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GM

Kazakov, Mikhail

UKR UKR·Born 1972·FIDE #14102749·800 Games

Classical2513794 Games
Rapid23636 Games
Blitz24030 Games

Play against Kazakov, Mikhail's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

800

Wins

338

Draws

270

Losses

192
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
Opening
96.8%
Middlegame
92.9%
Endgame
93.8%
Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?
+8%
Winning (+2 or more)
94%21g
Equal position
91%11g
Losing (-2 or more)
87%12g
Performance under pressure
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 42 average
0%
25%
0%
25%
50%
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?
4
5
4
4
Few
Many
Critical squares
c7
5 err
b7
4 err
d7
4 err
h4
4 err
a5
3 err
c7/b7 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these lines
White50.0%Loses
Ruy Lopez: Berlin — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
10 Games · last played 12 years agoPlay this line
Black53.3%Loses
Reti vs King's Indian — 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6
15 Games · last played 12 years agoPlay this line

Strengths

— avoid these lines
White61.1%Wins
French: Tarrasch — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd218 Games · last played 11 years ago
White57.7%Wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e626 Games · last played 8 years ago
Black50.0%Wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e612 Games · last played 8 years ago

Critical Blunders

10 errors · Stockfish
Qe5??vs KosteniukOTB · 2023
Ra3+??vs LagunowOTB · 2022
Rg5+??vs De SilvaBlitz · 2021
Ra7+??vs CsonkaBlitz · 2021
Kxb7??vs JobavaBlitz · 2021
Kf3??vs ShimelkovBlitz · 2021
Qe4??vs NogerbekBlitz · 2021
Kf4??vs RohrerOTB · 2020
Kb2??vs VykoukOTB · 2019
fxe6??vs StefanssonOTB · 2019

Recent Games

L
Kosteniuk, Alexandra(2523)

AI Cup Play-In 2023 · 18 Sept 2023

1-0
D
Lagunow, Alexander(2360)

Charity Match Lviv-Berlin · 23 Sept 2022

½-½
W
Lagunow, Alexander(2360)

Charity Match Lviv-Berlin · 23 Sept 2022

1-0
L
Harshavardhan G B(2397)

Speed Chess Super Swiss · 16 Oct 2021

0-1
D
Csonka,B(2478)

Speed Chess Super Swiss · 16 Oct 2021

½-½
W
Gelman, Alexander(2403)

Speed Chess Super Swiss · 16 Oct 2021

1-0

Endgame Statistics

PRO19 endgame categories analyzed
Endgame Statistics
Reveal weaknesses →
Repertoire
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
406 Games
47%35%18%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.e4
282
63%
1.d4
94
70%
1.Nf3
27
65%
1.c4Strong
2
75%
1.g3Weak
1
0%

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