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PWRO The Fixer: Finds clever answers in tangled positions. Picture: A king in check finds the one escape square
The picture A king in check finds the one escape square (white pieces are you, black pieces are the opponent)

PWRO The Fixer

Finds clever answers in tangled positions

PPositionMany moves build lasting advantages: pawn structure, weak squares, piece placement. High positional and prophylactic scores.
WWildYou sharpen the position and enjoy risky choices such as traps, gambles and sacrifices.
RReactiveYou parry threats and wait for the right moment to strike back.
OOriginalYou often play moves that people at your rating rarely play, according to the human-move model Maia3.

What a Fixer is like

The Fixer shines in hard, tangled positions. While absorbing the opponent's plans, they find inventive solutions instead of ordinary moves and turn crises into chances. Great at holding difficult positions, but also prone to making positions difficult themselves.

What shows up in their games

Strengths

  • Handling crises
  • Creative defense
  • Calculating complicated positions

Weaknesses

  • Makes easy wins complicated
  • Tends to use a lot of time
  • Passive about taking the initiative first

Real moves by Fixer players

Picked from real games of Lichess players (names removed) that Stylish classified as PWRO when building its cutoffs. Routine recaptures and moves everyone plays were skipped in favor of moves that show the style most clearly.

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Signature move

43... Re7

Rated 1637 · Black

Prophylactic 75Positional 47

A move with high prophylactic and positional scores. A human at the same rating would play it here 2% of the time, so it is an unusual choice that is hard to find.

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Signature move

29... Rxd6

Rated 1362 · Black

Prophylactic 75Active 72Trap

A move with high prophylactic and active scores. A human at the same rating would play it here 0% of the time, so it is an unusual choice that is hard to find. The engine labeled it a trap.

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Typical mistake

48. Rb4

Rated 1916 · White · Blunder

Prophylactic 75

This move dropped the expected score by 50 percentage points. The better move was Kxf2 (green arrow). It leans strongly prophylactic, the kind of mistake a Fixer makes when the habit goes too far.

How to improve

The opposite type

ASIE The CommanderDrives the enemy king back with relentless pressure. Every letter is reversed, so against this type your style either works best or not at all.

Other Strategists

Players who fight with structure and plans, and aren't afraid of complicated positions.

PWIO Inventor PWIOInventorCreates imbalance on purpose and builds a new kind of game PWIE Strategist PWIEStrategistFollows the big picture even in complicated positions PWRE Survivor PWRESurvivorSurvives any mess by sticking to the principles

Are you really a Fixer?

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