Scouting report: Sergey Smagin (GM, RUS)

1,219 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,075 classical, 73 rapid, 71 blitz): 41% wins, 38% draws, 21% losses. FIDE rating 2551 standard, 2280 rapid, 2232 blitz. 10 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0 blunders per game.

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Sergey Smagin

GM

Russiaborn 1958FIDE ID 4100425

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2100
2300
2500
2551 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2551
2280
2232
2613peak, Jan 2001
1,219games
499wins, 41%
458draws, 38%
262losses, 21%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.2% average
Plays 2.6% better with black
Low resilience (33%): Doesn't save lost positions
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (64% in 578 games)

Play against Smagin's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,219 games

Openings

1,219 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Sicilian: Classical1.e4 c5 2.f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.xd4 f6 5.c3 c611 games, last played 3 years ago45.5%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Modern Defense1.e4 g6 2.d4 g714 games, last played 11 months ago57.1%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 10 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.2%
Middlegame
91.7%
Endgame
93.6%
Clutch factor
+7%
Winning (+2)
97%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
40%
4 err
40%
4 err
20%
2 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
Critical moment
Move 30 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
0%
26-35
0%
36-45
0%
46+
Error heatmap · Critical squares
2
2
2
2
2
Few
Many
c6
2
d4
2
d8
2
g3
2
h4
2
c6/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#62
b5?? vs Kukhmazov
Endgame · Rapid · 2025
#49
f3?? vs Afanasiev
Middlegame · Blitz · 2025
#50
d2?? vs Kozlov
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#37
f4?? vs Balashov
Endgame · Blitz · 2023
#49
e2?? vs Ionov
Endgame · Blitz · 2023
#35
g5?? vs Sirotkina
Middlegame · Blitz · 2023

Recent games

Kukhmazov, Arsen(2442)

Russian Rapid Championship 2025 · 15 Oct 2025

0–1
Zakhartsov, Vladimir(2461)

Russian Rapid Championship 2025 · 15 Oct 2025

0–1
Savchenko, Boris(2464)

Russian Rapid Championship 2025 · 15 Oct 2025

½–½
Kozlov, Alexei(2094)

Russian Blitz Championship 2025 · 14 Oct 2025

0–1
Afanasiev, Nikita(2511)

Russian Blitz Championship 2025 · 14 Oct 2025

1–0
Tekeyev, Zaur(2407)

Russian Blitz Championship 2025 · 14 Oct 2025

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,219 games in scope
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1a
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637 games47%W35%D18%L
Move
1. e4
57811m
47%36%17
64%
1. d4
444y
55%25%20
67%
1. c4
10Jan 1989
2070%
55%
1. f3
5Jan 1991
80%20
80%

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