GM
Vernay, Clovis
SUI·Born 1989·FIDE #633046·777 Games
SUI Classical2465761 Games
Rapid248016 Games
Blitz24680 Games
Statistics
777
Total
319
Wins
248
Draws
210
Losses
41%32%27%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.0% average
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 ♔ (63% in 392 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 40%)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 89 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.3%
Middlegame93.2%
Endgame95.5%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)94%
31 Games
Equal position94%
35 Games
Losing (-2 or more)91%
23 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♙
27%
19 errors
♕
20%
14 errors
♖
18%
13 errors
♗
15%
11 errors
♔
11%
8 errors
♞
8%
6 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 38average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
40% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
2
3
3
3
2
5
3
4
2
2
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Many
Few
Critical squares
b55 err
g44 err
c63 err
e43 err
f63 err
b5/g4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
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Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
No significant weaknesses detected as White
Black
No significant weaknesses detected as Black
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
Queen's Gambit Declined
70.0%40 Games·Wins
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6
Black
French: Advance
50.0%16 Games·Wins
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
10 errors
▶
#28Bf6??
Tactics
vs Hryzlova
OTB·2025
▶
#28Bf6??
Tactics
vs Hryzlova
OTB·2025
▶
#37Ra8??
Tactics
vs Pelletier
OTB·2024
▶
#42Qc3??
Endgame
vs Maurizzi
OTB·2024
▶
#30Kg1??
Tactics
vs Atlas
OTB·2024
▶
#40Qe8+??
Endgame
vs Bayer
OTB·2023
▶
#16Rfc1??
Tactics
vs Vlachos
OTB·2023
▶
#29b4??
Tactics
vs Georgescu
OTB·2023
▶
#41a7??
Endgame
vs Baenziger
OTB·2022
▶
#25Nxe3??
Tactics
vs Hasenohr
OTB·2022
Endgame Statistics
20 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
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47%31%22%
1.d4
63%392
1.e4
57%7
1.Nf3
0%1
1.c4
50%1