Scouting report: Alexey Kuzmin (GM, RUS)

628 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (627 classical, 1 rapid): 41% wins, 43% draws, 16% losses. FIDE rating 2540 standard, 2530 rapid, 2445 blitz. 5 games analyzed with Stockfish: 92% accuracy, 0.4 blunders per game.

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Alexey Kuzmin

GM

Russiaborn 1963FIDE ID 4100794

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2420
2460
2500
2540
2540 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
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2025
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2026
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2540
2530
2445
2588peak, Jan 2001
628games
256wins, 41%
270draws, 43%
102losses, 16%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 91.9% average
Plays 7.0% better with white
Very consistent (83%)
Very precise: only 0.4 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (69% in 204 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 43%)

Play against Kuzmin's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 628 games

Openings

628 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Ruy Lopez: Closed1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.b5 a6 4.a4 f6 5.O-O e711 games, last played 22 years ago81.8%wins
Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e622 games, last played 22 years ago77.3%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 5 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
94.7%
Middlegame
92.5%
Endgame
95.6%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
85%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
80%
Problematic pieces
25%
2 err
25%
2 err
25%
2 err
12%
1 err
12%
1 err
0%
0 err
Critical moment
Move 34 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
100%
26-35
0%
36-45
0%
46+
100% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Few
Many
c1
1
c2
1
c3
1
e3
1
e4
1
c1/c2 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

1 errors
#45
h7h6?? vs Karpov
OTB · 1988

Recent games

Damljanovic, Branko(2588)

La Palma Rapid Open · 12 Jun 2005

½–½
Siebrecht, Sebastian(2340)

ACT Open · 25 Jul 2004

1–0
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar(2574)

ACT Open · 24 Jul 2004

0–1
Doggers, Peter(2246)

ACT Open · 23 Jul 2004

1–0
Blees, Albert(2400)

ACT Open · 22 Jul 2004

½–½
Van de Oudeweetering, Arthur(2369)

ACT Open · 21 Jul 2004

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
628 games in scope
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1a
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328 games48%W41%D11%L
Move
1. d4
20421y
50%39%
69%
1. e4
12223y
45%43%
67%
1. f3
1
100%
0%
1. c4
1Jan 1994
100%
100%

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