GM

Zhigalko, Sergei

BLR BLR·Born 1989·FIDE #13502956·7,335 Games

Classical25726,815 Games
Rapid2562212 Games
Blitz2575308 Games

Statistics

7335

Total

4237

Wins

1443

Draws

1654

Losses

58%20%23%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 91.8% average
Very consistent (84%)
Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game
Dominates 1.g4 ♔ (74% in 17 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 209 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening96.8%
Middlegame92.7%
Endgame93.4%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+7%
Winning (+2 or more)93%
88 Games
Equal position94%
67 Games
Losing (-2 or more)86%
68 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

27%
81 errors
18%
54 errors
18%
53 errors
16%
47 errors
13%
39 errors
9%
27 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 42average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
34% of blunders occur between move 36-45. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many
Few
Critical squares
f316 err
c410 err
e310 err
d49 err
d59 err
f3/c4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

W
Rogov, Matfey2380

1st 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 · 28 May 2026

1-0
L
Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo2650

1st 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 · 28 May 2026

1-0
L
Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis2570

1st 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 · 28 May 2026

1-0
W
Dubnevych, Maksym2350

1st 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 · 28 May 2026

1-0
L
Malik, Maciej2183

2nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 · 28 May 2026

1-0
W
Pham, Le Thao Nguyen2348

1st 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 · 28 May 2026

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Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID
White
Sicilian: d6 Systems
68.1%
495 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6

Caro-Kann: Advance
61.2%
420 Games·Wins

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5

Black
Reti: Reversed London
71.2%
146 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6

London System
66.7%
45 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 e6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
#34Qf5??
Tactics
vs Ashraf
OTB·2025
#19Nxd7??
Tactics
vs Terry
OTB·2025
#55Rc2??
Endgame
vs Obrusnik
OTB·2025
#19Rd2??
Tactics
vs Tasdogen
OTB·2025
#44Rxc4??
Endgame
vs Esipenko
OTB·2025
#46Kf3??
Endgame
vs Kishiev
OTB·2025
#46Bd7??
Endgame
vs Meng
OTB·2025
#63Qc4??
Endgame
vs Diaz Perez
OTB·2025
#36Nb7??
Tactics
vs Tsaruk
OTB·2025
#61Nd5??
Endgame
vs Cherepov
OTB·2024
Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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3737 Games
62%18%20%
1.e4
71%
3635
1.d4
60%
55
1.c4
69%
24
1.g4
74%
17
1.Nf3
67%
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1.h4
100%
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