GM
Kazakov, Mikhail
UKR·Born 1972·FIDE #14102749·800 Games
UKR Classical2513794 Games
Rapid23636 Games
Blitz24030 Games
Statistics
800
Total
338
Wins
270
Draws
192
Losses
42%34%24%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 91.5% average
Very consistent (86%)
Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 ♔ (70% in 94 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 45%)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 44 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.8%
Middlegame92.9%
Endgame93.8%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)94%
21 Games
Equal position91%
11 Games
Losing (-2 or more)87%
12 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♕
26%
19 errors
♗
16%
12 errors
♙
16%
12 errors
♖
16%
12 errors
♔
14%
10 errors
♞
11%
8 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 42average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
50% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
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Many
Few
Critical squares
c75 err
b74 err
d74 err
h44 err
a53 err
c7/b7 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
L
Kosteniuk, Alexandra2523
AI Cup Play-In 2023 · 18 Sept 2023
D
Lagunow, Alexander2360
Charity Match Lviv-Berlin · 23 Sept 2022
W
Lagunow, Alexander2360
Charity Match Lviv-Berlin · 23 Sept 2022
L
Harshavardhan G B2397
Speed Chess Super Swiss · 16 Oct 2021
D
Csonka,B2478
Speed Chess Super Swiss · 16 Oct 2021
W
Gelman, Alexander2403
Speed Chess Super Swiss · 16 Oct 2021
Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
Ruy Lopez: Berlin
50.0%10 Games·Loses
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
Black
Reti vs King's Indian
53.3%15 Games·Loses
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
French: Tarrasch
61.1%18 Games·Wins
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2
Sicilian: e6 Systems
57.7%26 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6
Black
Sicilian: e6 Systems
50.0%12 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
10 errors
▶
#63Qe5??
Endgamevs Kosteniuk
OTB·2023
▶
#47Ra3+??
Endgamevs Lagunow
OTB·2022
▶
#54Rg5+??
Endgamevs De Silva
Blitz·2021
▶
#37Ra7+??
Tacticsvs Csonka
Blitz·2021
▶
#60Kxb7??
Endgamevs Jobava
Blitz·2021
▶
#46Kf3??
Endgamevs Shimelkov
Blitz·2021
▶
#40Qe4??
Endgamevs Nogerbek
Blitz·2021
▶
#48Kf4??
Endgamevs Rohrer
OTB·2020
▶
#40Kb2??
Tacticsvs Vykouk
OTB·2019
▶
#16fxe6??
Tacticsvs Stefansson
OTB·2019
Endgame Statistics
19 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
☰ All
♟ Classical
⚡ Rapid
🔥 Blitz
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47%35%18%
1.e4
63%282
1.d4
70%94
1.Nf3
65%27
1.c4
75%2
1.g3
0%1