Scouting report: Leonid Sokolin (IM, USA)

609 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (573 classical, 18 rapid, 18 blitz): 44% wins, 17% draws, 38% losses. FIDE rating 2447 standard, 2493 rapid, 2394 blitz. 43 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.02 blunders per game.

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Leonid Sokolin

IM

United Statesborn 1966FIDE ID 2009161

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2360
2400
2440
2480
2520
2454 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2493
2447
2394
2513peak, Jan 2001
609games
271wins, 44%
105draws, 17%
233losses, 38%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.2% average
Very consistent (93%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (72% in 103 games)
Vulnerable to 1.e4 ♔ (only 47%)

Play against Sokolin's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 609 games

Openings

609 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Ruy Lopez: Closed1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.b5 a6 4.a4 f6 5.O-O e7only 9 games, last played 5 years ago77.8%losses
Ruy Lopez: Morphy1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.b5 a619 games, last played 2 years ago73.7%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Slav Defense1.d4 d5 2.c4 c613 games, last played 18 years ago92.3%wins
King's Indian1.d4 f6 2.c4 g616 games, last played 23 years ago68.8%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 43 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.6%
Middlegame
93.3%
Endgame
95.0%
Clutch factor
+3%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
91%
Problematic pieces
24%
12 err
20%
10 err
16%
8 err
16%
8 err
14%
7 err
8%
4 err
Critical moment
Move 93 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
0%
26-35
0%
36-45
100%
46+
100% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
4
4
4
Few
Many
d7
4
f4
4
g4
4
c7
3
a5
2
d7/f4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

8 errors
#33
f4?? vs Dubov
Middlegame · OTB · 2023
#25
d7?? vs Firouzja
Middlegame · OTB · 2023
#24
f4?? vs Root
Middlegame · OTB · 2022
#28
b4?? vs Williams
Middlegame · OTB · 2022
#40
c3?? vs Chowdhari Partha Rajesh
Endgame · OTB · 2022
#63
c7?? vs Ivanov
Endgame · OTB · 2022

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
609 games in scope
8
7
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5
4
3
2
1a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
309 games49%W12%D39%L
Move
1. e4
1902y
41%47%
47%
1. d4
1035y
66%22
72%
1. c4
108y
2040%40%
40%
1. f3
621y
67%33%
67%

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