Scouting report: Mikhail Golubev (GM, UKR)

3,814 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (43 classical, 47 rapid, 3,724 blitz): 48% wins, 10% draws, 42% losses. FIDE rating 2450 standard, 2323 rapid, 2316 blitz. 132 games analyzed with Stockfish: 90% accuracy, 0.24 blunders per game.

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Mikhail Golubev

TitleGrandmasterFederationUkraineBorn1970FIDE ID14100983

Classical2450▼ 11
Rapid2323
Blitz2316
Games3,814
W · D · L48 / 10 / 42
Peak2548

Rating history

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Classical2450Rapid2323Blitz2316no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.0%Opening90.7%Middlegame92.7%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 90.1% average
Low resilience (26%): Doesn't save lost positions
Very consistent (86%)
Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♚ (56% in 112 games)
Vulnerable to 1.b3 ♚ (only 34%)

Recent games

Golubev,M(2461)

Saint Charbel Cup 4 2026 · 9 Sept 2026

½–½
Golubev,M(2461)

Saint Charbel Cup 4 2026 · 8 Sept 2026

1–0
Miezis, Normunds(2405)

Saint Charbel Cup 4 2026 · 8 Sept 2026

½–½
Dubnevych, Maksym(2440)

Saint Charbel Cup 4 2026 · 7 Sept 2026

1–0
Golubev,M(2461)

Saint Charbel Cup 4 2026 · 6 Sept 2026

0–1

Play against Golubev's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 3,814 games

Openings

1,896 games as White · scores 55.2%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 e6164 games, last played 10 months ago41.5%losses
Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Deferred1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b5 a6 4.♝a4 d614 games, last played 4 years ago50.0%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: Dragon1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 ♞f6 5.♞c3 g636 games, last played 10 months ago61.1%wins
French: Winawer1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 ♝b457 games, last played 11 months ago56.1%wins

By family

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PRO
3,814 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 55.2%
74559.1%+3.9 pts
23055.0%—
20446.6%−8.6 pts
16750.0%−5.2 pts
12250.0%−5.2 pts
11655.2%—
10154.0%—
6055.8%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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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
3,814 games in scope
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1,896 games50%W10%D40%L
Move
1. e4
18265w
50%40%
55%
1. d4
532y
49%1338%
56%
1. e3
42y
75%25%
88%
1. ♞a3
32y
67%33%
67%
1. g3
34y
33%67%
33%
1. ♞f3
32y
100%
100%
1. c4
22y
50%50%
75%
1. a3
16y
100%
100%
1. b3
15y
100%
100%

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