Stean, Michael F

ENG ENG·Born 1953·FIDE #400130·822 Games

Classical2500822 Games

Rapid—0 Games

Blitz—0 Games

Statistics

822

Total

268

Wins

413

Draws

141

Losses

33%50%17%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.5% average

Low resilience (29%): Doesn't save lost positions

Very consistent (88%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (61% in 159 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 48%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 36 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.0%

Middlegame93.2%

Endgame94.6%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+7%

Winning (+2 or more)97%

1 Games

Equal position94%

23 Games

Losing (-2 or more)89%

12 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

32%

18 errors

♙

23%

13 errors

♗

20%

11 errors

♕

12%

7 errors

♞

11%

6 errors

♔

1 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 32average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

40% of blunders occur between move 16-25. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

c63 err

d13 err

d53 err

a12 err

c22 err

c6/d1 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Douven, Rudy2325

? · 1 Jan 1984

1-0

Hebden, Mark L2435

Lewisham International 3r... · 2 Dec 1983

1-0

Nicholson, John G2260

Lewisham International 3r... · 1 Dec 1983

1-0

Condie, Mark L2345

Lewisham International 3r... · 30 Nov 1983

½-½

Dizdar, Goran2455

Lewisham International 3r... · 29 Nov 1983

½-½

Plaskett, H James2440

Lewisham International 3r... · 28 Nov 1983

½-½

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: Najdorf

66.7%

15 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6

Black

King's Indian

50.0%

26 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6

Grünfeld

48.0%

25 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

8 errors

▶

#41e1a1??

Endgame

vs Spassky

OTB

▶

#54Rf1+??

Endgame

vs Korchnoi

OTB

▶

#16Nd5??

Tactics

vs Bronstein

OTB

▶

#42Rh7??

Endgame

vs Reshevsky

OTB

▶

#30Bd1??

Tactics

vs Korchnoi

OTB

▶

#26Qxc6??

Tactics

vs Larsen

OTB

▶

#16Ra4??

Tactics

vs Geller

OTB

▶

#21d8e7??

Endgame

vs Tal

OTB

Endgame Statistics

16 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position

431 Games

34%51%15%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	181	59%
1.c4	159	61%
1.Nf3	70	58%
1.d4	21	55%

1.e4

59%

181

1.c4

61%

159

1.Nf3

58%

1.d4

55%

Stean, Michael F

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Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Sicilian: Najdorf

King's Indian

Grünfeld

Critical Blunders