Scouting report: Alexander Krastev (IM, GER)

812 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (749 classical, 32 rapid, 31 blitz): 43% wins, 29% draws, 27% losses. FIDE rating 2427 standard, 2459 rapid, 2446 blitz. 363 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Alexander Krastev

IM

Germanyborn 2005FIDE ID 12989983

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2380
2420
2460
2500
Peak2470
2421 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2459
2446
2427
2470peak, Jan 2024
812games
352wins, 43%
233draws, 29%
218losses, 27%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.3% average
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (61% in 383 games)

Play against Krastev's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 812 games

Openings

812 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 ♞f614 games, last played 8 months ago42.9%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Caro-Kann: Main Line1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 dxe411 games, last played 5 years ago72.7%wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 e619 games, last played 10 months ago63.2%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 363 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.3%
Middlegame
93.7%
Endgame
94.9%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
24%
74 err
19%
58 err
15%
47 err
14%
43 err
13%
41 err
13%
41 err
Critical moment
Move 40 avg
6%
1-15
22%
16-25
22%
26-35
17%
36-45
33%
46+
33% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
15
13
Few
Many
d6
15
e5
13
g4
11
g5
11
c4
10
d6/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#37
♜f7?? vs Moehn
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#33
♜b5?? vs Bauer
Endgame · Rapid · 2025
#48
g4?? vs Kadric
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#42
♛e2?? vs Dragnev
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#71
c4?? vs Koelle
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#26
d5?? vs Grischuk
Middlegame · Blitz · 2025

Recent games

Kamsky, Gata(2606)

Bundesliga 2025-26 · 26 Apr 2026

½–½
Shengelia, David(2480)

Bundesliga 2025-26 · 25 Apr 2026

0–1
Pijpers, Arthur(2490)

Bundesliga 2025-26 · 24 Apr 2026

½–½
Huber,Benedikt(2280)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 6 Apr 2026

1–0
Karthik Venkataraman(2594)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 5 Apr 2026

0–1
Brunke, Pascal(2294)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 5 Apr 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

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812 games in scope
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410 games46%W29%D25%L
Move
1. e4
3865m
46%29%25%
61%
1. ♞f3
81y
38%1349%
44%
1. a3
77m
86%14
86%
1. d4
48m
33%67%
50%
1. c4
27m
100%
50%
1. g3
27y
50%50%
25%
1. b3
15y
0%

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