What is Mark Bluvshtein's FIDE rating?

Mark Bluvshtein's FIDE rating is 2590 standard. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Mark Bluvshtein's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Mark Bluvshtein played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 666 over-the-board games by Mark Bluvshtein (666 classical), with 44% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Mark Bluvshtein's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Mark Bluvshtein?

Open Mark Bluvshtein's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Mark Bluvshtein's style, before facing them.

Mark Bluvshtein

Canadaborn 1988FIDE ID 2603608

Rating & statistics

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2590Classical

2611peak, Jul 2011

666games

290wins, 44%

241draws, 36%

135losses, 20%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2611 · Jul 2011

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.6% average

Very consistent (92%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(70% in 206 games)

Vulnerable to 1.c4

(only 46%)

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Based on

666 games

Based on 666 games

Openings

666 gamesBased on 666 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e621 games, last played 15 years ago71.4%wins

Benoni1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c513 games, last played 15 years ago61.5%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 10 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 10 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.8%

Middlegame

92.2%

Endgame

95.3%

Clutch factor

+4%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%3g

EqualEqual position

94%3g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%4g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

22%

2 err

22%

2 err

22%

2 err

22%

2 err

11%

1 err

0 err

Critical moment

Move 30 avg

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

9Errors mapped

h3 / b4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

22 err

11 err

h3/b4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

2 errors · Stockfish

#26

♛b4?? vs Mamedyarov

Middlegame · OTB · 2004

#30

h3?? vs Carlsen

Middlegame · OTB · 2003