GM

Howell, James C

ENG ENG·Born 1967·FIDE #400297·787 Games

Classical2495787 Games
Rapid0 Games
Blitz0 Games

Statistics

787

Total

350

Wins

267

Draws

170

Losses

44%34%22%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.3% average
Very consistent (93%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 ♔ (71% in 24 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 6 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening98.2%
Middlegame93.6%
Endgame92.6%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

0%
Winning (+2 or more)92%
1 Games
Equal position96%
2 Games
Losing (-2 or more)92%
3 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

33%
2 errors
17%
1 errors
17%
1 errors
17%
1 errors
17%
1 errors
0%
0 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 30average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

1
1
1
1
1
1
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Many
Few
Critical squares
d31 err
d51 err
d61 err
e71 err
f21 err
d3/d5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

W
Gormally, Daniel W2265

4NCL chT 1995/96 3rd · 18 Feb 1996

1-0
D
Arkell, Keith C2505

GBR-ch82 · 3 Aug 1995

½-½
W
Gillibrand, John

Monarch Assurance Isle of... · 19 Sept 1994

1-0
W
Turner, Matthew J2395

GBR-ch81 · 12 Aug 1994

1-0
W
Flear, Glenn C2525

Oakham School Masters · 28 Mar 1994

1-0
D
Summerscale, Aaron P2410

4NCL (GBR Team Ch 9394) · 23 Jan 1994

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: d6 Systems
56.4%
55 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6

Black
King's Indian: Main Line
60.0%
10 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O

Sicilian: e6 Systems
47.8%
23 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

No blunders recorded
Endgame Statistics

6 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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403 Games
55%31%14%
1.e4
70%
374
1.d4
71%
24
1.c4
75%
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1.f4
0%
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1.Nf3
100%
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