GM

Cheparinov, Ivan

BUL BUL·Born 1986·FIDE #2905540·3,410 Games

Classical26272,709 Games
Rapid2615261 Games
Blitz2575462 Games

Statistics

3410

Total

1436

Wins

1401

Draws

572

Losses

42%41%17%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.9% average
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (70% in 698 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 595 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening97.2%
Middlegame94.4%
Endgame95.5%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%
Winning (+2 or more)96%
152 Games
Equal position96%
269 Games
Losing (-2 or more)91%
79 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖
22%
52 errors
♕
21%
48 errors
♗
16%
38 errors
♙
16%
36 errors
♞
13%
31 errors
♔
12%
27 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 46average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
50% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many
Few
Critical squares
d513 err
e511 err
g510 err
b69 err
d89 err
d5/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

W
Slipak, Sergio2374

Magistral Szmetan-Giardel... · 16 Dec 2025

1-0
L
Shirov, Alexei2610

Magistral Szmetan-Giardel... · 15 Dec 2025

1-0
D
Oro, Faustino2503

Round 7: Cheparinov, Ivan... · 14 Dec 2025

½-½
W
Benedetti, Julio2327

Round 8: Benedetti, Julio... · 13 Dec 2025

0-1
W
Darcyl, Tomas2360

Magistral Szmetan-Giardel... · 13 Dec 2025

0-1
D
Tempone, Marcelo2388

Round 10: Tempone, Marcel... · 13 Dec 2025

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White
Sicilian: Sveshnikov
50.0%
10 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID
White
Reti vs King's Indian
87.5%
16 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6

Sicilian: d6 Systems
66.7%
129 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6

Black
Sicilian: Rossolimo
47.6%
21 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5

Nimzo-Indian: Capablanca
46.2%
13 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
▶
#38Re8??
Tactics
vs Della Morte
Blitz·2025
▶
#44Ke4??
Endgame
vs Schnaider
OTB·2025
▶
#8Rd1??
Tactics
vs Villegas
Blitz·2025
▶
#75Kg6??
Endgame
vs Villarreal
Blitz·2025
▶
#33Rc5??
Tactics
vs Perez Ponsa
Blitz·2025
▶
#27Qc5??
Tactics
vs Valerga
Blitz·2025
▶
#29Nxd8??
Tactics
vs Hong
OTB·2025
▶
#39Nc5??
Tactics
vs Muradli
OTB·2025
▶
#62Ke5??
Endgame
vs Petrosyan
OTB·2025
▶
#32Rde7??
Tactics
vs Dudin
Blitz·2024
Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire
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Starting Position
1712 Games
49%38%13%
1.d4
67%
830
1.e4
70%
698
1.Nf3
66%
137
1.c4
62%
47
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