What is Kirk Ghazarian's FIDE rating?

Kirk Ghazarian's FIDE rating is 2528 standard, 2377 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Kirk Ghazarian's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Kirk Ghazarian played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 809 over-the-board games by Kirk Ghazarian (772 classical, 37 blitz), with 41% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Kirk Ghazarian's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Kirk Ghazarian?

Open Kirk Ghazarian'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 Kirk Ghazarian's style, before facing them.

Kirk Ghazarian

United Statesborn 2006FIDE ID 30908604

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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Peak2546

2473 · Sep 2023

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2528Classical

2377Blitz

2546peak, Jun 2026

809games

334wins, 41%

246draws, 30%

229losses, 28%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2546 · Jun 2026

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.0% average

Solid conversion: 84%

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(69% in 118 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3

(only 46%)

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Based on

809 games

Based on 809 games

Openings

809 gamesBased on 809 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Benoni1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c5only 9 games, last played 2 years ago44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d617 games, last played last month70.6%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 358 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 358 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.7%

Middlegame

94.2%

Endgame

95.5%

Clutch factor

+3%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%115g

EqualEqual position

95%165g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

92%78g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

23%

54 err

22%

52 err

15%

36 err

14%

32 err

13%

31 err

12%

29 err

Critical moment

Move 43 avg

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

64%

46+

64% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

87Errors mapped

e4 / b5Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1111 err

1010 err

88 err

e4/b5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#37

♜a4?? vs Nithin Babu

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#51

b5?? vs Balaji

Endgame · OTB · 2024

#57

♚xb3?? vs Quesada Perez

Endgame · OTB · 2024

#60

♜d4?? vs Kavutskiy

Endgame · OTB · 2024

#14

♜a1?? vs Merario Alarcon

Middlegame · OTB · 2024

#53

♚e4?? vs Engesser

Endgame · OTB · 2023

Recent games

809 games

Lopez Rayo, Santiago(2425)

24th Spilimbergo Open · 15 Aug 2026

½–½

Bettalli, Francesco(2389)

24th Spilimbergo Open · 14 Aug 2026

½–½

Lu, Maximillian(2427)

24th Spilimbergo Open · 13 Aug 2026

½–½

Botta, Massimiliano(2276)

24th Spilimbergo Open · 12 Aug 2026

1–0

Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad(2406)

24th Spilimbergo Open · 11 Aug 2026

½–½

Llari, Marc(2330)

24th Spilimbergo Open · 10 Aug 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

189 endgames (53.8%) · force Opposite-Color Bishops (14%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

53.8%

189 / 351

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 Opposite-Color Bishops: only 14% win rate (14 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

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809 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

399 games48%W30%D22%L

399games in this linewon 48%, drew 30%, lost 22%

Move

1. d4

2174w

41%35%24%

59%

1. e4

1185w

60%18%22%

69%

1. c4

415w

49%39%12

68%

1. ♞f3

151y

53%33%14

70%

1. a3

43y

50%50%

75%

1. b3

23y

100%

1. e3

16y

100%

50%

1. g3

12y

100%

Scouting report: Kirk Ghazarian (GM, USA)

Kirk Ghazarian

Rating & statistics

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Deep analysis

Critical blunders

Recent games

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