Scouting report: Andrei Macovei (IM, MDA)

891 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (827 classical, 42 rapid, 45 blitz): 43% wins, 27% draws, 29% losses. FIDE rating 2484 standard, 2392 rapid, 2451 blitz. 288 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.07 blunders per game.

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Andrei Macovei

IM

Moldovaborn 2000FIDE ID 13904680

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2360
2400
2440
2480
2438 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2484
2451
2392
2491peak, Sep 2022
891games
387wins, 43%
242draws, 27%
262losses, 29%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.5% average
Solid conversion: 82%
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (61% in 444 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 46%)

Play against Macovei's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 891 games

Openings

891 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d686 games, last played last year41.9%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
French: Classical1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 ♞f625 games, last played last year68.0%wins
Italian: Two Knights1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝c4 ♞f617 games, last played last year64.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 288 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.1%
Middlegame
93.5%
Endgame
95.1%
Clutch factor
+6%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
28%
69 err
17%
42 err
17%
41 err
17%
42 err
11%
28 err
9%
23 err
Critical moment
Move 39 avg
0%
1-15
7%
16-25
36%
26-35
36%
36-45
21%
46+
36% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
15
Few
Many
f5
15
d8
10
b3
9
d5
8
g5
8
f5/d8 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#20
♜c7?? vs Ghimpu
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#29
♛b7?? vs Vakhidov
Middlegame · Blitz · 2024
#52
♚b5?? vs Volokitin
Endgame · Blitz · 2024
#69
♜xh4?? vs Dardha
Endgame · Blitz · 2024
#67
♝f4?? vs Donchenko
Endgame · Blitz · 2024
#21
f6?? vs Shimanov
Middlegame · Blitz · 2024

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
891 games in scope
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453 games48%W25%D27%L
Move
1. e4
4441y
48%26%26%
61%
1. ♞f3
42y
100%
100%
1. g3
24y
100%
0%
1. d4
25y
100%
100%
1. c4
15y
100%
0%

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