Krastev, Alexander

GER GER·Born 2005·FIDE #12989983·901 Games

Classical2427835 Games

Rapid245635 Games

Blitz244631 Games

Statistics

901

Total

381

Wins

268

Draws

242

Losses

42%30%27%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.3% average

Solid conversion: 81%

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (60% in 424 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♔ (only 45%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 361 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.3%

Middlegame93.7%

Endgame94.9%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)94%

152 Games

Equal position94%

133 Games

Losing (-2 or more)90%

76 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

24%

73 errors

♙

19%

57 errors

♞

16%

47 errors

♗

14%

41 errors

♔

14%

41 errors

♕

14%

43 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 39average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

29% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

d615 err

e513 err

g411 err

c410 err

g510 err

d6/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Kamsky, Gata2606

Bundesliga 2025-26 · 26 Apr 2026

½-½

Shengelia, David2480

Bundesliga 2025-26 · 25 Apr 2026

0-1

Pijpers, Arthur2490

Bundesliga 2025-26 · 24 Apr 2026

½-½

Huber, Benedikt2270

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 6 Apr 2026

0-1

Huber,Benedikt2280

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 6 Apr 2026

0-1

Karthik Venkataraman2594

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 5 Apr 2026

0-1

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

Caro-Kann: Main Line

72.7%

11 Games·Wins

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

Sicilian: e6 Systems

60.0%

20 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

Black

Italian: Two Knights

66.7%

21 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

Ruy Lopez: Closed

50.0%

10 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#37Rf7??

Tactics

vs Moehn

OTB·2026

▶

#33Rb5??

Endgame

vs Bauer

Rapid·2025

▶

#42Qe2??

Endgame

vs Dragnev

Blitz·2025

▶

#48g4??

Endgame

vs Kadric

Blitz·2025

▶

#26d5??

Tactics

vs Grischuk

Blitz·2025

▶

#23Kh1??

Tactics

vs Erdos

Blitz·2025

▶

#71c4??

Endgame

vs Koelle

Blitz·2025

▶

#23Rfc1??

Tactics

vs Collin

OTB·2025

▶

#35Rxe7??

Tactics

vs Mattenberger

OTB·2025

▶

#39Kxd6??

Tactics

vs Boyer

OTB·2025

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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Starting Position

453 Games

44%30%26%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	427	60%
1.Nf3	10	45%
1.a3 Strong	7	86%
1.d4	4	50%
1.g3 Weak	2	25%
1.c4	2	50%
1.b3 Weak	1	0%

1.e4

60%

427

1.Nf3

45%

1.a3

86%

1.d4

50%

1.g3

25%

1.c4

50%

1.b3

Krastev, Alexander

Play against Krastev, Alexander's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Caro-Kann: Main Line

Sicilian: e6 Systems

Italian: Two Knights

Ruy Lopez: Closed

Critical Blunders