GM

Golod, Vitali

ISR ISR·Born 1971·FIDE #2804140·1,605 Games

Classical24761,514 Games
Rapid237244 Games
Blitz257450 Games

Statistics

1605

Total

690

Wins

727

Draws

188

Losses

43%45%12%

Play Style

What 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 ♔ (70% in 679 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 75 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening96.9%
Middlegame94.3%
Endgame96.3%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+3%
Winning (+2 or more)95%
22 Games
Equal position95%
44 Games
Losing (-2 or more)92%
9 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖
26%
8 errors
♗
23%
7 errors
♞
23%
7 errors
♙
13%
4 errors
♕
13%
4 errors
♔
3%
1 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 28average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
33% of blunders occur between move 16-25. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

1
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
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Many
Few
Critical squares
c63 err
d73 err
c42 err
c52 err
e12 err
c6/d7 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

L
Ben Ari, Yannay2467

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

0-1
W
Ribstein, Orel2213

TCh-ISR GpA 2026 · 31 Jan 2026

0-1
D
Eliagov, K.2216

Israel Team Championship ... · 30 Jan 2026

½-½
D
Iliaguev, Kafar2216

Round 5: Iliaguev, Kafar ... · 30 Jan 2026

½-½
W
Ribstein, Orel

Israel Team Championship ... · 13 Jan 2026

0-1
D
Mindlin, Alon2450

Israel Team Championship ... · 7 Mar 2025

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID
White
King's Indian: Main Line
59.0%
39 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O

King's Indian: Classical
56.3%
32 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5

Black
Sicilian: Scheveningen
53.8%
13 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6

Grünfeld
46.4%
28 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
▶
#18Ne4??
Tactics
vs Michaeli
OTB·2024
▶
#61Bd7??
Endgame
vs Kochavi
OTB·2024
▶
#52Ke5??
Endgame
vs Shohat
Rapid·2023
▶
#61Kd5??
Endgame
vs Parkhov
Rapid·2023
▶
#10g5??
Tactics
vs Rahmilevitz
OTB·2023
▶
#29Qb8??
Tactics
vs Weisbuch
Rapid·2021
▶
#43Rxh3??
Endgame
vs Bitensky
OTB·2020
▶
#33Re1??
Tactics
vs Judkovsky
OTB·2019
▶
#30fxe6??
Tactics
vs Kudischewitsch
OTB·2019
▶
#20Qf6??
Tactics
vs Nepomniachtchi
Rapid·2009
Endgame Statistics

22 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire
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Starting Position
819 Games
46%46%8%
1.d4
70%
679
1.e4
62%
85
1.Nf3
69%
27
1.c4
65%
26
1.g3
50%
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1.b3
100%
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