GM
King, Daniel J
ENG·Born 1963·FIDE #400068·1,189 Games
ENG Classical24661,182 Games
Rapid—7 Games
Blitz—0 Games
Statistics
1189
Total
466
Wins
487
Draws
236
Losses
39%41%20%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 91.8% average
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game
Dominates 1.g3 ♔ (71% in 63 games)
Vulnerable to 1.g3 ♚ (only 23%)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 20 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.6%
Middlegame92.8%
Endgame93.5%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)95%
3 Games
Equal position96%
7 Games
Losing (-2 or more)88%
10 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♞
24%
8 errors
♖
24%
8 errors
♕
18%
6 errors
♙
15%
5 errors
♗
12%
4 errors
♔
9%
3 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 37average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
67% of blunders occur between move 36-45. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
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Many
Few
Critical squares
e13 err
c62 err
d62 err
e42 err
f12 err
e1/c6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
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Cobb, James2415
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McDonald, Neil2405
4NCL 2008-9 · 4 May 2009
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Redmond, John P.2207
4NCL 2008-9 · 17 Jan 2009
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Taylor, Peter P2254
4NCL 2008-9 · 6 Dec 2008
Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
No significant weaknesses detected as White
Black
Sicilian: Rossolimo
62.5%8 GamesLow sample·Loses
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
Sicilian: Classical
70.0%10 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6
1.g3 g6 2.Bg2 Bg7
55.0%20 Games·Wins
1.g3 g6 2.Bg2 Bg7
Black
Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein
66.7%15 Games·Wins
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3
Sicilian: Alapin
60.0%10 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
4 errors
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#31e1f3??
Endgame
vs Karpov
OTB·1977
▶
#40c3b2??
Endgame
vs Tal
OTB
▶
#28Rde1??
Tactics
vs Larsen
OTB
▶
#39Qxa2??
Endgame
vs Larsen
OTB
Endgame Statistics
10 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
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44%42%14%
1.e4
65%347
1.c4
67%78
1.g3
71%63
1.Nf3
57%61
1.d4
63%41