Novikov, Igor

USA USA·Born 1962·FIDE #14100037·1,397 Games

Classical24751,380 Games

Rapid—15 Games

Blitz—2 Games

Statistics

1397

Total

540

Wins

689

Draws

167

Losses

39%49%12%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.2% average

Solid conversion: 82%

Very consistent (92%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 ♔ (67% in 669 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 36 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.7%

Middlegame93.7%

Endgame96.7%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)95%

14 Games

Equal position95%

16 Games

Losing (-2 or more)91%

6 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

30%

9 errors

♙

23%

7 errors

♕

23%

7 errors

♞

13%

4 errors

♔

2 errors

♗

1 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 30average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

100% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

a82 err

b52 err

c42 err

e32 err

e42 err

a8/b5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Hebden, Mark L2363

World Senior Team Chess C... · 25 Feb 2025

0-1

Bellia, Fabrizio2393

World Senior Team Chess C... · 24 Feb 2025

½-½

Tikzhanov, Yerlan2323

World Senior Team Chess C... · 23 Feb 2025

1-0

Konopka, Michal2326

World Senior Team Chess C... · 21 Feb 2025

½-½

Guiot Dorel, Jerome2030

World Senior Team Chess C... · 19 Feb 2025

1-0

Holemar, David2150

World Senior Team Chess C... · 18 Feb 2025

0-1

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

No consistent strengths detected as White

Black

Reti: Reversed London

53.8%

13 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

5 errors

▶

#29b5??

Tactics

vs Jhunjhnuwala

OTB·2025

▶

#35Rxf4??

Tactics

vs Kantorik

OTB·2024

▶

#34Kd8??

Tactics

vs Nakamura

OTB·2002

▶

#29Nf6??

Tactics

vs Korchnoi

OTB

▶

#30Rc8??

Tactics

vs Ivanchuk

OTB

Endgame Statistics

13 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position

692 Games

43%47%10%

Move	Games	%
1.d4	670	67%
1.e4	9	44%
1.Nf3 Strong	8	75%
1.c4	5	70%

1.d4

67%

670

1.e4

44%

1.Nf3

75%

1.c4

70%

Novikov, Igor

Play against Novikov, Igor's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Reti: Reversed London

Critical Blunders