What is Vadim Ruban's FIDE rating?

Vadim Ruban's FIDE rating is 2545 standard, 2521 rapid. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Vadim Ruban's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Vadim Ruban played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 412 over-the-board games by Vadim Ruban (412 classical), with 35% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Vadim Ruban's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Vadim Ruban?

Open Vadim Ruban'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 Vadim Ruban's style, before facing them.

Vadim Ruban

Russiaborn 1964FIDE ID 4100387

Rating & statistics

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2545Classical

2521Rapid

2545peak, Jan 2001

412games

145wins, 35%

169draws, 41%

98losses, 24%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2545 · Jan 2001

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 93.8% average

Plays 5.9% better with black

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(60% in 204 games)

Vulnerable to 1.d4

(only 47%)

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Based on

412 games

Based on 412 games

Openings

412 gamesBased on 412 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Benoni1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c513 games69.2%wins

Benko Gambit1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b510 games60.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 5 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 5 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.5%

Middlegame

92.3%

Endgame

96.6%

Clutch factor

+8%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

97%1g

EqualEqual position

95%2g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%2g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

25%

1 err

25%

1 err

25%

1 err

25%

1 err

0 err

Critical moment

Move 30 avg

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

4Errors mapped

f4 / f5Hotspot zone

Critical squares

11 err

f4/f5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

No blunders recorded

Recent games

412 games

Kozak, Alexander

RUS Ch m1-2 · 20 May 1997

0–1

Kozak, Alexander

RUS Ch m1-2 · 19 May 1997

½–½

Wolff, Patrick G(2580)

PCA Qualifiers · 30 Dec 1993

½–½

Polgar, Judit(2630)

PCA Qualifiers · 27 Dec 1993

0–1

Polugaevsky, Lev(2635)

PCA Qualifiers · 26 Dec 1993

½–½

Agdestein, Simen

PCA Qualifiers · 24 Dec 1993

½–½

Endgame statistics

2 endgames (40%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

40%

2 / 5

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 : only 0% win rate (0 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

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412 games in scope

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213 games38%W42%D20%L

213games in this linewon 38%, drew 42%, lost 20%

Move

1. d4

204May 1997

38%43%19%

60%

1. e4

3—

67%33%

67%

1. ♞f3

3—

33%33%34%

50%

1. c4

3—

33%33%34%

50%

Scouting report: Vadim Ruban (GM, RUS)

Vadim Ruban

Rating & statistics

Play style

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

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Critical blunders

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