Akobian, Varuzhan

GM

USA USA·Born 1983·FIDE #13300580

2553Classical
2542Rapid
2519Blitz

Statistics

Total2,729
Wins1,254
Draws810
Losses665
46%30%24%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.4% average
Low resilience (29%): Doesn't save lost positions
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (66% in 1371 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♔ (only 42%)

Play against Akobian's Twin

Uses their openings, level & style

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical · 267 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.3%
Middlegame
93.3%
Endgame
94.9%
Clutch Factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic Pieces
27%
68 err
20%
52 err
17%
42 err
16%
40 err
10%
26 err
10%
26 err
Critical Moment
Move 41 avg
0%
1-15
20%
16-25
20%
26-35
24%
36-45
36%
46+
36% of blunders occur after move 46 — keep tension until then.
Error Heatmap
12
10
Few
Many
d4
12 err
e4
10 err
c5
9 err
d3
9 err
f3
8 err
d4/e4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

2,729 games

Weaknesses

— exploit these

No significant weaknesses detected as white

No significant weaknesses detected as black

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite67.8%wins
Benoni — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c559 g
aswhite71.4%wins
Dutch Defense — 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf614 g
asblack61.8%wins
Pirc Defense — 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6186 g
asblack62.5%wins
Reti: KIA — 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c516 g

Critical Blunders

10 errors
Rd6??vs Erigaisi ArjunOTB · 2026
Rb7??vs Sai Krishna G VOTB · 2026
Rc7??vs NakamuraOTB · 2026
Qb7+??vs ShukhmanOTB · 2026
Rg1+??vs GrischukOTB · 2026
Qe4??vs MovahedOTB · 2026
c6??vs SklokinBlitz · 2025
Bd5??vs AltiniBlitz · 2025
Qf3??vs George SamirBlitz · 2025
Rd7??vs Praggnanandhaa RBlitz · 2025

Recent Games

Win
Sai Krishna G V(2443)

Titled Tue 28th Apr 2026 · 28 Apr 2026

1-0
Loss
Erigaisi Arjun(2751)

Titled Tue 28th Apr 2026 · 28 Apr 2026

1-0
Win
Narva, Mai(2411)

Titled Tue 28th Apr 2026 · 28 Apr 2026

1-0
Win
Savran, Bora(2060)

Titled Tue 28th Apr 2026 · 28 Apr 2026

0-1
Win
Shukhman, Anna(2440)

Titled Tue 28th Apr 2026 · 28 Apr 2026

0-1
Loss
Nakamura, Hikaru(2810)

Titled Tue 28th Apr 2026 · 28 Apr 2026

0-1

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

PRO
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
SF18
1,398 games
51%29%20%
MovegamesPerf%
1.d4
1371
66%
1.Nf3
12
42%
1.e4
8
56%
1.c4
4
38%
1.b4Weak
2
25%
1.d3Strong
1
100%

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