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Lau, Ralf

GER GER·Born 1959

FIDE OTB · #4600134 · 1,563 Games

Classical24421,560 g
Rapid24183 g
Blitz0 g

Play against Lau's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

1563

Wins

634

Draws

669

Losses

260
41%43%17%

Play Style

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
Opening
95.5%
Middlegame
94.0%
Endgame
93.9%
Clutch Factor
+2%
Winning (+2)
93%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic Pieces
43%
6 err
21%
3 err
21%
3 err
7%
1 err
7%
1 err
0%
0 err
Critical Moment
Move 40 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
0%
26-35
100%
36-45
0%
46+
100% of blunders after move 36-45 — keep the tension until then.
Error Heatmap
3
Few
Many
e4
3 err
a2
1 err
b3
1 err
b5
1 err
c3
1 err
e4/a2 account for most of the errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

1,563 Games

Weaknesses

— exploit these

No significant weaknesses detected as white

No significant weaknesses detected as black

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite83.3%Wins
Caro-Kann: Advance — 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
12 Games
aswhite64.3%Wins
Scotch Game — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4
14 Games · last played 34 years ago
asblack53.1%Wins
Sicilian: Najdorf — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6
32 Games · last played 24 years ago
asblack50.0%Wins
Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3
14 Games

Critical Blunders

1 errors
Re1??vs KorchnoiOTB

Recent Games

Loss
Winiwarter, Felix(2193)

16. Donau Open · 31 Dec 2007

1-0
Draw
Testor, Sebastian(2188)

16. Donau Open · 30 Dec 2007

½-½
Win
Obermayr, Hermann(2175)

16. Donau Open · 29 Dec 2007

1-0
Win
Zojer, Stefan(2079)

16. Donau Open · 28 Dec 2007

0-1
Loss
Rapport, Richard(2197)

16. Donau Open · 27 Dec 2007

1-0
Draw
Kirchmayr, Wilhelm(2090)

16. Donau Open · 27 Dec 2007

½-½

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
819 Games
45%41%14%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.e4
699
68%
1.d4
80
61%
1.Nf3
20
55%
1.c4Weak
7
21%
1.Nc3
4
38%
1.f4
4
50%
1.g3
3
67%
1.b3Weak
2
25%

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