What is Zurab Sturua's FIDE rating?

Zurab Sturua's FIDE rating is 2488 standard, 2480 rapid, 2419 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Zurab Sturua's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Zurab Sturua played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,238 over-the-board games by Zurab Sturua (1,233 classical, 5 rapid), with 42% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Zurab Sturua's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Zurab Sturua?

Open Zurab Sturua's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Zurab Sturua's style, before facing them.

Zurab Sturua

Georgiaborn 1959FIDE ID 13600095

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2488Classical

2480Rapid

2419Blitz

2600peak, Apr 2001

1,238games

523wins, 42%

510draws, 41%

205losses, 17%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2600 · Apr 2001

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

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)

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Based on

1,238 games

Based on 1,238 games

Openings

1,238 gamesBased on 1,238 player games

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

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 166 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 166 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.2%

Middlegame

94.4%

Endgame

95.8%

Clutch factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%76g

EqualEqual position

95%66g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%24g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

25%

28 err

24%

27 err

14%

15 err

14%

16 err

14%

15 err

10 err

Critical moment

Move 41 avg

1-15

20%

16-25

20%

26-35

20%

36-45

40%

46+

40% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

43Errors mapped

d5 / d3Hotspot zone

Critical squares

77 err

55 err

44 err

d5/d3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#38

♚g8?? vs Zapata

Middlegame · OTB · 2024

#47

♜f6?? vs Gratz

Endgame · OTB · 2023

#17

♝c4?? vs Molina

Middlegame · OTB · 2023

#33

♞b5?? vs Paichadze

Endgame · Rapid · 2023

#53

♜c2?? vs Quparadze

Endgame · Rapid · 2023

#60

♛g5?? vs Nigalidze

Endgame · Rapid · 2023

Recent games

1,238 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

Boulard, Eric(2224)

ECU Senior +65 2026 · 5 Jun 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

88 endgames (52.1%) · force Double Rook (20%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

52.1%

88 / 169

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Double Rook: only 20% win rate (5 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

1,238 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

627 games51%W36%D13%L

627games in this linewon 51%, drew 36%, lost 13%

Move

1. d4

3503m

47%42%11

68%

1. ♞f3

1173m

57%27%16

71%

1. c4

9710m

56%33%11

72%

1. e4

513m

63%27%10

77%

1. g3

125y

42%25%33%

54%

Scouting report: Zurab Sturua (GM, GEO)

Zurab Sturua

Rating & statistics

Play style

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Deep analysis

Critical blunders

Recent games

Endgame statistics

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