Nihal Sarin

IND IND·Born 2004·FIDE #25092340·4,053 Games

Classical27233,237 Games

Rapid2682298 Games

Blitz2723586 Games

Statistics

4053

Total

2127

Wins

1142

Draws

783

Losses

52%28%19%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.0% average

Solid conversion: 82%

Very consistent (88%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.Nc3 ♔ (97% in 15 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 840 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.4%

Middlegame94.0%

Endgame95.2%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+6%

Winning (+2 or more)95%

191 Games

Equal position96%

240 Games

Losing (-2 or more)89%

69 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

27%

85 errors

♞

17%

52 errors

♕

16%

50 errors

♙

15%

46 errors

♔

13%

41 errors

♗

12%

37 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 42average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

38% of blunders occur between move 36-45. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

d513 err

c512 err

f312 err

d310 err

f49 err

d5/c5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

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1-0

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0-1

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Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bf5

55.6%

9 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bf5

1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6

50.0%

8 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6

Black

English: Symmetrical

60.0%

10 Games·Loses

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6

Sicilian: Closed

55.6%

9 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6

Strengths

AVOID

White

Sicilian: e6 Systems

87.5%

24 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

1.a3 e5 2.c4 Nf6

81.8%

11 Games·Wins

1.a3 e5 2.c4 Nf6

Black

Scotch Game

80.0%

10 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4

French: Winawer

66.7%

21 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#23exd4??

Tactics

vs Aravindh

Blitz·2026

▶

#33Qf5??

Tactics

vs Murzin

Blitz·2026

▶

#41g4??

Endgame

vs Niemann

Blitz·2026

▶

#27Rad8??

Tactics

vs Erigaisi Arjun

Blitz·2026

▶

#11Nf4??

Tactics

vs Suleymanli

OTB·2026

▶

#30f4??

Tactics

vs Dubnevych

OTB·2026

▶

#87Ra5??

Endgame

vs Germanovs

OTB·2026

▶

#82Kf1??

Endgame

vs Sarana

OTB·2026

▶

#94Ra8??

Endgame

vs Leiva

OTB·2026

▶

#12Bg4??

Tactics

vs Janaszak

OTB·2026

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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Starting Position

2046 Games

57%27%16%

Move	Games	%
1.d4 Strong	805	70%
1.e4 Strong	509	74%
1.Nf3	400	67%
1.c4 Strong	116	75%
1.b3	85	62%
1.a3 Strong	56	83%
1.g3 Strong	16	81%
1.Nc3 Strong	15	97%
1.b4 Strong	9	89%
1.h3 Strong	9	78%
1.e3	6	67%
1.g4	5	60%
1.f4 Strong	4	100%
1.c3 Strong	3	100%
1.d3 Strong	2	75%
1.f3 Strong	2	100%
1.h4 Weak	1	0%
1.Na3	1	50%
1.a4 Strong	1	100%
1.Nh3 Strong	1	100%

1.d4

70%

805

1.e4

74%

509

1.Nf3

67%

400

1.c4

75%

116

1.b3

62%

1.a3

83%

1.g3

81%

1.Nc3

97%

1.b4

89%

1.h3

78%

1.e3

67%

1.g4

60%

1.f4

100%

1.c3

100%

1.d3

75%

1.f3

100%

1.h4

1.Na3

50%

1.a4

100%

1.Nh3

100%

Nihal Sarin

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Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bf5

1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6

English: Symmetrical

Sicilian: Closed

Strengths

Sicilian: e6 Systems

1.a3 e5 2.c4 Nf6

Scotch Game

French: Winawer

Critical Blunders