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Kramnik, Vladimir

#10 World

RUS RUS·Born 1975·FIDE #4101588·4,924 Games

Classical27533,887 Games
Rapid2700464 Games
Blitz2670573 Games

Play against Kramnik, Vladimir's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

4924

Wins

2024

Draws

2002

Losses

897
41%41%18%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.8% average
Very consistent (84%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 ♔ (68% in 746 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 3,797 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.9%
Middlegame
93.9%
Endgame
95.1%
Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?
+6%
Winning (+2 or more)
95%153g
Equal position
96%278g
Losing (-2 or more)
89%69g
Performance under pressure
Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?
27%
91 errors
20%
66 errors
20%
67 errors
13%
45 errors
12%
39 errors
8%
28 errors
Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?
Move 43 average
12%
4%
23%
12%
50%
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
50% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap — Where do most errors occur?
12
12
13
12
11
13
13
Few
Many
Critical squares
d5
13 err
e3
13 err
g4
13 err
e5
12 err
e6
12 err
d5/e3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these lines
White42.9%Loses
English: Four Knights — 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6
21 Games · last played 2 years agoPlay this line
Black62.5%Loses
Reti: Double Fianchetto — 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5
8 Games · Low sample · last played last yearPlay this line

Strengths

— avoid these lines
White81.3%Wins
English vs 1...e5 — 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nf616 Games · last played 2 years ago
White73.9%Wins
French: Exchange — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd523 Games · last played last year
Black78.6%Wins
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 — 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc614 Games · last played 3 years ago
Black63.0%Wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6127 Games · last played last year

Critical Blunders

10 errors · Stockfish
Re7+??vs LivaicOTB · 2025
Qe7??vs Srihari L ROTB · 2025
f6??vs Di BenedettoOTB · 2025
Qf3+??vs RajaramOTB · 2025
Kh2??vs MatinianOTB · 2025
Ne5??vs DonchenkoOTB · 2025
Qd6??vs KravtsivOTB · 2025
Ke4??vs SitbonOTB · 2025
b6??vs AslanovOTB · 2024
Kh3??vs ShapiroOTB · 2024

Recent Games

W
Ratkovic, Miloje(2489)

Titled Tue 24th Jun Late · 24 Jun 2025

0-1
W
Di Benedetto, Guillermo(2289)

Titled Tue 24th Jun Late · 24 Jun 2025

1-0
D
Kravtsiv, Martyn(2598)

Titled Tue 24th Jun Early · 24 Jun 2025

½-½
W
Reshetnikov, Alexey(2492)

Titled Tue 24th Jun Early · 24 Jun 2025

0-1
L
Srihari L R(2480)

Titled Tue 24th Jun Early · 24 Jun 2025

1-0
D
Liu, Xiangyi(2370)

Titled Tue 24th Jun Early · 24 Jun 2025

½-½

Endgame Statistics

PRO23 endgame categories analyzed
Endgame Statistics
Reveal weaknesses →
Repertoire
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
2516 Games
49%37%14%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.d4
781
68%
1.Nf3
746
68%
1.e4
706
68%
1.c4
278
63%
1.b3Strong
2
100%
1.f3Weak
1
0%
1.c3Strong
1
100%
1.f4Strong
1
100%

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