GM

Tsaruk, Maksim

FID FID·Born 2005·FIDE #13511173·2,036 Games

Classical24831,715 Games
Rapid2450186 Games
Blitz2477204 Games

Statistics

2036

Total

1006

Wins

459

Draws

570

Losses

49%23%28%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.1% average
Solid conversion: 86%
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 ♔ (76% in 53 games)
Vulnerable to 1.b3 ♚ (only 38%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 552 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening96.6%
Middlegame93.4%
Endgame94.8%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+6%
Winning (+2 or more)94%
232 Games
Equal position95%
183 Games
Losing (-2 or more)88%
85 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖
21%
86 errors
♙
18%
74 errors
♗
17%
70 errors
♞
17%
70 errors
♕
17%
69 errors
♔
11%
47 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 43average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
33% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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12
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15
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11
12
14
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Many
Few
Critical squares
d515 err
f414 err
b513 err
c512 err
e612 err
d5/f4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

W
Baasansuren, Erdene2389

8th SCO Int Team Final · 11 Apr 2026

0-1
D
Baasansuren, Erdene2389

8th SCO Int Team Final · 11 Apr 2026

½-½
D
Ding, Liren2734

8th SCO Int Team Final · 10 Apr 2026

½-½
D
Ding, Liren2734

8th SCO Int Team Final · 10 Apr 2026

½-½
L
Orozbaev, Eldiyar2382

8th SCO Int Team GpA 2026 · 9 Apr 2026

1-0
W
Tha Scit1466

8th SCO Int Team GpA 2026 · 9 Apr 2026

1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black
Nimzo-Indian: Fischer
53.3%
15 Games·Loses

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6

Strengths

AVOID
White
French: Classical
100.0%
10 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

Sicilian: e6 Systems
57.1%
77 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

Black
Italian: Two Knights
69.6%
23 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

Sicilian: e6 Systems
64.3%
28 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
▶
#46Qa8+??
Endgame
vs Vokhidov
Blitz·2025
▶
#39Rc6??
Tactics
vs Wojtaszek
Blitz·2025
▶
#32Bf6??
Tactics
vs Mitrabha
Blitz·2025
▶
#49Rh4??
Endgame
vs Le
Blitz·2025
▶
#45Rxe6??
Endgame
vs Shimanov
Blitz·2025
▶
#35Rxf6??
Tactics
vs Zemlyanskii
Blitz·2025
▶
#30Rexe6??
Tactics
vs Hakobyan
Blitz·2025
▶
#16d5??
Tactics
vs Keymer
Blitz·2025
▶
#40Rc5??
Tactics
vs Ibarra Jerez
Blitz·2025
▶
#37Qb2??
Endgame
vs Theodorou
Blitz·2025
Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire
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Starting Position
1020 Games
53%21%26%
1.e4
63%
903
1.d4
76%
53
1.Nf3
68%
41
1.c4
63%
19
1.f4
100%
1
1.g4
0%
1
1.g3
100%
1
1.Nc3
100%
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