Scouting report: Lev Alburt (GM, USA)

1,076 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,070 classical, 5 rapid, 1 blitz): 38% wins, 36% draws, 27% losses. FIDE rating 2539 standard, 2526 rapid, 2521 blitz. 34 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.06 blunders per game.

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Lev Alburt

TitleGrandmasterFederationUnited StatesBorn1945FIDE ID2000156

Classical2539
Rapid2526
Blitz2521
Games1,076
W · D · L38 / 36 / 27
Peak2550

Rating history

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Classical2539Rapid2526Blitz2521no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.5%Opening93.5%Middlegame95.4%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.2% average
Low resilience (22%): Doesn't save lost positions
Very consistent (93%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (63% in 397 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 41%)

Recent games

Mikhalchishin, Adrian(2520)

San Francisco, CA USA · 8 Jun 2014

1–0
Krush, Irina(2489)

Razuvaev Memorial · 11 Aug 2013

1–0
Kosteniuk, Alexandra(2488)

Razuvaev Memorial · 10 Aug 2013

1–0
Sedina, Elena(2311)

Razuvaev Memorial · 9 Aug 2013

1–0
Zatonskih, Anna(2473)

Razuvaev Memorial · 8 Aug 2013

½–½

Play against Alburt's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,076 games

Openings

535 games as White · scores 62.7%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
English: Symmetrical1.c4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞f613 games, last played 38 years ago76.9%wins
King's Indian: Classical1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.♝e234 games, last played 24 years ago58.8%wins

By family

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PRO
1,076 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 62.7%
8860.8%—
8261.6%—
7063.6%—
4656.5%−6.2 pts
4566.7%+4.0 pts
3775.7%+13.0 pts
2661.5%—
2466.7%+4.0 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
1,076 games in scope
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535 games43%W40%D17%L
Move
1. d4
39713y
43%40%17
63%
1. c4
70Jan 1989
46%36%18
64%
1. ♞f3
43Oct 1989
42%51%
67%
1. e4
23Jan 1976
30%39%31%
50%
1. g3
2—
50%50%
50%

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