Lau, Ralf

GER GER·Born 1959·FIDE #4600134·1,563 Games

Classical24421,560 Games

Rapid24183 Games

Blitz—0 Games

Statistics

1563

Total

634

Wins

669

Draws

260

Losses

41%43%17%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.7% average

Very consistent (92%)

Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (68% in 699 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 6 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening95.5%

Middlegame94.0%

Endgame93.9%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+2%

Winning (+2 or more)93%

3 Games

Equal position96%

1 Games

Losing (-2 or more)90%

2 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♙

43%

6 errors

♞

21%

3 errors

♖

21%

3 errors

♔

1 errors

♕

1 errors

♗

0 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 40average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

100% of blunders occur between move 36-45. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

e43 err

a21 err

b31 err

b51 err

c31 err

e4/a2 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Winiwarter, Felix2193

16. Donau Open · 31 Dec 2007

1-0

Testor, Sebastian2188

16. Donau Open · 30 Dec 2007

½-½

Obermayr, Hermann2175

16. Donau Open · 29 Dec 2007

1-0

Zojer, Stefan2079

16. Donau Open · 28 Dec 2007

0-1

Rapport, Richard2197

16. Donau Open · 27 Dec 2007

1-0

Kirchmayr, Wilhelm2090

16. Donau Open · 27 Dec 2007

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

Caro-Kann: Advance

83.3%

12 Games·Wins

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5

Scotch Game

64.3%

14 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4

Black

Sicilian: Najdorf

53.1%

32 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6

Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein

50.0%

14 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

1 errors

▶

#40Re1??

Tactics

vs Korchnoi

OTB

Endgame Statistics

2 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

☰ All

♟ Classical

⚡ Rapid

🔥 Blitz

PRO

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

PRO

Starting Position

819 Games

45%41%14%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	699	68%
1.d4	80	61%
1.Nf3	20	55%
1.c4 Weak	7	21%
1.Nc3	4	38%
1.f4	4	50%
1.g3	3	67%
1.b3 Weak	2	25%

1.e4

68%

699

1.d4

61%

1.Nf3

55%

1.c4

21%

1.Nc3

38%

1.f4

50%

1.g3

67%

1.b3

25%

Lau, Ralf

Play against Lau, Ralf's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Caro-Kann: Advance

Scotch Game

Sicilian: Najdorf

Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein

Critical Blunders