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Vaganian, Rafael A
ARM·Born 1951·FIDE #13300016·3,510 Games
ARM Classical24423,339 Games
Rapid241690 Games
Blitz243981 Games
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3510 games analyzed
Statistics
Total
3510Wins
1411Draws
1335Losses
76440%38%22%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing themElite accuracy: 93.3% average
Very consistent (86%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 ♔ (67% in 763 games)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 286 analyzedAccuracy by phase
Opening
96.3%
Middlegame
93.7%
Endgame
94.8%
Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?
+5%Winning (+2 or more)
94%72g
Equal position
95%151g
Losing (-2 or more)
89%63g
Performance under pressure
Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?
26%
85 errors
19%
64 errors
19%
62 errors
16%
52 errors
12%
38 errors
9%
29 errors
Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?
Move 35 average10%
5%
38%
29%
19%
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
38% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap — Where do most errors occur?
12
10
11
FewMany
Errors mapped
90
Hotspot zone
d6 / d2
Critical squares
d6
12 err
d2
11 err
b5
10 err
e4
9 err
g5
9 err
d6/d2 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Openings
Based on player gamesWeaknesses
— exploit these linesNo significant weaknesses detected as White
No significant weaknesses detected as Black
Strengths
— avoid these linesWhite67.6%Wins
Reti: KIA — 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf637 Games · last played 12 months ago
White55.2%Wins
Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e329 Games · last played 2 years ago
Black50.0%Wins
Reti: Reversed London — 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c610 Games · last played 2 years ago
Black46.7%Wins
English: Anglo-Indian — 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d515 Games · last played 55 years ago
Critical Blunders
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Endgame Statistics
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Repertoire
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efghMove arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
1758 Games
46%35%19%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.d4
85262%
1.Nf3
76367%
1.c4
13258%
1.g3
450%
1.e4Weak
40%
1.d3
250%
1.Nc3Strong
1100%