Khmelniker, Ilya

GM

ISR ISR·Born 1985·FIDE #2805340

2441Classical
2379Rapid
2414Blitz

Statistics

Total480
Wins169
Draws183
Losses128
35%38%27%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 91.7% average
Low resilience (33%): Doesn't save lost positions
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (64% in 211 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 33%)

Play against Khmelniker's Twin

Uses their openings, level & style

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical · 60 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.2%
Middlegame
93.7%
Endgame
95.8%
Clutch Factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
91%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
87%
Problematic Pieces
27%
11 err
27%
11 err
20%
8 err
17%
7 err
7%
3 err
2%
1 err
Critical Moment
Move 32 avg
0%
1-15
40%
16-25
40%
26-35
0%
36-45
20%
46+
40% of blunders occur after move 16-25 — keep tension until then.
Error Heatmap
3
Few
Many
b7
3 err
b4
2 err
b6
2 err
d4
2 err
e2
2 err
b7/b4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

480 games

Weaknesses

— exploit these

No significant weaknesses detected as white

No significant weaknesses detected as black

Strengths

— avoid these

No consistent strengths detected as white

asblack50.0%wins
Italian: Giuoco Piano — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc512 g

Critical Blunders

8 errors
Nxc5??vs MesropovOTB · 2024
Rd2??vs MikhalevskiOTB · 2024
Qg5+??vs ZolerOTB · 2020
g4??vs SivukOTB · 2019
Qd8??vs GoikhmanOTB · 2019
Nb3??vs PostnyOTB · 2019
Rb7??vs ShvidlerOTB · 2019
b6??vs GrischukOTB · 2006

Recent Games

Win
Uritsky, Yonathan(2320)

Israel Team Championship ... · 6 Feb 2026

1-0
Draw
Alekseev, Evgeny(2517)

Israel Team Championship ... · 30 Jan 2026

½-½
Loss
Baron, Tal(2435)

Israel Team Championship ... · 7 Mar 2025

1-0
Loss
Bakalchuk, Johnatan(2438)

Israel Team Championship ... · 28 Feb 2025

0-1
Draw
Tulchynskyi, Feliks(2291)

TCh-ISR 2025 · 7 Feb 2025

½-½
Draw
Lev, Ronen(2338)

Israel Teams Championship... · 18 Jan 2025

½-½

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

PRO
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
SF18
236 games
45%37%18%
MovegamesPerf%
1.d4
211
65%
1.c4
20
60%
1.Nf3
5
60%

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