Scouting report: Arik Braun (GM, GER)

1,309 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,305 classical, 2 rapid, 2 blitz): 47% wins, 30% draws, 22% losses. FIDE rating 2587 standard, 2623 rapid, 2535 blitz. 154 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.12 blunders per game.

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Arik Braun

GM

Germanyborn 1988FIDE ID 4663527

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2520
2560
2600
2640
2588 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2623
2587
2535
2609peak, Feb 2020
1,309games
620wins, 47%
394draws, 30%
291losses, 22%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.8% average
Solid conversion: 84%
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (68% in 543 games)

Play against Braun's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,309 games

Openings

1,309 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Benoni1.d4 f6 2.c4 c519 games, last played 6 years ago63.2%wins
Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e671 games, last played 3 years ago57.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 154 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.3%
Middlegame
93.4%
Endgame
95.0%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
20%
31 err
19%
30 err
18%
28 err
17%
26 err
15%
23 err
12%
19 err
Critical moment
Move 44 avg
0%
1-15
6%
16-25
31%
26-35
25%
36-45
38%
46+
38% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
8
10
8
Few
Many
f6
10
d4
8
d7
8
f4
7
g5
6
f6/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#32
a3?? vs Svane
Middlegame · OTB · 2023
#44
e2?? vs Huschenbeth
Endgame · OTB · 2022
#80
f4+?? vs Keymer
Endgame · OTB · 2022
#36
d4+?? vs Kurmann
Middlegame · OTB · 2022
#77
f5?? vs Fridman
Middlegame · OTB · 2021
#27
b8?? vs Lupulescu
Middlegame · OTB · 2021

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,309 games in scope
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655 games53%W29%D18%L
Move
1. d4
5456m
53%31%16
68%
1. f3
628m
52%27%21
65%
1. c4
383y
68%1616
76%
1. e4
68y
67%33%
83%
1. g3
26y
50%50%
50%
1. b3
16y
100%
0%
1. a3
121y
100%
100%

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