Scouting report: Marcel Kanarek (GM, POL)

1,129 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,013 classical, 88 rapid, 28 blitz): 48% wins, 26% draws, 26% losses. FIDE rating 2478 standard, 2359 rapid, 2339 blitz. 167 games analyzed with Stockfish: 91% accuracy, 0.15 blunders per game.

  • Opening repertoire of Marcel Kanarek as White and Black, with results per line — free.
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Marcel Kanarek

TitleGrandmasterFederationPolandBorn1993FIDE ID1126822

Classical2478
Rapid2359
Blitz2339
Games1,129
W · D · L48 / 26 / 26
Peak2548

Rating history

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Classical2478Rapid2359Blitz2339no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.6%Opening92.4%Middlegame94.5%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 91.3% average
Solid conversion: 81%
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (64% in 419 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 47%)

Recent games

Hardaway, Brewington(2510)

Polish Team Championship Ekstral... · 21 Jun 2026

½–½
Antoniewski, Rafal(2446)

Polish Team Championship Ekstral... · 20 Jun 2026

½–½
Michalak, Leon(1609)

Niepodleglosci 2025 · 11 Nov 2025

1–0
Izafatava, Kira(1969)

Niepodleglosci 2025 · 11 Nov 2025

0–1
Mickiewicz, Piotr(2251)

Niepodleglosci 2025 · 11 Nov 2025

0–1

Play against Kanarek's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,129 games

Openings

557 games as White · scores 64.0%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Sicilian: Najdorf1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 ♞f6 5.♞c3 a654 games, last played last year40.7%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Caro-Kann: Classical1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 dxe4 4.♞xe4 ♝f516 games, last played 3 years ago75.0%wins
Sicilian: Classical1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 ♞f6 5.♞c3 ♞c621 games, last played last year71.4%wins

By family

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PRO
1,129 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 64.0%
20160.7%−3.3 pts
7768.8%+4.8 pts
4162.2%—
3873.7%+9.7 pts
2962.1%—
2659.6%−4.4 pts
2062.5%—
1976.3%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,129 games in scope
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557 games52%W24%D24%L
Move
1. e4
41912m
53%2324
64%
1. d4
924m
52%2325%
64%
1. ♞f3
245y
33%46%21
56%
1. c4
209y
50%25%25%
63%
1. g3
219y
100%
100%

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