GM

Lobanov, Sergei

FID FID·Born 2001·FIDE #24183750·2,529 Games

Classical25151,997 Games
Rapid2459205 Games
Blitz2524348 Games

Statistics

2529

Total

1127

Wins

751

Draws

651

Losses

45%30%26%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.2% average
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.b3 ♚ (79% in 14 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 47%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 587 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening97.0%
Middlegame93.6%
Endgame95.3%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%
Winning (+2 or more)95%
189 Games
Equal position96%
218 Games
Losing (-2 or more)90%
93 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖
23%
69 errors
♙
20%
60 errors
♕
20%
61 errors
♗
16%
49 errors
♔
11%
34 errors
♞
11%
33 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 39average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
40% of blunders occur between move 36-45. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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13
10
19
10
9
8
7
7
7
abcdefgh
Many
Few
Critical squares
f519 err
d513 err
g611 err
e410 err
e510 err
f5/d5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

L
Safarli, Eltaj2623

World Blitz 2025 Open · 30 Dec 2025

0-1
D
Vakhidov, Jakhongir2516

World Blitz 2025 · 30 Dec 2025

½-½
D
Svane, Rasmus2608

World Blitz 2025 · 30 Dec 2025

½-½
D
Theodorou, Nikolas2652

World Blitz 2025 · 30 Dec 2025

½-½
L
Safarli, E.2644

World Blitz 2025 · 30 Dec 2025

0-1
W
Ponkratov, Pavel2587

World Blitz 2025 · 30 Dec 2025

0-1

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White
Sicilian: Dragon
42.9%
14 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6

Black
English: Four Knights
66.7%
12 Games·Loses

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6

Reti: KIA
60.0%
20 Games·Loses

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6

Strengths

AVOID
White
King's Indian
61.4%
57 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6

Sicilian: Classical
64.3%
14 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6

Black
Sicilian: d6 Systems
48.1%
106 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6

Scotch Game
52.6%
19 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
▶
#57fxg5+??
Endgame
vs Theodorou
Blitz·2025
▶
#59Bf4??
Endgame
vs Safarli
Blitz·2025
▶
#35Kg3??
Tactics
vs Duda
Blitz·2025
▶
#20c4??
Tactics
vs Sindarov
Blitz·2025
▶
#58Ra4+??
Endgame
vs Harikrishna
Blitz·2025
▶
#48gxf5??
Endgame
vs Santos Latasa
Blitz·2025
▶
#89Ng3??
Endgame
vs Mamedov
Blitz·2025
▶
#42Bxc7??
Endgame
vs Murzin
Rapid·2025
▶
#55Bd3??
Endgame
vs Smirnov
Blitz·2025
▶
#46Rg3??
Endgame
vs Davtyan
OTB·2025
Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position
1284 Games
49%29%22%
1.e4
63%
762
1.d4
63%
410
1.Nf3
76%
80
1.c4
57%
29
1.b3
100%
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1.Nc3
0%
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