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Samuels, Ethan

Standard: 2045 Rapid: 1989 Blitz: 1981 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 14321068 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: RSA Sex: M Birth Year: 2001 Age: 25
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 35 Wins: 10 (29%) Draws: 10 (29%) Losses: 14 (40%) Other: 1
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Dossier

34 of 35 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 90%
Opened d4: 7/12Opened e4: 3/12Opened Nc3: 2/12
Castled kingside: 26Same-side castling: 21Opposite-side castling: 2Castled queenside: 1
Played on the kingside: 11Fianchettoed kingside: 8Played in the center: 8Played on the queenside: 7Fianchettoed queenside: 5
Active pieces: 22Initiated exchanges: 16Backward pawn: 15Sacrificed material: 13Space advantage: 12Kept the bishop pair: 12Isolated pawn: 11Missed tactics: 10Avoided exchanges: 7Played gambits: 1
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As White 12 games 6W 1D 5L
Rapport-Jobava System 3 games 1W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Ruy Lopez 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Morphy Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Mackenzie Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pirc Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Austrian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Weiss Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bishop's Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Vienna Hybrid 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Van Geet Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Old Sicilian 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rapport-Jobava System, with e6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Chigorin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alburt Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Czech Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 16 games 3W 7D 6L
Sicilian Defense 4 games 0W 2D 2L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Smith-Morra Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Defense 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Simagin Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Orthodox Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Positional Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scandinavian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Gubinsky-Melts Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bronstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Harrwitz Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Barry Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 156

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2024.09.29 · 53... e5 (−36.7% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Samuels, Ethan
Braaf, Jiraan
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2025.01.11 · 52... fxe6+ (−33% win chance) 1-0
Samuels, Ethan
Braaf, Jiraan
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2024.01.04 · 32... a5 (−31.7% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Ethan Samuels
Jorah Soojay
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2025.01.10 · 20. Rxf8+ (−29.7% win chance) 0-1
Peter, Neathan
Samuels, Ethan
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Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves