Scouting report: Stephen J Gordon (GM, ENG)

952 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (895 classical, 57 rapid): 42% wins, 36% draws, 22% losses. FIDE rating 2406 standard, 2452 rapid, 2466 blitz. 125 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Stephen J Gordon

TitleGrandmasterFederationUnited KingdomBorn1986FIDE ID411477

Classical2406
Rapid2452
Blitz2466
Games952
W · D · L42 / 36 / 22
Peak2556

Rating history

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Classical2406Rapid2452Blitz2466no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.6%Opening94.0%Middlegame95.4%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.8% average
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (69% in 258 games)
Vulnerable to 1.e4 ♔ (only 23%)

Recent games

Manmay Chopra(2185)

VI Mindsports International Open · 27 Aug 2026

0–1
Zheng, Harry Z(2184)

VI Mindsports International Open · 26 Aug 2026

½–½
Kendall, Arthur(2078)

VI Mindsports International Open · 25 Aug 2026

0–1
Johnson, Daniel(2194)

VI Mindsports International Open · 25 Aug 2026

½–½
Wadhwa, Aayush(2117)

VI Mindsports International Open · 24 Aug 2026

½–½

Play against Gordon's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 952 games

Openings

462 games as White · scores 65.8%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

No consistent strengths detected as white

By family

open a family to see its lines
PRO
952 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 65.8%
9769.1%+3.3 pts
8763.2%—
4570.0%+4.2 pts
3967.9%—
3267.2%—
3081.7%+15.9 pts
1960.5%—
1968.4%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
952 games in scope
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462 games47%W37%D16%L
Move
1. d4
25810m
49%40%
69%
1. c4
972m
54%31%15
69%
1. ♞f3
812m
46%38%16
65%
1. e4
2015y
25%65%
23%
1. f4
6Jan 1974
33%1750%
42%

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