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Shabalov, Alexander

USA USA·Born 1967·FIDE #2008572·2,378 Games

Classical24282,244 Games
Rapid246791 Games
Blitz239343 Games

Play against Shabalov, Alexander's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

2378

Wins

1138

Draws

678

Losses

560
48%29%24%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.2% average
Solid conversion: 89%
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.f4 ♔ (74% in 21 games)
Vulnerable to 1.g3 ♚ (only 46%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 87 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
95.6%
Middlegame
93.8%
Endgame
94.8%
Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?
+4%
Winning (+2 or more)
94%38g
Equal position
94%32g
Losing (-2 or more)
90%17g
Performance under pressure
Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?
32%
25 errors
16%
13 errors
15%
12 errors
15%
12 errors
11%
9 errors
10%
8 errors
Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?
Move 33 average
0%
40%
20%
20%
20%
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
40% of blunders occur between move 16-25. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap — Where do most errors occur?
4
4
4
Few
Many
Critical squares
c4
4 err
d6
4 err
f4
4 err
c7
3 err
d3
3 err
c4/d6 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
White68.3%Wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e663 Games · last played 3 weeks ago
White56.0%Wins
Sicilian: d6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6141 Games · last played 6 months ago
Black81.8%Wins
French: Classical — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf611 Games · last played last year
Black72.2%Wins
Sicilian: Sveshnikov — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e518 Games · last played 6 years ago

Critical Blunders

10 errors · Stockfish
Bxc4??vs VershininOTB · 2026
Nc5??vs MengOTB · 2026
Rc7??vs ZhouOTB · 2026
Rd4??vs KrasenkowOTB · 2024
Rb2??vs BerendOTB · 2024
Bf3??vs WilliamsOTB · 2024
Rxe6??vs Aranha FilhoOTB · 2024
exf4??vs Zilleruelo IrizarryOTB · 2019
Rxd6??vs NakamuraOTB · 2007
Kh8??vs ShirovOTB

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Endgame Statistics

PRO15 endgame categories analyzed
Endgame Statistics
Reveal weaknesses →
Repertoire
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3
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
1205 Games
53%27%20%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.e4
665
69%
1.d4
340
63%
1.Nf3
112
61%
1.c4
67
62%
1.f4Strong
21
74%

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