GM

Azarov, Sergei

FID FID·Born 1983·FIDE #13501470·2,395 Games

Classical25572,197 Games
Rapid2559115 Games
Blitz247583 Games

Statistics

2395

Total

1034

Wins

901

Draws

459

Losses

43%38%19%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.6% average
High resilience (63%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 88%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (68% in 1191 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 379 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening96.9%
Middlegame93.7%
Endgame94.9%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%
Winning (+2 or more)94%
146 Games
Equal position95%
156 Games
Losing (-2 or more)90%
77 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖
24%
74 errors
♙
20%
60 errors
♕
18%
54 errors
♞
15%
45 errors
♗
13%
40 errors
♔
11%
34 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 45average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
45% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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11
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Many
Few
Critical squares
d516 err
d413 err
d312 err
c311 err
f510 err
d5/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

W
Gabrielian, Artur2407

2026 Chesscom Open Play I... · 25 Mar 2026

1-0
D
Andreikin, Dmitry2710

2026 Chesscom Open Play I... · 25 Mar 2026

½-½
L
Gorovets, Andrey2427

2026 Chesscom Open Play I... · 25 Mar 2026

0-1
L
Moroni, Luca Jr2563

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1-0
L
Moroni,L2563

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1-0
W
Iskusnyh, Sergei2440

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1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID
White
Petroff: Main Line
70.0%
30 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6

Caro-Kann: Advance
62.1%
66 Games·Wins

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5

Black
Italian: Giuoco Piano
45.9%
61 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5

Reti: Double Fianchetto
50.0%
12 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
▶
#31Nd5??
Tactics
vs Woodward
OTB·2025
▶
#15c3??
Tactics
vs Ilamparthi A R
OTB·2025
▶
#45c5??
Endgame
vs Dubov
OTB·2024
▶
#41Rf5+??
Endgame
vs Sarana
OTB·2024
▶
#21Ng4??
Tactics
vs Erigaisi Arjun
OTB·2023
▶
#26Kf8??
Tactics
vs Chojnacki
OTB·2023
▶
#46h5??
Endgame
vs Ter-Sahakyan
OTB·2023
▶
#41Qd3+??
Endgame
vs Vescovi
OTB·2023
▶
#15Bd5??
Tactics
vs Raja
OTB·2023
▶
#45Kh3??
Endgame
vs Yu
OTB·2023
Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire
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Starting Position
1204 Games
50%35%15%
1.e4
68%
1191
1.d4
65%
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1.c4
50%
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