Scouting report: Joel Lautier (GM, FRA)

2,019 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,823 classical, 133 rapid, 63 blitz): 34% wins, 44% draws, 22% losses. FIDE rating 2658 standard, world #54. 257 games analyzed with Stockfish: 91% accuracy, 0.17 blunders per game.

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Joel Lautier

GM

Franceborn 1973FIDE ID 600016

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2640
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2658 · Sep 2023
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2658
2687peak, Jan 2002
2,019games
689wins, 34%
881draws, 44%
449losses, 22%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 91.2% average
Plays 2.2% better with black
Low resilience (34%): Doesn't save lost positions
Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (69% in 185 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 44%)

Play against Lautier's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,019 games

Openings

2,019 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
English: Reversed Sicilian1.c4 e5 2.c3 c613 games, last played 17 years ago46.2%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
King's Indian: Main Line1.d4 f6 2.c4 g6 3.c3 g7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O30 games, last played 21 years ago63.3%wins
English: Four Knights1.c4 e5 2.c3 f621 games, last played 19 years ago61.9%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 257 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.2%
Middlegame
93.2%
Endgame
94.3%
Clutch factor
+2%
Winning (+2)
92%
Equal
92%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
21%
90 err
20%
83 err
17%
70 err
16%
68 err
14%
57 err
12%
51 err
Critical moment
Move 34 avg
22%
1-15
11%
16-25
22%
26-35
17%
36-45
28%
46+
28% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
16
16
Few
Many
d5
16
f4
16
e3
12
f6
12
g5
12
d5/f4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#27
g3?? vs Rodshtein
Middlegame · OTB · 2021
#32
e4+?? vs Kobalia
Endgame · OTB · 2020
#49
b6+?? vs Gelfand
Endgame · OTB · 2020
#31
h2?? vs Kramnik
Middlegame · OTB · 2020
#27
b5?? vs Korchnoi
Middlegame · OTB · 2006
#39
c3?? vs Polgar
Middlegame · OTB · 2003

Recent games

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
2,019 games in scope
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1,039 games43%W39%D18%L
Move
1. d4
7106y
42%39%19
61%
1. c4
18517y
52%34%14
69%
1. e4
10822y
40%45%15
63%
1. f3
3421y
47%32%21
63%
1. a3
1
100%
50%
1. f4
1
100%
50%

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