Graf, Alexander

GM

GER GER·Born 1962·FIDE #4680804

2492Classical
Rapid
Blitz

Statistics

Total1,411
Wins721
Draws425
Losses263
51%30%19%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.8% average
Low resilience (17%): Doesn't save lost positions
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (73% in 607 games)

Play against Graf's Twin

Uses their openings, level & style

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical · 35 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.9%
Middlegame
93.2%
Endgame
95.3%
Clutch Factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic Pieces
29%
11 err
21%
8 err
16%
6 err
16%
6 err
11%
4 err
8%
3 err
Critical Moment
Move 46 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
25%
26-35
25%
36-45
50%
46+
50% of blunders occur after move 46 — keep tension until then.
Error Heatmap
3
3
Few
Many
c8
3 err
e4
3 err
c4
2 err
d2
2 err
e1
2 err
c8/e4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

1,411 games

Weaknesses

— exploit these
aswhite43.8%losses
Nimzo-Indian: Fischer — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6
16 gamesPlay this line
asblack57.1%losses
French: Classical — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
14 gamesPlay this line

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite90.9%wins
QGD: Orthodox — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg511 g
aswhite88.2%wins
Benko Gambit — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b517 g
asblack65.2%wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e623 g
asblack60.0%wins
Nimzo-Indian: Classical — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc210 g

Critical Blunders

7 errors
f6??vs CulumOTB · 2025
Qe5??vs DragnevOTB · 2025
Rf8??vs LankaOTB · 2025
Rd1??vs DotzerOTB · 2025
Bxb2??vs ZellerOTB · 2024
Ne5??vs AnandOTB · 2003
a6??vs IvanchukOTB

Recent Games

Draw
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw(2666)

SBL München · 1 Mar 2026

½-½
Draw
Nasuta, Grzegorz(2479)

SBL München · 28 Feb 2026

½-½
Loss
Peyrer, Konstantin(2501)

1. BL Pauli · 8 Feb 2026

1-0
Draw
Krause, Jonah(2327)

1. BL Pauli · 7 Feb 2026

½-½
Loss
Dragnev, Valentin(2536)

SBL Deggendorf · 11 Jan 2026

0-1
Draw
Delchev, Aleksander(2424)

SBL Deggendorf · 10 Jan 2026

½-½

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

PRO
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Move arrowsmost-played moves
SF18
719 games
57%28%15%
MovegamesPerf%
1.d4Strong
607
73%
1.Nf3Strong
49
72%
1.e4
30
53%
1.c4
26
60%
1.g3Strong
4
100%
1.b3Strong
2
75%
1.e3Weak
1
0%

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