Khmelnitsky, Igor

USA USA·Born 1968·FIDE #2012111·160 Games

Classical2454160 Games

Rapid—0 Games

Blitz—0 Games

Statistics

160

Total

Wins

Draws

Losses

34%32%34%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 91.8% average

Very consistent (92%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 ♚ (59% in 34 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 35%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 15 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening94.8%

Middlegame91.5%

Endgame95.6%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+2%

Winning (+2 or more)93%

6 Games

Equal position91%

5 Games

Losing (-2 or more)91%

4 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♕

35%

8 errors

♖

26%

6 errors

♞

17%

4 errors

♙

17%

4 errors

♔

1 errors

♗

0 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 32average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

100% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

e53 err

g63 err

c52 err

d52 err

e82 err

e5/g6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Kaidanov, Gregory2548

USA Ch Seniors 2022 · 16 Jul 2022

½-½

Gurevich, Dmitry2351

ch-USA Seniors 2022 · 15 Jul 2022

0-1

Gurevich, D.2351

USA Ch Seniors 2022 · 15 Jul 2022

0-1

Shabalov, A.2510

USA Ch Seniors 2022 · 14 Jul 2022

½-½

Shabalov, Alexander2510

ch-USA Seniors 2022 · 14 Jul 2022

½-½

Novikov,I2547

ch-USA Seniors 2022 · 13 Jul 2022

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

Sicilian: Alapin

50.0%

12 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5

Ruy Lopez: Morphy

50.0%

8 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

No consistent strengths detected as White

Black

No consistent strengths detected as Black

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

3 errors

▶

#21Nxd5??

Tactics

vs Gurevich

OTB·2022

▶

#62Qg6+??

Endgame

vs Shabalov

OTB·2022

▶

#32Qh6+??

Tactics

vs Novikov

OTB·2022

Endgame Statistics

15 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position

77 Games

36%31%33%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	62	52%
1.d4	12	50%
1.Nf3	2	50%
1.a3	1	50%

1.e4

52%

1.d4

50%

1.Nf3

50%

1.a3

50%

Khmelnitsky, Igor

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Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Sicilian: Alapin

Ruy Lopez: Morphy

Strengths

Critical Blunders