Scouting report: Alexander Goloshchapov (GM, UKR)

922 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (897 classical, 9 rapid, 16 blitz): 38% wins, 44% draws, 18% losses. FIDE rating 2578 standard, 2524 rapid, 2565 blitz. 8 games analyzed with Stockfish: 95% accuracy, 0.12 blunders per game.

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Alexander Goloshchapov

GM

Ukraineborn 1978FIDE ID 14103222

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2500
2540
2580
2578 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2578
2565
2524
2588peak, Jul 2013
922games
351wins, 38%
408draws, 44%
163losses, 18%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 95.3% average
Plays 3.4% better with black
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (66% in 395 games)

Play against Goloshchapov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 922 games

Openings

922 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
French: Winawer1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.c3 b415 games, last played 21 years ago73.3%wins
Caro-Kann: Main Line1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.c3 dxe417 games, last played 20 years ago64.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 8 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.8%
Middlegame
93.3%
Endgame
95.8%
Clutch factor
-7%
Winning (+2)
85%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
92%
Problematic pieces
67%
2 err
33%
1 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
Critical moment
Move 37 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
0%
26-35
100%
36-45
0%
46+
100% of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
1
1
1
Few
Many
d2
1
e1
1
f1
1
d2/e1 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

2 errors
#31
b6?? vs Nakamura
Middlegame · Blitz · 2014
#37
d2?? vs Mamedyarov
Endgame · OTB · 2004

Recent games

Predojevic, Borki(2616)

Bundesliga 2016-17 · 9 Apr 2017

½–½
Zelbel, Patrick(2429)

Bundesliga 2016-17 · 8 Apr 2017

0–1
Kovacs, Gabor(2456)

Bundesliga 2016-17 · 19 Feb 2017

½–½
Naiditsch, Arkadij(2702)

Bundesliga 2016-17 · 18 Feb 2017

½–½
Van Foreest, Jorden(2494)

Belgian Team Championship 2014-1... · 8 Feb 2015

½–½
Debashis,D(2484)

FIDE World Blitz 2014 · 20 Jun 2014

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
922 games in scope
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1a
b
c
d
e
f
g
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479 games44%W42%D14%L
Move
1. e4
39515y
46%40%14
66%
1. d4
769y
36%50%14
61%
1. c4
518y
2080%
60%
1. f3
320y
67%33%
83%

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