Scouting report: Maksim Tsaruk (GM, FID)

1,944 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (772 classical, 215 rapid, 957 blitz): 50% wins, 22% draws, 28% losses. FIDE rating 2481 standard, 2453 rapid, 2489 blitz. 593 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.13 blunders per game.

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Maksim Tsaruk

TitleGrandmasterFederationFIDBorn2005FIDE ID13511173

Classical2481▼ 6
Rapid2453
Blitz2489
Games1,944
W · D · L50 / 22 / 28
Peak2515

Rating history

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Classical2481Rapid2453Blitz2489no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.6%Opening93.4%Middlegame94.8%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.1% average
Solid conversion: 82%
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (71% in 70 games)
Vulnerable to 1.b3 ♚ (only 38%)

Recent games

Nikitenko, Mihail(2416)

Grand Prix Chess IV 2026 · 10 Oct 2026

½–½
Usov, Aleksandr E.(2471)

Grand Prix Chess IV 2026 · 9 Oct 2026

1–0
Rumyantsev, Semen(2330)

Grand Prix Chess IV 2026 · 8 Oct 2026

½–½
Ivanov, Oleg V(2371)

Grand Prix Chess IV 2026 · 7 Oct 2026

½–½
Alekseev, Evgeny(2500)

Grand Prix Chess IV 2026 · 6 Oct 2026

½–½

Play against Tsaruk's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,944 games

Openings

978 games as White · scores 63.9%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Modern Defense1.e4 g6 2.d4 ♝g720 games, last played 8 months ago45.0%losses
Scandinavian Defense1.e4 d5 2.exd5 ♛xd511 games, last played 2 weeks ago45.5%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
French: Classical1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 ♞f612 games, last played 2 months ago83.3%wins
Caro-Kann: Exchange1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd517 games, last played 6 months ago82.4%wins

By family

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PRO
1,944 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 63.9%
33664.6%—
11657.8%−6.1 pts
11068.6%+4.8 pts
8561.8%—
7062.1%—
4864.6%—
4757.4%−6.4 pts
3169.4%+5.5 pts

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,944 games in scope
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978 games53%W21%D26%L
Move
1. e4
8352w
52%2325%
63%
1. d4
703w
63%1621
71%
1. ♞f3
443m
57%1429%
64%
1. c4
257w
72%28%
72%
1. g4
13y
100%
0%
1. g3
14y
100%
100%
1. ♞c3
110m
100%
100%
1. f4
110y
100%
100%

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