Created by potrace 1.16, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2019

Blitz · last 12 months · updated 12-11-26

chesspieler

Blitz rating1431-144 in 12 months
Games analysed2,204every move, Stockfish 19
Won · lost · drawn1026·1064·11449% score
Blunders per game1.2312-month average

Blitz rating

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Your biggest leaks

Ranked by how many games they cost you. We don't care about your rating. We care about move 23.

  1. 01

    Converting won games

    You reached a winning position (85%+) in 1626 games and didn't win 679 of them. 55% of all your losses started from a won game.

    58%of winning positions actually wonTrain this →
  2. 02

    Missing the opponent's threat

    Hung pieces, 2–3 move combinations, forks and mates you didn't see. Your own missed tactics decide another 17%.

    47%of lossesTrain this →
  3. 03

    Middlegame is where it goes wrong

    5.1 blunders per 100 moves in the middlegame, 3.5 in the endgame, 1.3 in the opening.

    4×more blunders than in the openingTrain this →
  4. 04

    Englund Gambit, playing White

    Your weakest common opening line (whoever chose it), against 49% overall.

    41%score over 86 gamesBreak it down →
A hand slamming a chess clockBlunders are temporary. The PGN is forever.55% of your losses started from a won game.Your opponent saw it. Stockfish saw it. You did not.

Why you lose

The biggest single error in each of your 1064 losses.

Lost on time in a playable position19%n=200
Hung a piece (left it undefended)18%n=187
Missed a tactic / only move17%n=179
Big positional error (no simple tactic)11%n=120
Walked into a fork8%n=83
Didn't see opponent's 2–3 move combination7%n=72
Allowed a mating attack7%n=70
Lost material in a bad trade7%n=70
Endgame technique error4%n=39
Outplayed gradually (no single big error)3%n=31
Walked into a pin1%n=13

Winning positions

Games where you were 85%+ to win at some point. Then something happened.

Final result from a winning position

Won58%n=947
Drew6%n=92
Lost36%n=587

390 of the games you didn't win ended on time.

Pieces lost to mistakes and blunders

Rooks266n=266
Knights209n=209
Bishops203n=203
Queens185n=185

Clock and phase

Blunders per 100 moves.

By time left on your clock

< 10s5.9n=9,527
10–30s5.1n=9,860
30–60s4.1n=8,123
1–2 min4.1n=15,419
2–5 min1.9n=36,977

By phase of the game

opening1.3n=26,127
middlegame5.1n=32,095
endgame3.5n=21,684

By thinking time (1 min+ on clock, after the opening)

< 2s2.1n=8,303
2–5s3.4n=7,284
5–15s4.6n=8,390
15–30s7.0n=2,030
30s +12.5n=271

Long thinks blunder more because hard positions take longer. This isn't a reason to play faster.

Tilt and sessions

Score counts wins plus half of draws. Overall: 49%. A session is games less than 45 minutes apart.

By result of the previous game

After a win50%n=801
After a loss50%n=468
After 2 losses in a row51%n=168
After 3+ losses in a row35%n=118

By game number in a session

Game 150%n=569
Game 253%n=314
Game 344%n=224
Games 4–545%n=304
Games 6–1056%n=374
Game 11+44%n=419

By time of day

03–06h49%n=211
06–09h52%n=129
09–12h49%n=196
12–15h50%n=384
15–18h51%n=588
18–21h47%n=569
21–24h48%n=119

Openings

You heavily favour the Queen's Pawn as White, and most often face the Indian, whereas you lean into the Scandinavian and the French as Black. Click any opening to see what it says about your game.

Openings with 15+ games. Win chance after move 12 shows whether you leave the opening better or worse.

OpeningAsGamesScoreWin chance, move 12Blunders / game
Queen's Pawn Opening white48252%55%1.25
Scandinavian Defense black29245%50%1.26
French Defense black21648%51%1.36
Indian Game white19552%55%1.12
Alekhine's Defense black11849%51%1.33
Queen's Pawn Opening black10843%51%1.01
Englund Gambit white8641%60%1.57
London System white7466%51%0.97
Queen's Gambit black7044%47%1.43
Modern Defense white4444%59%1.32
London System black3247%48%1.31
Pirc Defense black3055%44%1.07
Old Benoni Defense white2673%50%0.85
English Defense white2556%53%1.32
Indian Game black2241%51%0.82
King's Fianchetto Opening black2162%62%0.95
Colle System black2162%46%0.76
English Opening black1929%47%1.47
Caro Kann Defense white1947%51%1.26
Pirc Defense white1844%52%1.11
Van t Kruijs Opening black1750%50%1.00
English Opening white1634%53%1.19
Dutch Defense white1573%47%0.93
Offbeat openings white1530%41%1.27
Reti Opening white1550%57%1.73

The evidence

Recent examples of each main loss cause. your move Stockfish's move

Hung a piece (left it undefended)

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Hung a piece · 1:39 left
25… Rd6? Best was Rd8.
Win chance 53% → 6% · clock 1:39
vs Hornpiece (1471) · 12-11-26 →
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Hung a piece · 1:22 left
16. Nxf7? Best was Ne6.
Win chance 69% → 34% · clock 1:22
vs DrTsoul (1456) · 19-10-26 →
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Hung a piece · 0:10 left
24. Rxc5? Best was Be3.
Win chance 78% → 40% · clock 0:10
vs bedri1984 (1506) · 05-10-26 →

Missed a tactic / only move

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Missed a tactic · 2:46 left
8. Bh6? Best was dxe5.
Win chance 60% → 23% · clock 2:46
vs SquanchGames (1428) · 12-11-26 →
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Missed a tactic · 2:40 left
9… Na6? Best was Nxe4.
Win chance 56% → 33% · clock 2:40
vs Jerm2007 (1437) · 12-11-26 →
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Missed a tactic · 1:51 left
19. Nb4? Best was Bxg4.
Win chance 82% → 21% · clock 1:51
vs McAttack1776 (1455) · 11-11-26 →

Big positional error (no simple tactic)

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Positional error · 1:45 left
15… Na4? Best was Ne4.
Win chance 62% → 38% · clock 1:45
vs ryan126836 (1474) · 18-10-26 →
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Positional error · 2:45 left
7. a4? Best was Nb5.
Win chance 84% → 51% · clock 2:45
vs anadhlani (1512) · 05-10-26 →
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Positional error · 1:04 left
18… Nh4? Best was Rg8.
Win chance 68% → 39% · clock 1:04
vs rberonesjr75 (1507) · 05-10-26 →

Walked into a fork

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Walked into a fork · 1:42 left
20. Nf3? Best was Bxf5+.
Win chance 92% → 16% · clock 1:42
vs Saliim19 (1483) · 18-10-26 →
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Walked into a fork · 2:42 left
5… Qd4? Best was Nc6.
Win chance 69% → 12% · clock 2:42
vs gagsb (1531) · 25-08-26 →
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Walked into a fork · 2:56 left
4… Bb4? Best was exd5.
Win chance 50% → 8% · clock 2:56
vs darkodanicic (1545) · 25-08-26 →