Shcherbakov, Ruslan

RUS RUS·Born 1969·FIDE #4102240·1,244 Games

Classical25171,101 Games

Rapid243953 Games

Blitz248690 Games

Statistics

1244

Total

475

Wins

567

Draws

202

Losses

38%46%16%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.8% average

Plays 2.3% better with white

Very consistent (87%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (71% in 24 games)

Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 47%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 7 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.9%

Middlegame92.7%

Endgame93.1%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+7%

Winning (+2 or more)92%

3 Games

Equal position94%

4 Games

Losing (-2 or more)85%

0 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♕

50%

2 errors

♗

25%

1 errors

♙

25%

1 errors

♔

0 errors

♞

0 errors

♖

0 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 40average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

100% of blunders occur between move 36-45. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

b51 err

c71 err

d51 err

h11 err

b5/c7 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Liu, Zexu2335

FSGM April 2025 · 12 Apr 2025

½-½

Zverev, Lev2451

FSGM April 2025 · 11 Apr 2025

½-½

Zia, Tahsin Tajwar2354

FSGM April 2025 · 10 Apr 2025

½-½

Sriram Adarsh Uppala2364

FSGM April 2025 · 10 Apr 2025

1-0

Lacan Rus, David2378

FSGM April 2025 · 9 Apr 2025

1-0

Krishna C R G2415

FSGM April 2025 · 8 Apr 2025

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

King's Indian: Classical

64.1%

39 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2

Nimzo-Indian: Huebner

64.3%

14 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5

Black

Sicilian: e6 Systems

50.0%

14 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

3 errors

▶

#40Qh1+??

Tactics

vs Bronstein

OTB

▶

#32Rd2??

Tactics

vs Shirov

Blitz

▶

#35b2b4??

Endgame

vs Karpov

Blitz

Endgame Statistics

4 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

☰ All

♟ Classical

⚡ Rapid

🔥 Blitz

PRO

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Starting Position

629 Games

41%47%12%

Move	Games	%
1.d4	408	66%
1.Nf3	98	61%
1.e4	96	57%
1.c4 Strong	24	71%
1.f4	2	50%
1.g3	1	50%

1.d4

66%

408

1.Nf3

61%

1.e4

57%

1.c4

71%

1.f4

50%

1.g3

50%

Shcherbakov, Ruslan

Play against Shcherbakov, Ruslan's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

King's Indian: Classical

Nimzo-Indian: Huebner

Sicilian: e6 Systems

Critical Blunders