What is Vitali Golod's FIDE rating?

Vitali Golod's FIDE rating is 2476 standard, 2377 rapid, 2574 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Vitali Golod's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Vitali Golod played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,545 over-the-board games by Vitali Golod (1,454 classical, 44 rapid, 50 blitz), with 43% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Vitali Golod's Chess Stalker profile.

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Vitali Golod

Israelborn 1971FIDE ID 2804140

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2498 · Sep 2023

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2574Blitz

2476Classical

2377Rapid

2606peak, Jan 2008

1,545games

660wins, 43%

703draws, 46%

182losses, 12%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2606 · Jan 2008

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.8% average

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(70% in 653 games)

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Based on

1,545 games

Based on 1,545 games

Openings

1,545 gamesBased on 1,545 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Modern Benoni1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e614 games, last played 10 years ago85.7%wins

Benoni1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c543 games, last played 3 years ago67.4%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 75 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 75 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.9%

Middlegame

94.3%

Endgame

96.3%

Clutch factor

+3%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%22g

EqualEqual position

95%44g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

92%9g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

26%

8 err

23%

7 err

23%

7 err

13%

4 err

13%

4 err

1 err

Critical moment

Move 28 avg

1-15

33%

16-25

33%

26-35

33%

36-45

46+

33% of blunders occur after move 16-25. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 16-25. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

17Errors mapped

c6 / d7Hotspot zone

Critical squares

33 err

22 err

c6/d7 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

some recent costly mistakes

Stockfish

Michaeli, Omri(1965)

Move 18 · Middlegame · OTB · 2024

−4.0e4??

Kochavi, Dana(2067)

Move 61 · Endgame · OTB · 2024

−3.0d7??

Parkhov, Yair(2495)

Move 61 · Endgame · Rapid · 2023

−3.5d5??

Shohat, Yotam(2332)

Move 52 · Endgame · Rapid · 2023

−3.5e5??

Rahmilevitz, Anton(2250)

Move 10 · Opening · OTB · 2023

−3.0g5??

Weisbuch, Udi(2209)

Move 29 · Middlegame · Rapid · 2021

−2.5b8??

Bitensky, Igor(2396)

Move 43 · Endgame · OTB · 2020

−7.5xh3??

Judkovsky, Yair(2298)

Move 33 · Middlegame · OTB · 2019

−3.2e1??

Kudischewitsch, David(2350)

Move 30 · Middlegame · OTB · 2019

−4.5fxe6??

Nepomniachtchi, Ian(2632)

Move 20 · Middlegame · Rapid · 2009

−3.0f6??

Recent games

1,545 games

Mindlin, Alon(2457)

Israeli Team Championship Top Pl... · 16 Jun 2026

½–½

Ben Ari, Yannay(2467)

Round 7: Golod, Vitali - Ben Ari... · 6 Feb 2026

0–1

Ribstein, Orel(2213)

Israeli Team Championship Group ... · 31 Jan 2026

0–1

Iliaguev, Kafar(2216)

Israel Team Championship 2026 - ... · 30 Jan 2026

½–½

Mindlin, Alon(2450)

Israel Team Championship 2025 · 7 Mar 2025

½–½

Zanan, Evgeny(2435)

Israel Team Championship 2025 · 28 Feb 2025

½–½

Endgame statistics

46 endgames (50.5%) · force Minor Piece Pairs (0%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

50.5%

46 / 91

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Minor Piece Pairs: only 0% win rate (7 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

1,545 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

791 games46%W46%D8%L

791games in this linewon 46%, drew 46%, lost 8%

Move

1. d4

6533m

47%44%9

70%

1. e4

832y

35%57%8

63%

1. ♞f3

2714y

44%48%8

69%

1. c4

262y

46%38%16

65%

1. g3

1—

100%

50%

1. b3

121y