What is Gennadi Zaichik's FIDE rating?

Gennadi Zaichik's FIDE rating is 2457 standard, 2442 rapid. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Gennadi Zaichik's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Gennadi Zaichik played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 911 over-the-board games by Gennadi Zaichik (903 classical, 8 rapid), with 39% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Gennadi Zaichik's Chess Stalker profile.

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Gennadi Zaichik

United Statesborn 1957FIDE ID 13600109

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2457Classical

2442Rapid

2525peak, Jan 2004

911games

353wins, 39%

274draws, 30%

284losses, 31%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2525 · Jan 2004

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

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%)

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Based on

911 games

Based on 911 games

Openings

911 gamesBased on 911 player games

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

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 16 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 16 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.6%

Middlegame

92.7%

Endgame

94.5%

Clutch factor

+6%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%3g

EqualEqual position

92%5g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

89%8g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

23%

9 err

21%

8 err

18%

7 err

15%

6 err

15%

6 err

3 err

Critical moment

Move 20 avg

50%

1-15

16-25

50%

26-35

36-45

46+

50% of blunders occur after move 1-15. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 1-15. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

22Errors mapped

b1 / b4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

33 err

22 err

b1/b4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

4 errors · Stockfish

#13

d7b8?? vs Spassky

OTB · 1973

#47

h5?? vs Anand

Endgame · OTB

#28

♜f5?? vs Polgar

Middlegame · OTB

#26

f4?? vs Geller

Middlegame · OTB

Recent games

911 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

0–1

Molner, Mackenzie(2301)

New Jersey Futurity · 11 Jul 2007

½–½

Zlotnikov, Mikhail(2367)

New Jersey Futurity · 10 Jul 2007

0–1

Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran(2493)

New Jersey Futurity · 10 Jul 2007

1–0

Endgame statistics

9 endgames (56.2%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

56.2%

9 / 16

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 : only 0% win rate (0 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

911 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

467 games43%W30%D27%L

467games in this linewon 43%, drew 30%, lost 27%

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%

Scouting report: Gennadi Zaichik (GM, USA)