GM
Royal, Shreyas
ENG·Born 2009·FIDE #448869·1,576 Games
ENG Classical25021,407 Games
Rapid240060 Games
Blitz2480109 Games
Statistics
1576
Total
683
Wins
413
Draws
477
Losses
43%26%30%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.6% average
Solid conversion: 83%
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (76% in 23 games)
Vulnerable to 1.b3 ♚ (only 41%)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 722 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.8%
Middlegame92.9%
Endgame95.0%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)94%
185 Games
Equal position94%
174 Games
Losing (-2 or more)90%
141 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♖
25%
122 errors
♕
21%
101 errors
♙
16%
76 errors
♗
13%
64 errors
♞
13%
62 errors
♔
12%
57 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 41average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
36% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
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15
16
13
11
14
14
15
20
12
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Many
Few
Critical squares
f420 err
f616 err
d715 err
e415 err
e615 err
f4/f6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
W
Turner, Max N2272
4NCL 2025-26 · 4 May 2026
L
Rendle, Thomas E2371
4NCL 2025-26 · 3 May 2026
W
Pigott, John C2265
4NCL 2025-26 · 2 May 2026
D
Piliposyan, Robert2420
26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 · 19 Apr 2026
W
Dubnevych, Maksym2341
26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 · 18 Apr 2026
L
Vardanyan, Aras2408
26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 · 16 Apr 2026
Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
Grünfeld
50.0%40 Games·Loses
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
French Defense
41.7%12 Games·Loses
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5
Black
No significant weaknesses detected as Black
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
Sicilian: d6 Systems
73.3%15 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
Catalan
57.1%28 Games·Wins
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3
Black
Sicilian: d6 Systems
47.1%70 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
10 errors
▶
#50Bd3??
Endgame
vs Blohberger
OTB·2025
▶
#52Nf3+??
Endgame
vs Gaal
Rapid·2025
▶
#46Rxe5??
Endgame
vs Shankland
Rapid·2025
▶
#33Qc6??
Tactics
vs Kovalskyi
Rapid·2025
▶
#33Rxc6??
Tactics
vs Van Pel
Rapid·2025
▶
#29Ne5??
Tactics
vs Inzani
OTB·2025
▶
#36a6??
Endgame
vs Gurevich
Rapid·2025
▶
#41Kc1??
Endgame
vs Jumabayev
OTB·2025
▶
#16b4??
Tactics
vs Li
OTB·2025
▶
#37Re7??
Tactics
vs Saric
OTB·2025
Endgame Statistics
23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
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⚡ Rapid
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efgh805 Games
46%25%29%
1.d4
56%589
1.e4
66%101
1.Nf3
60%88
1.c4
76%23
1.b3
67%3
1.g3
100%1