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Apicella, Manuel
FRA·Born 1970·FIDE #600164·1,763 Games
FIDE OTB · #600164 · 1,763 Games
Classical24481,730 g Games
Rapid250914 g Games
Blitz244619 g Games
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1763 games analyzed
Statistics
Total
1763Wins
706Draws
699Losses
35840%40%20%
Play Style
before facing themWhat you need to know before facing themElite accuracy: 93.1% average
High resilience (57%): Dangerous even when losing
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (67% in 790 games)
Vulnerable to 1.g3 ♚ (only 41%)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 37 analyzedAccuracy by phase
Opening
96.3%
Middlegame
93.9%
Endgame
95.7%
Clutch Factor
+6%Winning (+2)Winning (+2)
96%7g
EqualEqual position
94%19g
Losing (−2)Losing (−2)
90%11g
Accuracy under pressure
Problematic Pieces — which cause most errors?
24%
6 err
20%
5 err
20%
5 err
16%
4 err
16%
4 err
4%
1 err
Critical Moment
Move 36 avg0%
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.of blunders occur in moves 36-45. Keep the tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap — where do errors occur?
2
2
2
2
2
2
FewMany
Errors mapped
16
Hotspot zone
b5 / c3
Critical squares
b5
2 err
c3
2 err
e1
2 err
e3
2 err
f4
2 err
b5/c3 account for most of the errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Openings
1,763 GamesBased on 1,763 player gamesWeaknesses
— exploit these— exploit these linesNo significant weaknesses detected as white
No significant weaknesses detected as black
Strengths
— avoid these— avoid these linesaswhite85.7%Wins
Sicilian: Dragon — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g621 Games · last played 15 years ago
21 Games · last played 15 years ago
aswhite60.4%Wins
French: Winawer — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb453 Games · last played 5 years ago
53 Games · last played 5 years ago
asblack69.2%Wins
Sicilian: Rossolimo — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb513 Games · last played 7 years ago
13 Games · last played 7 years ago
asblack63.2%Wins
Sicilian: Classical — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d619 Games · last played 14 years ago
19 Games · last played 14 years ago
Critical Blunders
4 errors · Stockfish#22Re1??vs BluebaumOTB · 2021
#38Re3??vs FantinelOTB · 2021
#65Bc2??vs LagardeOTB · 2021
#34Qg4??vs ShirovOTB
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Endgame Statistics
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Repertoire
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
882 Games
47%38%15%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.e4
79067%
1.c4
4756%
1.d4
4453%
1.Nf3
150%
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