Zubov, Alexander

GM

UKR UKR·Born 1983·FIDE #14109409

2598Classical
2688Rapid
2686Blitz

Statistics

Total1,987
Wins1,040
Draws615
Losses332
52%31%17%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.2% average
Solid conversion: 85%
Very consistent (85%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (74% in 728 games)

Play against Zubov's Twin

Uses their openings, level & style

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · 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
5
5
6
6
Few
Many
f5
6 err
g4
6 err
b6
5 err
e5
5 err
c3
4 err
f5/g4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

1,987 games

Weaknesses

— exploit these
aswhite44.4%losses
Sicilian: Taimanov — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
9 games · low samplePlay this line

No significant weaknesses detected as black

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite84.2%wins
Queen's Gambit Declined — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e657 g
aswhite77.3%wins
Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e322 g
asblack70.0%wins
English: Symmetrical — 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g610 g
asblack54.8%wins
Grünfeld — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d562 g

Critical Blunders

10 errors
Qe6??vs FirouzjaOTB · 2024
Kf7??vs MamedovOTB · 2024
Qc5??vs SaranaBlitz · 2021
Qxd6??vs SviridovBlitz · 2021
Kh8??vs NiemannBlitz · 2021
Rd4+??vs DrozdowskiBlitz · 2021
Nb6??vs DemidovBlitz · 2021
axb6??vs AbdusattorovBlitz · 2021
Qg5??vs LiyanageBlitz · 2021
Nxc3??vs JobavaBlitz · 2021

Recent Games

Win
Valkovoj, Alexandr(2088)

Online Winter Cup Final · 21 Dec 2025

1-0
Loss
Sakun, Volodymyr(2301)

Online Winter Cup Final · 21 Dec 2025

1-0
Loss
Prokofiev, Valentyn(2464)

Online Winter Cup Final · 21 Dec 2025

1-0
Loss
Korobov, Anton(2587)

Online Winter Cup Final · 21 Dec 2025

0-1
Win
Hulka, Valentyn(2359)

Online Winter Cup Final · 21 Dec 2025

1-0
Win
Dubnevych, Maksym(2310)

Online Winter Cup Final · 21 Dec 2025

0-1

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

PRO
8
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6
5
4
3
2
1a
b
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d
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
SF18
996 games
58%28%14%
MovegamesPerf%
1.d4Strong
728
75%
1.e4
186
66%
1.Nf3
54
65%
1.c4Strong
27
70%
1.d3Strong
1
100%

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