Scouting report: Zurab Sturua (GM, GEO)

1,238 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,233 classical, 5 rapid): 42% wins, 41% draws, 17% losses. FIDE rating 2488 standard, 2480 rapid, 2419 blitz. 166 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.04 blunders per game.

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Zurab Sturua

TitleGrandmasterFederationGeorgiaBorn1959FIDE ID13600095

Classical2488
Rapid2480
Blitz2419
Games1,238
W · D · L42 / 41 / 17
Peak2600

Rating history

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Classical2488Rapid2480Blitz2419no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.2%Opening94.4%Middlegame95.8%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 94.0% average
High resilience (58%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 87%
Very consistent (87%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (72% in 97 games)

Recent games

Knaak, Rainer(2390)

ECU Senior +65 2026 · 10 Jun 2026

1–0
Petursson, Margeir(2393)

ECU Senior +65 2026 · 9 Jun 2026

½–½
Pomes Marcet, Joan(2178)

ECU Senior +65 2026 · 8 Jun 2026

1–0
Arkell, Keith C(2402)

ECU Senior +65 2026 · 7 Jun 2026

½–½
Vehi Bach, Victor Manuel(2179)

ECU Senior +65 2026 · 6 Jun 2026

½–½

Play against Sturua's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,238 games

Openings

627 games as White · scores 69.4%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.♞c3 ♝b4 4.e319 games, last played 2 years ago57.9%wins

By family

open a family to see its lines
PRO
1,238 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 69.4%
12969.4%—
9772.2%—
9469.7%—
4969.4%—
4768.1%—
3565.7%−3.7 pts
3469.1%—
2671.2%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,238 games in scope
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627 games51%W36%D13%L
Move
1. d4
3505m
47%42%
68%
1. ♞f3
1175m
57%27%16
71%
1. c4
9712m
56%33%
72%
1. e4
515m
63%27%
77%
1. g3
125y
42%25%33%
54%

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