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He has never studied theory in any serious way, but years of friendly games on rest days have given him a workable set of habits with the white pieces, often steering toward the [Queen's Gambit](/resources/openings/queens-gambit) for its straightforward central control. His backstory of hunting opals colours how he talks about the board, treating each position as rubble to sift for hidden value. Opponents facing Samuel can expect a measured, club-level game with occasional tactical oversights and honest, no-frills middlegame play.","44","uWGCs","Australia","au","84e15d6ce52486ae72ba35b3c93658e0c72baa478a8e0fa15016724a13046683","2026-07-06",1593,"json",[15,18,21],{"question":16,"answer":17},"What rating is Samuel?","Samuel is rated approximately 1593, which places him in the intermediate club-player range. At this level he handles basic opening principles, calculates two or three moves ahead, and plays competent but imperfect endgames.",{"question":19,"answer":20},"What opening does Samuel play?","With white, Samuel most often opens with the [Queen's Gambit](/resources/openings/queens-gambit), his most-played system. He also reaches for the [Indian Game mainlines](/resources/openings/indian-game-mainlines), the [Scotch Game](/resources/openings/scotch-game), and the [Open Sicilian](/resources/openings/open-sicilian) depending on Black's reply.",{"question":22,"answer":23},"How can intermediate players use Samuel to improve?","Players around 1400 to 1750 can use Samuel to drill realistic club-level positions without facing engine-perfect resistance. Because his play is balanced and only lightly theoretical, intermediates can practise converting small advantages, punishing inaccurate moves in the Queen's Gambit, and grinding endgames against an opponent who plays at their own level.","In the mines or on the board, I dig deep to uncover hidden treasures.","Male","Oi mate... welcome to the **claim**. Reckon you've come to test your mettle on the 64 squares?? Fair warning... I dig deep, but I'm no grandmaster... just a bloke who loves the hunt. Shall we **fossick** through a game together and see what gems turn up?? 🌏","Deep in the Australian Outback, he passionately hunts for opals, as valuable as a queen in chess, ready to dazzle the world.",false,"2024-02-10T00:00:00.000Z","An Opal-Embedded Pickaxe",{},"Samuel Miner","Opal Miner",{"solid_sharp":35,"unprepared_theoretical":36},-0.07,-0.15999999999999998,{"stats":38,"whiteFingerprint":52,"blackFingerprint":163},{"total":39,"white":44,"black":48},{"games":40,"uniqueOpenings":41,"sharpness":35,"repertoireNarrowness":42,"theoryAdherence":43},1972,159,-1,0.68,{"games":45,"uniqueOpenings":41,"sharpness":46,"repertoireNarrowness":42,"theoryAdherence":47},974,0.25,0.95,{"games":49,"uniqueOpenings":49,"sharpness":50,"repertoireNarrowness":49,"theoryAdherence":51},0,-0.39,0.4,{"firstMove":53},[54,134],{"name":55,"percent":56,"count":57,"lines":58,"responses":60},"e4",57.9,609,[59],[55],[61,76,93,106],{"name":62,"percent":63,"count":64,"lines":65,"variationBreakdown":67},"e5",38.4,84,[66],[55,62],[68],{"name":69,"percent":70,"count":64,"lines":71},"Scotch Game",43.1,[72],[55,62,73,74,75],"Nf3","Nc6","d4",{"name":77,"percent":78,"count":79,"lines":80,"variationBreakdown":83},"Sicilian",27.9,61,[81],[55,82],"c5",[84],{"name":85,"percent":86,"count":79,"lines":87},"Open Sicilian",73.5,[88,89,91],[55,82,73,74,75],[55,82,73,90,75],"d6",[55,82,73,92,75],"e6",{"name":94,"percent":95,"count":96,"lines":97,"variationBreakdown":99},"French",11.4,25,[98],[55,92],[100],{"name":101,"percent":102,"count":96,"lines":103},"Advance French",89.3,[104],[55,92,75,105,62],"d5",{"name":107,"percent":108,"count":109,"lines":110,"variationBreakdown":113},"Caro-Kann",22.4,49,[111],[55,112],"c6",[114,120,127],{"name":115,"percent":116,"count":117,"lines":118},"Advance Caro-Kann",38.6,22,[119],[55,112,75,105,62],{"name":121,"percent":122,"count":123,"lines":124},"Exchange Caro-Kann",26.3,15,[125],[55,112,75,105,126],"exd5",{"name":128,"percent":129,"count":130,"lines":131},"Classical Caro-Kann",21.1,12,[132],[55,112,75,105,133],"Nc3",{"name":75,"percent":135,"count":136,"lines":137,"responses":139},41.6,438,[138],[75],[140,152],{"name":105,"percent":141,"count":142,"lines":143,"variationBreakdown":145},61.8,162,[144],[75,105],[146],{"name":147,"percent":148,"count":142,"lines":149},"Queen's Gambit",83.9,[150],[75,105,151],"c4",{"name":153,"percent":154,"count":155,"lines":156,"variationBreakdown":158},"Nf6",38.2,100,[157],[75,153],[159],{"name":160,"percent":155,"count":155,"lines":161},"Indian Game mainlines",[162],[75,153,151],{"vsFirstMove":164},[165,186],{"name":55,"lines":166,"responses":168},[167],[55],[169],{"name":77,"percent":170,"count":171,"lines":172,"variationBreakdown":174},84.8,485,[173],[55,82],[175],{"name":176,"percent":177,"count":178,"lines":179,"mainlines":184},"Other Sicilian ...e6",57.8,77,[180],[55,82,73,92,75,181,182,183],"cxd4","Nxd4","...",[185,74],"a6",{"name":75,"lines":187,"responses":189},[188],[75],[190,196],{"name":191,"percent":192,"count":193,"lines":194},"Benoni",55.9,146,[195],[75,82],{"name":197,"percent":198,"count":178,"lines":199,"variationBreakdown":201},"Indian systems",29.5,[200],[75,153],[202,208],{"name":203,"percent":204,"count":205,"lines":206},"QGD",9.9,10,[207],[75,153,151,92,133,105],{"name":209,"percent":210,"count":211,"lines":212},"QGD setup",5.9,6,[213,215],[75,153,151,92,133,214],"Be7",[75,153,151,92,73,214],{"defensive_aggressive":49,"simplifying_complicating":217,"category":218},-0.05,3,"Samuel plays a balanced, club-level game with no strong lean toward attack or defence. 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His balanced, slightly offbeat approach suits improvers who want a realistic intermediate opponent rather than a polished theorist. Club players working on punishing inaccurate opening choices, converting small middlegame edges, and grinding out endgames will find him a fair sparring partner, since he rarely forces sharp tactics but will exploit clear mistakes.","KssyRPmoQuxLoX_PrsGDhWRPMAeBdTlUvtRz7O6QZQo",1784583549328]