Scouting report: Asghar Golizadeh (GM, IRI)

871 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (860 classical, 11 blitz): 43% wins, 15% draws, 42% losses. FIDE rating 2457 standard, 2423 rapid, 2419 blitz. 31 games analyzed with Stockfish: 91% accuracy, 0.19 blunders per game.

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Asghar Golizadeh

GM

Iranborn 1990FIDE ID 12505269

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2320
2360
2400
2440
2480
2456 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2457
2423
2419
2508peak, Nov 2010
871games
376wins, 43%
130draws, 15%
365losses, 42%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 90.8% average
Solid conversion: 88%
Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (71% in 29 games)
Vulnerable to 1.b3 ♚ (only 15%)

Play against Golizadeh's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 871 games

Openings

871 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Sicilian: Closed1.e4 c5 2.c3 c613 games, last played last year53.8%losses
Caro-Kann1.e4 c6 2.d4 d532 games, last played last year50.0%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Ruy Lopez: Morphy1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.b5 a611 games, last played last year63.6%wins
Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 f610 games, last played 2 years ago60.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 31 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.4%
Middlegame
92.5%
Endgame
93.9%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
91%
Equal
93%
Losing (−2)
88%
Problematic pieces
31%
11 err
23%
8 err
23%
8 err
11%
4 err
9%
3 err
3%
1 err
Critical moment
Move 35 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
67%
26-35
33%
36-45
0%
46+
67% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
3
3
Few
Many
c5
3
e4
3
c1
2
c3
2
a3
1
c5/e4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#35
exf5?? vs Kuru
Middlegame · Blitz · 2025
#29
b2?? vs Andriasian
Middlegame · Blitz · 2025
#32
e5?? vs Matviishen
Middlegame · OTB · 2021
#31
h2?? vs Klementev
Endgame · OTB · 2021
#35
b1?? vs Hamal
Endgame · OTB · 2019
#29
b6?? vs Ali
Middlegame · OTB · 2019

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
871 games in scope
8
7
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5
4
3
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1a
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c
d
e
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g
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443 games48%W14%D38%L
Move
1. e4
3991y
47%1340%
53%
1. d4
291y
62%1721
71%
1. f3
134y
38%38%24
58%
1. c4
116y
100%
100%
1. g3
115y
100%
50%

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