Scouting report: Illya Nyzhnyk (GM, UKR)

1,754 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,417 classical, 175 rapid, 162 blitz): 48% wins, 38% draws, 14% losses. FIDE rating 2527 standard, 2633 rapid, 2572 blitz. 456 games analyzed with Stockfish: 95% accuracy, 0.02 blunders per game.

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Illya Nyzhnyk

TitleGrandmasterFederationUkraineBorn1996FIDE ID14118084

Classical2527
Rapid2633
Blitz2572
Games1,754
W · D · L48 / 38 / 14
Peak2692

Rating history

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Classical2527Rapid2633Blitz2572no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.2%Opening94.4%Middlegame95.9%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 95.0% average
High resilience (69%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 89%
Very consistent (93%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (74% in 178 games)

Recent games

Shabalov, Alexander(2478)

Round 8: Shabalov, Alexander - N... · 30 Nov 2025

1–0
Kraai, Jesse(2382)

Round 9: Nyzhnyk, Illya - Kraai,... · 30 Nov 2025

½–½
Lu, Maximillian(2395)

Round 6: Lu, Maximillian - Nyzhn... · 29 Nov 2025

½–½
Tanenbaum, Zachary(2371)

US Chess Masters 2025 · 29 Nov 2025

½–½
Lin, Bryan Enming(2374)

Round 5: Nyzhnyk, Illya - Lin, B... · 28 Nov 2025

1–0

Play against Nyzhnyk's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,754 games

Openings

895 games as White · scores 70.4%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Benoni1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c520 games, last played 12 years ago65.0%wins
Slav: Semi-Slav1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.♞f3 ♞f6 4.♞c330 games, last played 2 years ago63.3%wins

By family

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PRO
1,754 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 70.4%
13074.6%+4.2 pts
10670.8%—
10157.9%−12.5 pts
8371.7%—
7573.3%—
7176.1%+5.7 pts
6871.3%—
4365.1%−5.3 pts

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,754 games in scope
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895 games53%W35%D12%L
Move
1. d4
54311m
50%39%
69%
1. e4
17811m
59%30%
74%
1. c4
1062y
54%34%
71%
1. ♞f3
582y
59%26%15
72%
1. b3
511m
80%20
80%
1. f4
311m
67%33%
83%
1. g3
29y
50%50%
25%

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