Banikas, Hristos

GRE GRE·Born 1978·FIDE #4202031·2,022 Games

Classical25451,819 Games

Rapid260689 Games

Blitz2601114 Games

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2022 games analyzed

Statistics

Total

2022

Wins

893

Draws

863

Losses

263

44%43%13%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.8% average

High resilience (69%): Dangerous even when losing

Solid conversion: 90%

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (81% in 100 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 166 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.9%

Middlegame

95.1%

Endgame

96.3%

Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)

95%70g

Equal position

96%83g

Losing (-2 or more)

91%13g

Performance under pressure

Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?

30%

23 errors

22%

17 errors

14%

11 errors

14%

11 errors

12%

9 errors

5 errors

Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?

Move 33 average

20%

40%

20%

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

40% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap — Where do most errors occur?

Few

Many

Errors mapped

Hotspot zone

f5 / e4

Critical squares

6 err

5 err

3 err

2 err

f5/e4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these lines

No significant weaknesses detected as White

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

— avoid these lines

White66.7%Wins

Reti vs King's Indian — 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g615 Games · last played last year

White60.0%Wins

QGD: Orthodox — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg515 Games · last played 12 years ago

Black46.9%Wins

Sicilian: e6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e681 Games · last played 4 years ago

Black50.0%Wins

Caro-Kann: Main Line — 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe410 Games · last played 4 years ago

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Endgame Statistics

PRO23 endgame categories analyzed

Endgame Statistics

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Repertoire

Move arrowsmost-played moves

Starting Position

Stockfish

1011 Games

50%41%9%

Move	Games	%
1.d4	726	68%
1.Nf3 Strong	139	76%
1.c4 Strong	100	81%
1.e4 Strong	43	71%
1.Nc3	2	50%
1.g3 Strong	1	100%

MoveGamesPerformance%

1.d4

726

68%

1.Nf3Strong

139

76%

1.c4Strong

100

81%

1.e4Strong

71%

1.Nc3

50%

1.g3Strong

100%