Scouting report: Vyacheslav Ikonnikov (GM, FID)

2,305 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (2,305 classical): 54% wins, 35% draws, 10% losses. FIDE rating 2460 standard. 229 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.04 blunders per game.

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Vyacheslav Ikonnikov

GM

FIDborn 1966FIDE ID 4100972

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2400
2440
2480
2463 · Sep 2023
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2024
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2025
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Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2460
2593peak, Apr 2006
2,305games
1,245wins, 54%
818draws, 35%
242losses, 10%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.1% average
High resilience (66%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 89%
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (77% in 1126 games)

Play against Ikonnikov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,305 games

Openings

2,305 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e622 games, last played 2 years ago77.3%wins
Dutch: Fianchetto1.d4 f5 2.g3 f621 games, last played last month76.2%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 229 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.4%
Middlegame
94.6%
Endgame
96.1%
Clutch factor
+6%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
88%
Problematic pieces
27%
35 err
20%
26 err
18%
23 err
18%
23 err
11%
14 err
7%
9 err
Critical moment
Move 34 avg
11%
1-15
0%
16-25
33%
26-35
44%
36-45
11%
46+
44% of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
7
8
Few
Many
f5
8
c5
7
b3
6
g6
6
f1
5
f5/c5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#55
c1?? vs Dolidze
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#53
c4?? vs Semling
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#51
c5?? vs Seul
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#30
f1?? vs Esipenko
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#40
f2?? vs Akkara
Middlegame · OTB · 2024
#37
f2?? vs Jansen
Middlegame · OTB · 2024

Recent games

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Scheldemond Open 2026 · 8 Aug 2026

½–½
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Scheldemond Open 2026 · 7 Aug 2026

0–1
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Scheldemond Open 2026 · 6 Aug 2026

1–0
Chanda, Sandipan(2468)

Scheldemond Open 2026 · 5 Aug 2026

½–½
Sadhwani, Raunak(2634)

Scheldemond Open 2026 · 4 Aug 2026

½–½
Weller, Manuel(2233)

Scheldemond Open 2026 · 3 Aug 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
2,305 games in scope
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1a
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1,177 games60%W33%D7%L
Move
1. d4
11265w
60%33%
77%
1. f3
372y
43%49%
68%
1. c4
912y
56%44%
78%
1. e4
52y
60%2020
70%

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