What is Yuriy Kuzubov's FIDE rating?

Yuriy Kuzubov's FIDE rating is 2587 standard, 2580 rapid, 2531 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Yuriy Kuzubov's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Yuriy Kuzubov played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 3,613 over-the-board games by Yuriy Kuzubov (3,242 classical, 210 rapid, 183 blitz), with 50% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Yuriy Kuzubov's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Yuriy Kuzubov?

Open Yuriy Kuzubov's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Yuriy Kuzubov's style, before facing them.

Yuriy Kuzubov

Ukraineborn 1990FIDE ID 14112906

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

2450

2550

2650

2625 · Sep 2023

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2024

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2025

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2587Classical

2580Rapid

2531Blitz

2699peak, Dec 2017

3,613games

1,806wins, 50%

1,049draws, 29%

758losses, 21%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2699 · Dec 2017

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.5% average

Solid conversion: 84%

Very consistent (87%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(69% in 1361 games)

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Based on

3,613 games

Based on 3,613 games

Openings

3,613 gamesBased on 3,613 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

King's Indian: Main Line1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.♞f3 O-O13 games, last played 6 years ago92.3%wins

Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6137 games, last played last month60.6%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 808 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 808 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.7%

Middlegame

93.7%

Endgame

95.3%

Clutch factor

+6%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%219g

EqualEqual position

96%163g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

89%118g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

22%

104 err

19%

91 err

18%

87 err

15%

73 err

14%

65 err

11%

52 err

Critical moment

Move 43 avg

1-15

11%

16-25

20%

26-35

26%

36-45

43%

46+

43% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

146Errors mapped

e5 / d5Hotspot zone

Critical squares

2121 err

1717 err

1616 err

1414 err

e5/d5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#40

♜ec1?? vs Jacobson

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#60

♚h8?? vs Deac

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#42

♝c5?? vs Korneev

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#46

♝d6?? vs Grischuk

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#134

♜d7?? vs Abdisalimov

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#27

♜fe7?? vs Nihal Sarin

Endgame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

3,613 games

Ivanchuk, Vasyl(2634)

TCh-ESP Div 1 2026 · 2 Sept 2026

0–1

Predke, Alexandr(2598)

TCh-ESP Div 1 2026 · 1 Sept 2026

0–1

Vokhidov, Shamsiddin(2655)

TCh-ESP Div 1 2026 · 31 Aug 2026

0–1

Bacrot, Etienne(2619)

TCh-ESP Div 1 2026 · 30 Aug 2026

½–½

Lamard, Guillaume(2483)

TCh-ESP Div 1 2026 · 29 Aug 2026

½–½

Svane, Frederik(2655)

TCh-ESP Div 1 2026 · 28 Aug 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

580 endgames (57.1%) · force Opposite-Color Bishops (19%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

57.1%

580 / 1,015

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Opposite-Color Bishops: only 19% win rate (26 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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3,613 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,817 games55%W27%D18%L

1,817games in this linewon 55%, drew 27%, lost 18%

Move

1. d4

13612w

57%24%19%

69%

1. e4

1585w

42%44%14

65%

1. c4

1517m

53%36%11

71%

1. ♞f3

1382w

51%33%16

67%

1. g3

95y

78%22%

78%

Scouting report: Yuriy Kuzubov (GM, UKR)

Yuriy Kuzubov

Rating & statistics

Play style

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Deep analysis

Critical blunders

Recent games

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