Scouting report: Zurab Azmaiparashvili (GM, GEO)

1,571 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,467 classical, 96 rapid, 8 blitz): 39% wins, 42% draws, 19% losses. FIDE rating 2637 standard, 2619 rapid, 2596 blitz, world #82. 91 games analyzed with Stockfish: 91% accuracy, 0.18 blunders per game.

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Zurab Azmaiparashvili

GM

Georgiaborn 1960FIDE ID 13601326

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2580
2620
2660
2637 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
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Jul
Oct
2025
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Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2637
2619
2596
2702peak, Jul 2003
1,571games
610wins, 39%
664draws, 42%
297losses, 19%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 91.1% average
Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (66% in 245 games)

Play against Azmaiparashvili's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,571 games

Openings

1,571 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
English: Symmetrical1.c4 c5 2.f3 c6only 9 games, last played 19 years ago44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
King's Indian: Classical1.d4 f6 2.c4 g6 3.c3 g7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.e2 e511 games, last played 28 years ago72.7%wins
English vs 1...e51.c4 e5 2.c3 b411 games, last played 18 years ago72.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 91 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
95.3%
Middlegame
92.4%
Endgame
94.3%
Clutch factor
+6%
Winning (+2)
92%
Equal
93%
Losing (−2)
87%
Problematic pieces
26%
30 err
22%
26 err
21%
25 err
13%
15 err
9%
11 err
9%
10 err
Critical moment
Move 35 avg
9%
1-15
18%
16-25
36%
26-35
9%
36-45
27%
46+
36% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
6
5
5
5
Few
Many
d8
6
d4
5
g6
5
h4
5
b3
4
d8/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#31
fxe6?? vs Carlsen
Middlegame · OTB · 2005
#13
d2?? vs Aronian
Middlegame · OTB · 2005
#21
e8g8?? vs Kasparov
OTB · 2003
#29
f3?? vs Shirov
Endgame · OTB · 2002
#43
f8?? vs Shirov
Endgame · OTB · 2002
#9
h4?? vs Shirov
Opening · OTB · 2002

Recent games

Fridman, Daniel(2639)

Liepajas Rokade Super · 9 Aug 2015

0–1
Kovalev, Vladislav(2540)

Liepajas Rokade Super · 9 Aug 2015

½–½
Kovalenko,I(2702)

Liepajas Rokade Super · 9 Aug 2015

0–1
Neiksans, Arturs(2596)

Liepajas Rokade Super · 8 Aug 2015

0–1
Aleksandrov, Aleksej(2619)

Liepajas Rokade Super · 8 Aug 2015

1–0
Khalifman, Alexander(2618)

Liepajas Rokade Super · 8 Aug 2015

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,571 games in scope
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786 games46%W39%D15%L
Move
1. d4
37711y
42%46%
65%
1. c4
24518y
50%32%18
66%
1. f3
6611y
47%36%17
65%
1. g3
6120y
51%30%19
66%
1. e4
3722y
38%46%16
61%

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