
Few
Many
d4
11
d7
10
e4
9
e5
9
e7
9
d4/d7 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#36
c4?? vs Nakamura
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#23
fxe5?? vs Movahed
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#40
g5?? vs Luque Saiz
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#22
e6?? vs Akhilbay
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#55
c4?? vs Jin
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#50
e3+?? vs Qalichava
Endgame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

Bauer,Ch(2561)

99th ch-FRA 2026 · 8 Aug 2026

½–½
Bauer,Ch(2561)

99th ch-FRA 2026 · 7 Aug 2026

0–1
Jobava, Baadur(2572)

4th Dole Open 2026 · 26 Jul 2026

½–½
Gorshtein, Ido(2546)

4th Dole Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026

½–½
Maurizzi,Marc Andria(2628)

4th Dole Open 2026 · 24 Jul 2026

½–½
Hovhannisyan, Robert(2628)

4th Dole Open 2026 · 21 Jul 2026

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
949 games in scope
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7
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5
4
3
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1a
b
c
d
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f
g
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472 games48%W17%D35%L
Move
1. d4
2027m
45%1738%
53%
1. e4
1835w
50%1733%
57%
1. c4
588m
59%29%
65%
1. f3
155m
27%27%46%
40%
1. b3
33y
100%
100%
1. c3
23y
100%
0%
1. e3
23y
50%50%
50%
1. c3
23y
50%50%
75%
1. a3
21y
100%
100%
1. a3
12y
100%
100%
1. d3
12y
100%
100%
1. g4
12y
100%
0%

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