Scouting report: Anton Smirnov (GM, AUS)

772 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (728 classical, 13 rapid, 31 blitz): 49% wins, 29% draws, 22% losses. FIDE rating 2586 standard, 2518 rapid, 2604 blitz. 133 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.09 blunders per game.

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Anton Smirnov

GM

Australiaborn 2001FIDE ID 3208923

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2450
2550
2650
2586 · Sep 2023
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2024
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2025
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Oct
2026
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2604
2586
2518
2604peak, Jan 2020
772games
382wins, 49%
224draws, 29%
166losses, 22%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.1% average
Solid conversion: 92%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (66% in 285 games)

Play against Smirnov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 772 games

Openings

772 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Ruy Lopez: Exchange1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b5 a6 4.♝xc619 games, last played 3 years ago68.4%wins
Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e611 games, last played 4 years ago63.6%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 133 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.7%
Middlegame
93.1%
Endgame
95.1%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
21%
32 err
19%
29 err
18%
27 err
17%
26 err
14%
21 err
12%
19 err
Critical moment
Move 46 avg
0%
1-15
22%
16-25
33%
26-35
11%
36-45
33%
46+
33% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
9
Few
Many
f3
9
d2
6
f4
6
e5
5
f2
5
f3/d2 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#23
♛c4?? vs Grischuk
Middlegame · OTB · 2024
#60
♚g3?? vs Duda
Endgame · OTB · 2024
#22
♛xa5?? vs Ter-Sahakyan
Middlegame · Blitz · 2023
#22
O-O-O?? vs Grigoriants
Middlegame · Blitz · 2023
#47
e6?? vs Ganguly
Endgame · Blitz · 2023
#11
d5?? vs Ivic
Opening · Blitz · 2023

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
772 games in scope
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382 games53%W28%D19%L
Move
1. e4
2851y
52%29%19
67%
1. d4
943y
55%27%18
69%
1. ♞f3
38y
33%67%
33%

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