GM
Gordon, Stephen J
ENG·Born 1986·FIDE #411477·681 Games
ENG Classical2429643 Games
Rapid246938 Games
Blitz24660 Games
Statistics
681
Total
292
Wins
240
Draws
148
Losses
43%35%22%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.5% average
High resilience (70%): Dangerous even when losing
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (71% in 92 games)
Vulnerable to 1.e4 ♔ (only 25%)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 50 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.4%
Middlegame93.8%
Endgame95.5%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)95%
21 Games
Equal position95%
23 Games
Losing (-2 or more)85%
6 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♖
25%
11 errors
♙
20%
9 errors
♔
18%
8 errors
♞
14%
6 errors
♕
14%
6 errors
♗
9%
4 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 49average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
60% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
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3
3
3
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2
2
2
2
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Many
Few
Critical squares
c73 err
d63 err
f63 err
c12 err
d52 err
c7/d6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
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Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
Slav: Semi-Slav
45.5%11 Games·Loses
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
Black
No significant weaknesses detected as Black
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
English: Anglo-Indian
80.0%10 Games·Wins
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6
Black
Sicilian: e6 Systems
61.1%36 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
5 errors
▶
#54Re5??
Endgame
vs Kanyamarala
OTB·2025
▶
#32Rh7??
Tactics
vs Gavrilescu
OTB·2025
▶
#67Rd6+??
Endgame
vs Li
OTB·2024
▶
#43Kg7??
Endgame
vs Maroroa Jones
OTB·2019
▶
#50Ka2??
Endgame
vs Willow
OTB·2019
Endgame Statistics
18 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
☰ All
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48%35%17%
1.d4
70%145
1.c4
70%93
1.Nf3
63%78
1.e4
25%14
1.f4
42%6