Scouting report: Murray G Chandler (GM, NZL)

1,893 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,883 classical, 10 rapid): 42% wins, 37% draws, 21% losses. FIDE rating 2518 standard. 64 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Murray G Chandler

GM

New Zealandborn 1960FIDE ID 400050

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2500
2540
2518 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
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2025
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Oct
2026
Apr
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2518
2551peak, Apr 2006
1,893games
801wins, 42%
702draws, 37%
390losses, 21%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.1% average
Plays 2.4% better with white
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (66% in 814 games)

Play against Chandler's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,893 games

Openings

1,893 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Alekhine Defense1.e4 f6 2.e5 d514 games, last played 49 years ago71.4%wins
Modern Benoni1.d4 f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e610 games, last played 46 years ago70.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 64 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.2%
Middlegame
93.7%
Endgame
95.7%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
23%
28 err
22%
27 err
20%
24 err
17%
20 err
10%
12 err
8%
9 err
Critical moment
Move 33 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
50%
26-35
50%
36-45
0%
46+
50% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
5
5
6
5
5
6
Few
Many
f6
6
g3
6
c5
5
d8
5
e6
5
f6/g3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

9 errors
#34
c7?? vs Portisch
Endgame · OTB · 1988
#21
c8d8?? vs Spassky
OTB
#39
f5?? vs Korchnoi
Endgame · OTB
#30
xf4?? vs Shirov
Middlegame · OTB
#28
e4g3?? vs Karpov
OTB
#28
e4g3?? vs Karpov
OTB

Recent games

Howell, David W L(2593)

4NCL 2008-9 · 7 Dec 2008

0–1
Rudd, Jack(2344)

4NCL 2008-9 · 6 Dec 2008

1–0
Lima, Da(2488)

38th Olympiad · Dresden G... · 25 Nov 2008

1–0
Eveleens, Wim(2464)

38th Olympiad · Dresden G... · 23 Nov 2008

½–½
Jobava, Baadur(2664)

38th Olympiad · Dresden G... · 22 Nov 2008

0–1
Ivanchuk, Vasyl(2786)

38th Olympiad · Dresden G... · 21 Nov 2008

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,893 games in scope
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948 games48%W35%D17%L
Move
1. e4
81418y
49%34%17
66%
1. d4
111Aug 2000
40%41%19
60%
1. c4
13Aug 1999
46%38%16
65%
1. b3
6Nov 1998
67%33%
67%
1. f3
3Jan 1982
67%33%
83%
1. f4
1Aug 1976
100%
100%

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