Scouting report: Mykola Bortnyk (IM, UKR)

1,258 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (992 classical, 87 rapid, 197 blitz): 58% wins, 18% draws, 24% losses. FIDE rating 2446 standard, 2513 rapid, 2650 blitz. 279 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.09 blunders per game.

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Mykola Bortnyk

IM

Ukraineborn 1994FIDE ID 14120836

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2300
2400
2500
2600
2700
2407 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
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Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2650
2513
2446
2504peak, Feb 2020
1,258games
732wins, 58%
226draws, 18%
300losses, 24%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.7% average
High resilience (61%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 89%
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (78% in 67 games)

Play against Bortnyk's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,258 games

Openings

1,258 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Scandinavian Defense1.e4 d5 2.exd5 ♛xd5only 8 games, last played 2 years ago50.0%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 ♞f623 games, last played 11 months ago73.9%wins
French: Tarrasch1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞d214 games, last played 2 months ago71.4%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 279 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
95.9%
Middlegame
93.2%
Endgame
95.4%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
22%
69 err
20%
60 err
19%
58 err
15%
45 err
13%
40 err
11%
35 err
Critical moment
Move 50 avg
0%
1-15
17%
16-25
11%
26-35
6%
36-45
67%
46+
67% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
15
16
Few
Many
f5
16
e5
15
f4
12
d5
11
f6
10
f5/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#72
b3?? vs Paragua
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#65
♚f4?? vs Gutnik
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#43
♚f5?? vs Pressman
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#39
♜c6?? vs Chasin
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#54
♜a6?? vs Erenburg
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#33
♜d3?? vs Bauml
Endgame · OTB · 2025

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,258 games in scope
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634 games62%W17%D21%L
Move
1. e4
5202m
61%1623
69%
1. d4
672m
66%25%
78%
1. ♞f3
341y
62%1820
71%
1. c4
98m
78%
83%
1. ♞c3
11y
100%
100%
1. g3
12y
100%
100%
1. a3
111y
100%
100%
1. b3
111m
100%
100%

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