GM

Chandler, Murray G

NZL NZL·Born 1960·FIDE #400050·1,902 Games

Classical25181,892 Games
Rapid10 Games
Blitz0 Games

Statistics

1902

Total

803

Wins

705

Draws

394

Losses

42%37%21%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.7% average
Very consistent (87%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.g3 ♚ (79% in 17 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 65 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening97.2%
Middlegame93.6%
Endgame95.7%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+6%
Winning (+2 or more)95%
16 Games
Equal position95%
27 Games
Losing (-2 or more)89%
22 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

24%
29 errors
22%
27 errors
20%
24 errors
16%
20 errors
11%
13 errors
8%
10 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 32average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
60% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

5
5
4
5
6
5
4
5
6
4
abcdefgh
Many
Few
Critical squares
f66 err
g36 err
c55 err
c75 err
d85 err
f6/g3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

L
Howell, David W L2593

4NCL 2008-9 · 7 Dec 2008

1-0
W
Rudd, Jack2344

4NCL 2008-9 · 6 Dec 2008

1-0
W
Lima, Da2488

38. Olympiad · 25 Nov 2008

1-0
D
Eveleens, Wim2464

38. Olympiad · 23 Nov 2008

½-½
L
Jobava, Baadur2664

38. Olympiad · 22 Nov 2008

0-1
L
Ivanchuk, Vasyl2786

38. Olympiad · 21 Nov 2008

1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID
White
Sicilian: e6 Systems
55.9%
59 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

French: Tarrasch
58.6%
29 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2

Black
Catalan
45.5%
22 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3

Sicilian: Rossolimo
45.0%
20 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
#34Qc7??
Tactics
vs Portisch
OTB·1988
#28e4g3??
Endgame
vs Karpov
OTB
#21c8d8??
Endgame
vs Spassky
OTB
#39Bf5??
Tactics
vs Korchnoi
OTB
#34Rg8??
Tactics
vs Smyslov
OTB
#56b6b5??
Endgame
vs Tal
OTB
#30Nxf4??
Tactics
vs Shirov
OTB
#61Nf6??
Endgame
vs Portisch
OTB
#26Kh1??
Tactics
vs Portisch
OTB
#28e4g3??
Endgame
vs Karpov
OTB
Endgame Statistics

20 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire
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952 Games
48%35%17%
1.e4
66%
818
1.d4
60%
111
1.c4
65%
13
1.b3
67%
6
1.Nf3
83%
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1.f4
100%
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