Scouting report: Gennadi Zaichik (GM, USA)

911 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (903 classical, 8 rapid): 39% wins, 30% draws, 31% losses. FIDE rating 2457 standard, 2442 rapid. 16 games analyzed with Stockfish: 91% accuracy, 0.06 blunders per game.

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Gennadi Zaichik

TitleGrandmasterFederationUnited StatesBorn1957FIDE ID13600109

Classical2457
Rapid2442
Blitz—
Games911
W · D · L39 / 30 / 31
Peak2525

Rating history

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Classical2457Rapid2442no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.6%Opening92.7%Middlegame94.5%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 91.0% average
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (62% in 182 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 45%)

Recent games

Mikhalchishin, Adrian(2520)

San Francisco, CA USA · 9 Jun 2014

0–1
Garcia Palermo, Carlos Horacio(2463)

Ilmar Raud Memorial 2014 · 13 Mar 2011

½–½
Ju, Evan(2173)

New Jersey Futurity · 11 Jul 2007

1–0
Molner, Mackenzie(2301)

New Jersey Futurity · 11 Jul 2007

½–½
Zlotnikov, Mikhail(2367)

New Jersey Futurity · 10 Jul 2007

1–0

Play against Zaichik's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 911 games

Openings

467 games as White · scores 58.0%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
French Defense1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5only 9 games, last played 36 years ago66.7%losses
Queen's Indian1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.♞f3 b6only 9 games, last played 43 years ago55.6%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Benoni1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c518 games, last played 27 years ago61.1%wins

By family

open a family to see its lines
PRO
911 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 58.0%
10756.1%—
6258.9%—
5351.9%−6.1 pts
3454.4%−3.6 pts
3171.0%+12.9 pts
1960.5%—
1858.3%—
1866.7%—

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
911 games in scope
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467 games43%W30%D27%L
Move
1. d4
18212y
47%30%23
62%
1. e4
12519y
43%26%31%
56%
1. ♞f3
7520y
35%35%30%
52%
1. c4
53Oct 1998
36%32%32%
52%
1. g3
3122y
45%39%16
65%
1. b4
1—
100%
100%

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