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Nyzhnyk, Illya

UKR UKR·Born 1996·FIDE #14118084·1,914 Games

Classical25271,755 Games
Rapid263362 Games
Blitz257297 Games

Play against Nyzhnyk, Illya's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

1914

Wins

920

Draws

729

Losses

265
48%38%14%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 95.0% average
High resilience (74%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 91%
Very consistent (93%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (74% in 188 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 456 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.2%
Middlegame
94.4%
Endgame
95.9%
Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?
+6%
Winning (+2 or more)
95%216g
Equal position
96%197g
Losing (-2 or more)
90%43g
Performance under pressure
Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?
27%
49 errors
18%
33 errors
16%
28 errors
13%
24 errors
13%
24 errors
12%
21 errors
Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?
Move 41 average
0%
0%
38%
38%
25%
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
38% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap — Where do most errors occur?
9
10
10
Few
Many
Critical squares
e5
10 err
f3
10 err
c5
9 err
f6
7 err
c8
6 err
e5/f3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these lines

No significant weaknesses detected as White

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

— avoid these lines
White66.7%Wins
Slav: Semi-Slav — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc333 Games · last played last year
White66.7%Wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e612 Games · last played 8 months ago
Black66.7%Wins
Caro-Kann: Exchange — 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd512 Games · last played 3 years ago
Black54.9%Wins
Sicilian: d6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6122 Games · last played last year

Critical Blunders

10 errors · Stockfish
Qg7??vs ShabalovOTB · 2025
Bc5??vs HeOTB · 2025
Bxe3??vs VemparalaOTB · 2025
Kf8+??vs ShanklandOTB · 2024
Kf6??vs GazikOTB · 2024
g5??vs BatchuluunOTB · 2024
Nxc4??vs DubovOTB · 2023
Rhe1??vs SadhwaniOTB · 2023
Rhc8??vs BokOTB · 2023
O-O-O??vs WillowOTB · 2023

Recent Games

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Shabalov, Alexander(2478)

Round 8: Shabalov, Alexan... · 30 Nov 2025

1-0
D
Kraai, Jesse(2382)

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

½-½
D
Tanenbaum, Zachary(2371)

2025 US Masters · 30 Nov 2025

½-½
D
Tanenbaum, Zachary(2371)

US Chess Masters 2025 · 29 Nov 2025

½-½
D
Lu, Maximillian(2395)

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

½-½
L
Rakhmatullaev, Almas(2390)

2025 US Masters · 28 Nov 2025

1-0

Endgame Statistics

PRO23 endgame categories analyzed
Endgame Statistics
Reveal weaknesses →
Repertoire
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
978 Games
53%35%12%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.d4
589
69%
1.e4Strong
188
75%
1.c4Strong
122
71%
1.Nf3Strong
65
72%
1.b3Strong
6
83%
1.g3Weak
4
13%
1.f4Strong
4
75%

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