Scouting report: Nazar Firman (GM, UKR)

1,214 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,184 classical, 12 rapid, 18 blitz): 47% wins, 21% draws, 32% losses. FIDE rating 2452 standard, 2433 rapid, 2414 blitz. 42 games analyzed with Stockfish: 92% accuracy, 0.1 blunders per game.

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Nazar Firman

GM

Ukraineborn 1983FIDE ID 14104490

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2380
2420
2460
2500
2479 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2452
2433
2414
2571peak, Jul 2009
1,214games
576wins, 47%
254draws, 21%
384losses, 32%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.5% average
Plays 2.5% better with black
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (61% in 574 games)

Play against Firman's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,214 games

Openings

1,214 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Ruy Lopez: Berlin1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b5 ♞f612 games, last played 7 years ago58.3%losses
Sicilian: Najdorf1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 ♞f6 5.♞c3 a662 games, last played 2 years ago41.9%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Petroff: Main Line1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞f6 3.♞xe5 d613 games, last played 7 years ago76.9%wins
Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 ♞f616 games, last played 5 months ago62.5%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 42 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
95.4%
Middlegame
92.9%
Endgame
94.3%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
93%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
21%
10 err
21%
10 err
19%
9 err
15%
7 err
13%
6 err
11%
5 err
Critical moment
Move 48 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
25%
26-35
25%
36-45
50%
46+
50% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
4
Few
Many
c5
4
f6
3
b2
2
b3
2
b6
2
c5/f6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#26
♞b2?? vs Ugorek
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#31
♛xh6?? vs Malek
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#34
h6?? vs Gbiorczyk
Endgame · OTB · 2024
#52
♞d6+?? vs Mgeladze
Endgame · OTB · 2024
#26
♜a1?? vs Iwanczuk
Middlegame · OTB · 2024
#74
♞e3?? vs Azoulay
Endgame · OTB · 2024

Recent games

Matskevich, Varvara(2040)

ch-Malopolska 2026 · 4 Jun 2026

0–1
Barria, Jose(2373)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 6 Apr 2026

0–1
Eljanov, Pavel(2682)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 6 Apr 2026

0–1
Neukirchner, Pascal(2318)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 5 Apr 2026

1–0
Stelmaszyk, Nico(2352)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 5 Apr 2026

1–0
Gupta, Abhijeet(2522)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 4 Apr 2026

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

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1,214 games in scope
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603 games50%W20%D30%L
Move
1. e4
5745m
51%2029%
61%
1. d4
243m
46%2133%
56%
1. c4
35m
33%33%34%
50%
1. ♞f3
22y
50%50%
25%

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