Player profile

Skaar, Ben Samuel Groth

Standard: 2160 Rapid: 2193 Blitz: 2243 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 1552660 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: NOR Sex: M Birth Year: 2007 Age: 19
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 121 Wins: 31 (26%) Draws: 50 (41%) Losses: 37 (31%) Other: 3
Dossier

110 of 121 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 91.6%
Opened e4: 30/37Opened d4: 4/37Opened Nc3: 2/37Opened Nf3: 1/37
Castled kingside: 56Same-side castling: 55Castled queenside: 13Opposite-side castling: 6Did not castle: 4
Played in the center: 25Fianchettoed queenside: 16Played on the queenside: 16Fianchettoed kingside: 13Played on the kingside: 9
Active pieces: 43Sacrificed material: 39Initiated exchanges: 39Kept the bishop pair: 39Backward pawn: 36Space advantage: 32Isolated pawn: 31Avoided exchanges: 18Missed tactics: 15Played gambits: 9
Openings

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As White 40 games 11W 21D 8L
Caro-Kann Defense 11 games 3W 3D 5L
Two Knights Attack 8 games 2W 3D 3L
(unspecified) 7 games 2W 3D 2L
Mindeno Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Goldman Variation 3 games 1W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Sicilian Defense 11 games 3W 6D 2L
Najdorf Variation 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Petronić Attack 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 3 games 0W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Alapin Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Barmen Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Smith-Morra Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Hyperaccelerated Dragon 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Traditional 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Accelerated Dragon 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Bc4 Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Defense 4 games 1W 3D 0L
Two Knights Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Svenonius Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Marshall Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Game 4 games 1W 3D 0L
Scotch Variation Accepted 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Krause Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Trompowsky Attack 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Van Geet Opening 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
King's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Wade-Smyslov Variation 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
Petrov's Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzowitsch Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Vienna Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Falkbeer Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 44 games 9W 12D 21L
Sicilian Defense 19 games 6W 5D 8L
Lasker-Pelikan Variation 7 games 4W 2D 1L
Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation 3 games 2W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Sveshnikov Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 7 games 0W 2D 5L
Fianchetto Variation 4 games 0W 1D 3L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Fianchetto Variation, Gufeld Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Alapin Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Smith-Morra Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Korchnoi Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Old Sicilian 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Portsmouth Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 4 games 1W 3D 0L
Morphy Defense 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Anderssen Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Schliemann Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Schönemann Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 4 games 0W 0D 3L
Normal Variation 3 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 0D 2L
Meran Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Agincourt Defense 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Neo-Catalan Declined 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Wimpy System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Janowski Variation 3 games 0W 1D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Four Knights Game 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Gunsberg Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Spanish Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation, Henneberger Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Larsen Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bishop's Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Vienna Hybrid 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Hromádka Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Retreat Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Slav Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Quiet Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Accelerated London System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 377

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2023.04.09 · 18... Raxd8 (−84% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Skaar, Ben Samuel Groth
Vestby-Ellingsen, Mads
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2025.04.16 · 29. Bb7 (−46.4% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Oksendal, Martin
Skaar, Ben Samuel Groth
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????.??.?? · 13. Nfxd5 (−44.6% win chance) 0-1
Nygren, David
Skaar, Ben Samuel Groth
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2023.02.22 · 28. g4 (−43.4% win chance) 0-1
Anastasiya Rakhmangulova
Ben Samuel Groth Skaar
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