Scouting report: Alexander Goldin (GM, USA)

1,402 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,376 classical, 18 rapid, 8 blitz): 42% wins, 33% draws, 25% losses. FIDE rating 2514 standard. 42 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.07 blunders per game.

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Alexander Goldin

GM

United Statesborn 1964FIDE ID 2019540

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2480
2520
2560
2542 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2514
2630peak, Jan 2002
1,402games
588wins, 42%
469draws, 33%
345losses, 25%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.7% average
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (63% in 525 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 48%)

Play against Goldin's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,402 games

Openings

1,402 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Reti: Double Fianchetto1.♞f3 ♞f6 2.g3 g613 games, last played 3 weeks ago53.8%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Slav: Semi-Slav1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.♞f3 ♞f6 4.♞c324 games, last played 21 years ago62.5%wins
Reti: KIA1.♞f3 d5 2.g3 ♞f613 games, last played 2 weeks ago61.5%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 42 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.3%
Middlegame
92.7%
Endgame
95.2%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
93%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
20%
11 err
19%
10 err
19%
10 err
17%
9 err
15%
8 err
11%
6 err
Critical moment
Move 32 avg
0%
1-15
50%
16-25
0%
26-35
50%
36-45
0%
46+
50% of blunders occur after move 16-25. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
3
3
3
3
Few
Many
c3
3
d4
3
f1
3
f5
3
b1
2
c3/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

some recent costly mistakes
Shabalov, Alexander(2478)

Move 74 · Endgame · OTB · 2025

−3.6a5??
Christiansen, Larry(2571)

Move 46 · Middlegame · OTB · 2025

−2.4h2??
Movahed, Sina(2417)

Move 45 · Endgame · OTB · 2023

−5.4f7??
Rozman, Levy(2322)

Move 29 · Middlegame · OTB · 2023

−3.9g4??
Bluebaum, Matthias(2664)

Move 44 · Endgame · OTB · 2022

−3.5c3??
Shabalov, Alexander(2528)

Move 21 · Middlegame · OTB · 2020

−4.2b4??
Getz, Shelby(2298)

Move 40 · Endgame · OTB · 2020

−4.0xf5??
Geller, Efim P(2480)

Move 10 · Opening · OTB

−3.1O-O-O??

Recent games

Moro Saidon, Gonzalo(2119)

Titled Tuesday · 15 Sept 2026

0–1
Tan, Zhongyi(2536)

Titled Tuesday · 15 Sept 2026

1–0
Fogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani Alexander(2214)

Titled Tuesday · 15 Sept 2026

½–½
Arpith S Bijoy(2323)

Titled Tuesday · 15 Sept 2026

0–1
Kononenko,Dmitry2(2142)

Titled Tuesday · 15 Sept 2026

1–0
Souleidis, Georgios(2418)

Titled Tuesday · 15 Sept 2026

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,402 games in scope
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723 games47%W31%D22%L
Move
1. d4
5255w
46%34%20
63%
1. ♞f3
1672w
49%2031%
59%
1. c4
176y
53%2423
65%
1. e4
132y
2346%31%
46%
1. g3
1—
100%
50%

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