Scouting report: Alexander Zubov (GM, UKR)

1,887 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,676 classical, 81 rapid, 130 blitz): 53% wins, 31% draws, 17% losses. FIDE rating 2598 standard, 2688 rapid, 2686 blitz. 139 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.11 blunders per game.

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Alexander Zubov

GM

Ukraineborn 1983FIDE ID 14109409

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2580
2620
2660
2700
2598 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2688
2686
2598
2630peak, Sep 2015
1,887games
994wins, 53%
576draws, 31%
317losses, 17%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.2% average
Solid conversion: 84%
Very consistent (85%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (75% in 682 games)

Play against Zubov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,887 games

Openings

1,887 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e653 games, last played 9 months ago83.0%wins
Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.♞c3 ♝b4 4.e321 games, last played 2 years ago76.2%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 139 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.3%
Middlegame
93.3%
Endgame
93.7%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
93%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
23%
27 err
18%
21 err
16%
19 err
16%
19 err
14%
17 err
13%
16 err
Critical moment
Move 38 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
46%
26-35
31%
36-45
23%
46+
46% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
5
5
6
6
Few
Many
f5
6
g4
6
b6
5
e5
5
c3
4
f5/g4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#59
♛e6?? vs Firouzja
Endgame · OTB · 2024
#28
♚f7?? vs Mamedov
Middlegame · OTB · 2024
#54
♜d4+?? vs Drozdowski
Endgame · Blitz · 2021
#62
♚h8?? vs Niemann
Endgame · Blitz · 2021
#15
♛c5?? vs Sarana
Middlegame · Blitz · 2021
#30
♛xd6?? vs Sviridov
Middlegame · Blitz · 2021

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,887 games in scope
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942 games58%W28%D14%L
Move
1. d4
6829m
62%25%13
75%
1. e4
1825y
49%35%16
67%
1. ♞f3
505y
44%44%
66%
1. c4
275y
56%30%14
70%
1. d3
16y
100%
100%

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