Scouting report: Darmen Sadvakasov (GM, KAZ)

639 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (576 classical, 61 rapid, 14 blitz): 43% wins, 35% draws, 22% losses. FIDE rating 2629 standard, 2563 rapid, 2566 blitz, world #97. 34 games analyzed with Stockfish: 91% accuracy, 0.18 blunders per game.

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Darmen Sadvakasov

GM

Kazakhstanborn 1979FIDE ID 13700464

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2540
2580
2620
2660
2629 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
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Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2629
2566
2563
2643peak, Oct 2008
639games
275wins, 43%
224draws, 35%
140losses, 22%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 91.3% average
Plays 2.8% better with white
Very consistent (86%)
Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (65% in 310 games)

Play against Sadvakasov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 639 games

Openings

639 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.f3 d666 games, last played last year59.1%wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.f3 e629 games, last played 2 years ago55.2%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 34 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.6%
Middlegame
92.8%
Endgame
93.4%
Clutch factor
+2%
Winning (+2)
92%
Equal
92%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
29%
20 err
20%
14 err
14%
10 err
13%
9 err
12%
8 err
12%
8 err
Critical moment
Move 60 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
0%
26-35
0%
36-45
100%
46+
100% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
5
4
Few
Many
f5
5
e4
4
b4
3
c3
3
c8
3
f5/e4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#50
h5?? vs Gan-Od
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#37
a5?? vs Erdos
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#49
b7?? vs Cieslak
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#23
e6?? vs Strom-Engdahl
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#33
d4+?? vs Patel
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#60
b8?? vs Zhakshylykov
Endgame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

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FIDE World Bl Team Pool D · 14 Jun 2025

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FIDE World Bl Team Pool D · 14 Jun 2025

0–1
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FIDE World Bl Team Pool D · 14 Jun 2025

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FIDE World Bl Team Pool D · 14 Jun 2025

1–0
Andiwoh, Moses(1796)

FIDE World Bl Team Pool D · 14 Jun 2025

1–0
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FIDE World Bl Team Pool D · 14 Jun 2025

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
639 games in scope
8
7
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5
4
3
2
1a
b
c
d
e
f
g
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329 games49%W32%D19%L
Move
1. e4
3101y
49%32%19
65%
1. c4
153y
33%47%20
57%
1. d4
3Jan 1993
67%33%
67%
1. f3
1
100%
100%

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