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GM

Makarichev, Sergey

RUS RUS·Born 1953

FIDE OTB · #4100468 · 903 Games

Classical2519871 g
Rapid32 g
Blitz0 g

Play against Makarichev's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

903

Wins

287

Draws

478

Losses

138
32%53%15%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.0% average
Very consistent (93%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (68% in 160 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 45%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 18 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
95.6%
Middlegame
95.0%
Endgame
96.4%
Clutch Factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
92%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
87%
Problematic Pieces
46%
6 err
23%
3 err
15%
2 err
8%
1 err
8%
1 err
0%
0 err
Critical Moment
Move 32 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
100%
26-35
0%
36-45
0%
46+
100% of blunders after move 26-35 — keep the tension until then.
Error Heatmap
2
2
Few
Many
d7
2 err
e2
2 err
a5
1 err
b3
1 err
b4
1 err
d7/e2 account for most of the errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

903 Games

Weaknesses

— exploit these
aswhite50.0%Losses
Ruy Lopez: Morphy — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
14 Games · last played 58 years agoPlay this line

No significant weaknesses detected as black

Strengths

— avoid these

No consistent strengths detected as white

asblack52.9%Wins
Sicilian: 2...Nc6 — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6
34 Games · last played 38 years ago

Critical Blunders

1 errors
b1b4??vs TalOTB

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Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
455 Games
36%52%12%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.e4
278
59%
1.c4
160
68%
1.d4
10
65%
1.Nf3
7
43%

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