Scouting report: Daniyal Sapenov (IM, KAZ)

746 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (511 classical, 124 rapid, 153 blitz): 41% wins, 35% draws, 24% losses. FIDE rating 2510 standard, 2417 rapid, 2461 blitz. 382 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Daniyal Sapenov

IM

Kazakhstanborn 2008FIDE ID 13728911

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2200
2300
2400
2500
Peak2510
2316 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2510
2461
2417
2510peak, Sep 2026
746games
304wins, 41%
259draws, 35%
181losses, 24%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.5% average
Solid conversion: 83%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (64% in 131 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 39%)

Play against Sapenov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 746 games

Openings

746 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 d619 games, last played last month73.7%wins
Benoni1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c511 games, last played 3 months ago72.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 382 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.7%
Middlegame
93.2%
Endgame
94.7%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
19%
65 err
18%
63 err
17%
58 err
16%
56 err
15%
54 err
15%
53 err
Critical moment
Move 40 avg
7%
1-15
13%
16-25
20%
26-35
20%
36-45
40%
46+
40% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
14
12
14
Few
Many
e4
14
e5
14
g5
12
d5
11
f5
11
e4/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#60
♚e5?? vs Makhnev
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#39
♞d3?? vs Bayantas
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#40
♛g5?? vs Nurgaliyev
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#45
♞d6?? vs Nguyen
Middlegame · Blitz · 2025
#41
♞b6?? vs Gharibyan
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#21
♝xg5?? vs Lazavik
Middlegame · Blitz · 2025

Recent games

Dubov, Daniil(2652)

32nd Abu Dhabi Masters · 24 Aug 2026

½–½
Paravyan, David(2597)

32nd Abu Dhabi Masters · 23 Aug 2026

1–0
Avirat Chauhan(2301)

32nd Abu Dhabi Masters · 22 Aug 2026

1–0
Maslovskiy, Vladimir(2388)

32nd Abu Dhabi Masters · 21 Aug 2026

½–½
Urazayev, Arystanbek(2492)

32nd Abu Dhabi Masters · 19 Aug 2026

½–½
Bukreev, Stanislav(2379)

32nd Abu Dhabi Masters · 18 Aug 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
746 games in scope
8
7
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5
4
3
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1a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
378 games48%W33%D19%L
Move
1. d4
2103m
48%30%22
62%
1. e4
1314w
44%40%16
64%
1. ♞f3
344m
59%2417
71%
1. g3
28m
100%
100%
1. c4
15y
100%
50%

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