Short, Nigel D

ENG ENG·Born 1965·FIDE #400025·4,112 Games

FIDE OTB · #400025 · 4,112 Games

Classical25943,738 g Games

Rapid2551233 g Games

Blitz2516153 g Games

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4112 games analyzed

Statistics

Total

4112

Wins

1774

Draws

1552

Losses

786

43%38%19%

Play Style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.8% average

Very consistent (84%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.Nf3 ♔ (76% in 36 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 541 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.4%

Middlegame

93.7%

Endgame

95.0%

Clutch Factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%118g

EqualEqual position

94%231g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%151g

Accuracy under pressure

Problematic Pieces — which cause most errors?

24%

185 err

19%

148 err

16%

125 err

15%

112 err

13%

100 err

12%

90 err

Critical Moment

Move 40 avg

1-15

20%

16-25

22%

26-35

20%

36-45

32%

46+

32% of blunders after move 46 — keep the tension until then.of blunders occur in moves 46+. Keep the tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap — where do errors occur?

Few

Many

Errors mapped

218

Hotspot zone

f5 / e5

Critical squares

26 err

24 err

22 err

f5/e5 account for most of the errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

4,112 GamesBased on 4,112 player games

Weaknesses

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No significant weaknesses detected as white

asblack62.5%Losses

Reti: Double Fianchetto — 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5

8 Games · Low sample · last played 9 years agoPlay this line

Strengths

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aswhite78.9%Wins

Italian: Fried Liver — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng519 Games · last played 2 months ago

19 Games · last played 2 months ago

aswhite72.7%Wins

Nimzo-Indian: Capablanca — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd311 Games · last played 9 years ago

11 Games · last played 9 years ago

asblack70.0%Wins

QGD: Orthodox — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg510 Games · last played 6 years ago

10 Games · last played 6 years ago

asblack53.8%Wins

Ruy Lopez: Exchange — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc613 Games · last played 18 years ago

13 Games · last played 18 years ago

Critical Blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

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