Scouting report: Igor Novikov (GM, USA)

128 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (119 classical, 9 rapid): 30% wins, 55% draws, 16% losses. FIDE rating 2466 standard. 108 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Igor Novikov

TitleGrandmasterFederationUnited StatesBorn1962FIDE ID14100037

Classical2466
Rapid—
Blitz—
Games128
W · D · L30 / 55 / 16
Peak2610

Rating history

2440
2480
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
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2026
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Oct 2023Nov 2026
Classical2466no games played
Accuracy by phase
97.1%Opening93.8%Middlegame95.5%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.9% average
Solid conversion: 81%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (57% in 60 games)

Recent games

Novikov,I(2475)

US Senior Championship 2026 · 23 Jul 2026

½–½
Goldin, Alexander(2537)

US Senior Championship 2026 · 22 Jul 2026

½–½
Novikov,I(2475)

US Senior Championship 2026 · 21 Jul 2026

½–½
Rachels, Stuart(2431)

US Senior Championship 2026 · 20 Jul 2026

½–½
Novikov,I(2475)

US Senior Championship 2026 · 18 Jul 2026

0–1

Play against Novikov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 128 games

Openings

Based on player games

No clear weaknesses!

By family

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PRO
128 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 57.4%
2250.0%−7.4 pts
1050.0%—
666.7%—
683.3%—
560.0%—
350.0%—
275.0%—
250.0%—

Mistakes

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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
128 games in scope
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1a
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61 games30%W56%D14%L
Move
1. d4
603m
30%55%15
58%
1. ♞f3
14y
100%
50%

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