Scouting report: Ramazan Zhalmakhanov (GM, KAZ)

946 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (769 classical, 108 rapid, 111 blitz): 41% wins, 27% draws, 31% losses. FIDE rating 2455 standard, 2445 rapid, 2454 blitz. 371 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.06 blunders per game.

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Ramazan Zhalmakhanov

GM

Kazakhstanborn 2002FIDE ID 13706357

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2350
2450
2550
Peak2510
2447 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2455
2454
2445
2510peak, Jul 2024
946games
389wins, 41%
256draws, 27%
294losses, 31%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.5% average
Solid conversion: 81%
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (80% in 20 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 35%)

Play against Zhalmakhanov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 946 games

Openings

946 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Ruy Lopez: Marshall1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b5 a6 4.♝a4 ♞f6 5.O-O b515 games, last played 3 months ago53.3%losses
Caro-Kann: Exchange1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd518 games, last played 11 months ago44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: Closed1.e4 c5 2.♞c3 ♞c617 games, last played 3 months ago70.6%wins
French: Classical1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 ♞f618 games, last played 5 months ago55.6%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 371 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.6%
Middlegame
92.9%
Endgame
94.8%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
25%
76 err
18%
55 err
16%
49 err
14%
42 err
14%
44 err
13%
41 err
Critical moment
Move 47 avg
0%
1-15
10%
16-25
19%
26-35
29%
36-45
43%
46+
43% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
15
12
Few
Many
d5
15
e4
12
d4
10
e3
10
d3
9
d5/e4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

some recent costly mistakes
Tin, Jingyao(2589)

Move 28 · Middlegame · OTB · 2026

−3.2c5??
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime(2721)

Move 35 · Middlegame · OTB · 2026

−2.9h8+??
Oro, Faustino(2537)

Move 42 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−3.4e4??
Saric, Ivan(2624)

Move 33 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−2.6f5??
Makhnev, Denis(2558)

Move 62 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−6.5a5??
Heberla, Bartlomiej(2508)

Move 17 · Middlegame · OTB · 2026

−2.8c7??
Xu, Xiangyu(2601)

Move 54 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−4.0d4??
Kenneskog, Theodor(2293)

Move 38 · Endgame · OTB · 2025

−5.0d5??
Vantika Agrawal(2369)

Move 39 · Middlegame · OTB · 2025

−2.9f8??
Fiorito, Fabian(2305)

Move 63 · Endgame · OTB · 2025

−4.3g5??

Recent games

Sadubayev, Airat(2249)

Oskemen Open Masters 2026 · 29 Jul 2026

1–0
Ayush Sharma(2428)

Oskemen Open Masters 2026 · 28 Jul 2026

0–1
Faizrakhmanov, Ramil(2433)

Oskemen Open Masters 2026 · 27 Jul 2026

1–0
Akhmedinov, Satbek(2363)

Oskemen Open Masters 2026 · 26 Jul 2026

½–½
Yadegar, Radin(2464)

Oskemen Open Masters 2026 · 25 Jul 2026

½–½
Chigaev, Maksim(2648)

Oskemen Open Masters 2026 · 24 Jul 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
946 games in scope
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1a
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c
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475 games45%W28%D27%L
Move
1. e4
3562m
43%30%27%
58%
1. d4
623m
47%1835%
56%
1. ♞c3
273m
48%44%
48%
1. c4
202m
65%30%
80%
1. b3
42m
25%50%25%
50%
1. ♞f3
42y
25%50%25%
50%
1. g3
211m
100%
100%

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