Scouting report: Denis Makhnev (GM, KAZ)

1,629 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,414 classical, 115 rapid, 141 blitz): 48% wins, 26% draws, 26% losses. FIDE rating 2568 standard, 2537 rapid, 2530 blitz. 532 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.1 blunders per game.

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Denis Makhnev

GM

Kazakhstanborn 2000FIDE ID 13707647

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2440
2480
2520
2560
2600
Peak2568
2466 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
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Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2568
2537
2530
2568peak, Aug 2026
1,629games
780wins, 48%
427draws, 26%
420losses, 26%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.2% average
Solid conversion: 85%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (65% in 699 games)

Play against Makhnev's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,629 games

Openings

1,629 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
King's Indian: Classical1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.♝e2only 8 games, last played last month50.0%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Benoni1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c513 games, last played 9 months ago69.2%wins
Bogo-Indian1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.♞f3 ♝b4+25 games, last played 9 months ago64.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 532 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.8%
Middlegame
93.9%
Endgame
95.0%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
21%
77 err
20%
75 err
19%
69 err
16%
58 err
14%
51 err
11%
40 err
Critical moment
Move 44 avg
3%
1-15
8%
16-25
14%
26-35
27%
36-45
49%
46+
49% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
17
Few
Many
e5
17
d4
13
h5
13
d6
12
f5
12
e5/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#65
♚g2?? vs Le Tuan Minh (VIE)
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#66
♝d3?? vs Yu
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#56
♚e6?? vs Yu
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#44
♜xc3?? vs Martinez Alcantara
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#29
♜c8?? vs Camacho Collados
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#17
c5?? vs So
Middlegame · OTB · 2026

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

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1,629 games in scope
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832 games52%W25%D23%L
Move
1. d4
6994w
53%2324
65%
1. ♞f3
691y
38%45%17
60%
1. e4
273m
59%2219
70%
1. c4
192y
47%32%21
63%
1. f4
173y
59%29%
65%
1. g3
110y
100%
100%

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