Scouting report: Pablo Zarnicki (GM, ARG)

1,474 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,346 classical, 56 rapid, 95 blitz): 41% wins, 30% draws, 29% losses. FIDE rating 2508 standard, 2443 rapid, 2447 blitz. 63 games analyzed with Stockfish: 87% accuracy, 0.54 blunders per game.

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  • Recent over-the-board games and endgame statistics.
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Pablo Zarnicki

GM

Argentinaborn 1972FIDE ID 100137

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2400
2440
2480
2520
2514 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2508
2447
2443
2536peak, Jan 2003
1,474games
605wins, 41%
436draws, 30%
433losses, 29%

Play style

before facing them
Very high accuracy: 86.6% average
Plays 3.2% better with white
Low resilience (31%): Doesn't save lost positions
Inconsistent (63%): Can have off days
Dominates 1.c4 as ♚ (67% in 55 games)

Play against Zarnicki's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,474 games

Openings

1,474 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Caro-Kann: Steinitz1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 dxe4 4.♞xe4 ♞f612 games, last played 9 months ago66.7%losses
French: Exchange1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd510 games, last played 9 months ago50.0%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Caro-Kann: Advance1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e520 games, last played 9 months ago70.0%wins
French: Tarrasch1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞d241 games, last played 2 years ago56.1%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 63 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.1%
Middlegame
91.3%
Endgame
93.5%
Clutch factor
+6%
Winning (+2)
88%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
82%
Problematic pieces
20%
31 err
19%
29 err
18%
28 err
17%
26 err
17%
26 err
8%
13 err
Critical moment
Move 40 avg
11%
1-15
0%
16-25
32%
26-35
37%
36-45
21%
46+
37% of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
9
8
9
Few
Many
e4
9
e5
9
f5
8
e3
6
b6
5
e4/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#40
♝f5?? vs Gharibyan
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#37
♜xg1?? vs Estrada Nieto
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#26
♚g7?? vs Papasimakopoulos
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#42
g5?? vs Henriquez Villagra
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#29
♜d3?? vs Nurzhanov
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#58
♝a5?? vs Ayaan Garg
Endgame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

Villarreal, Agustin(2337)

Round 7: Villarreal, Agus... · 31 Jan 2026

1–0
Gomez, Carlos David(2427)

Round 8: Zarnicki, Pablo ... · 30 Jan 2026

1–0
Molina, Pablo Sebastian(2294)

Round 3: Molina, Pablo Se... · 30 Jan 2026

1–0
Villanueva, Mario(2356)

Round 4: Zarnicki, Pablo ... · 30 Jan 2026

1–0
Schnaider, Ilan(2390)

Round 6: Zarnicki, Pablo ... · 30 Jan 2026

1–0
Saldano, Gonzalo(2044)

Round 2: Zarnicki, Pablo ... · 30 Jan 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,474 games in scope
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1a
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722 games42%W31%D27%L
Move
1. e4
6717m
41%31%28%
57%
1. g3
247m
50%25%25%
63%
1. ♞f3
162y
44%44%
66%
1. d4
102y
40%2040%
50%
1. b4
12y
100%
0%

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