Manafov, Vugar

AZE AZE·Born 2004·FIDE #13410814·1,056 Games

Classical2448946 Games

Rapid239657 Games

Blitz241779 Games

Statistics

1056

Total

478

Wins

271

Draws

305

Losses

45%26%29%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.6% average

Solid conversion: 84%

Very consistent (87%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (75% in 12 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 47%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 342 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.0%

Middlegame93.2%

Endgame95.0%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%

Winning (+2 or more)94%

137 Games

Equal position94%

126 Games

Losing (-2 or more)88%

79 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

24%

78 errors

♙

21%

69 errors

♞

16%

53 errors

♗

15%

48 errors

♕

13%

43 errors

♔

12%

38 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 37average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

34% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

e414 err

d412 err

f312 err

g511 err

d510 err

e4/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Garakhanov, Shamsi2302

Baku Open 2026 · 6 May 2026

1-0

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½-½

Alexakis, Dimitris2528

26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 · 19 Apr 2026

1-0

Acs, Peter2573

26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 · 18 Apr 2026

1-0

Petrosyan, Manuel2584

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½-½

Can, Emre2546

26th ch-EUR Indiv 2026 · 15 Apr 2026

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

Reti: Double Fianchetto

76.2%

42 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6

King's Indian

56.0%

25 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6

Black

Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein

66.7%

24 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3

Catalan

62.5%

16 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#23Qb6??

Tactics

vs Zhang

Blitz·2025

▶

#73Kg2??

Endgame

vs Mayank Chakraborty

Blitz·2025

▶

#35Rxc6??

Tactics

vs Talibov

Rapid·2025

▶

#114Bc7??

Endgame

vs Gong

Rapid·2025

▶

#37Ke1??

Tactics

vs Hashimov

Rapid·2025

▶

#49h5??

Endgame

vs Gupta

OTB·2025

▶

#14Re1??

Tactics

vs Dixit

Blitz·2025

▶

#37Qb3??

Tactics

vs Haddouche

Blitz·2025

▶

#41a4??

Endgame

vs Materia

Blitz·2025

▶

#28Qxc4??

Tactics

vs Hardaway

Blitz·2025

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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♟ Classical

⚡ Rapid

🔥 Blitz

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Starting Position

515 Games

50%27%23%

Move	Games	%
1.d4	306	61%
1.Nf3	186	66%
1.c4	13	69%
1.e4	4	63%
1.g3 Strong	4	75%
1.d3 Strong	2	75%

1.d4

61%

306

1.Nf3

66%

186

1.c4

69%

1.e4

63%

1.g3

75%

1.d3

75%

Manafov, Vugar

Play against Manafov, Vugar's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Reti: Double Fianchetto

King's Indian

Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein

Catalan

Critical Blunders