What is Ruslan Shcherbakov's FIDE rating?

Ruslan Shcherbakov's FIDE rating is 2517 standard, 2439 rapid, 2486 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Ruslan Shcherbakov's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Ruslan Shcherbakov played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,269 over-the-board games by Ruslan Shcherbakov (1,128 classical, 53 rapid, 88 blitz), with 38% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Ruslan Shcherbakov's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Ruslan Shcherbakov?

Open Ruslan Shcherbakov's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Ruslan Shcherbakov's style, before facing them.

Ruslan Shcherbakov

Russiaborn 1969FIDE ID 4102240

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

2420

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2540

2527 · Sep 2023

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2517Classical

2486Blitz

2439Rapid

2564peak, Jan 2004

1,269games

485wins, 38%

577draws, 45%

207losses, 16%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2564 · Jan 2004

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.9% average

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(66% in 407 games)

Vulnerable to 1.c4

(only 48%)

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Based on

1,269 games

Based on 1,269 games

Openings

1,269 gamesBased on 1,269 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

King's Indian: Classical1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.♝e240 games, last played 24 years ago65.0%wins

Nimzo-Indian: Huebner1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.♞c3 ♝b4 4.e3 c514 games, last played 23 years ago64.3%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 21 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 21 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.5%

Middlegame

92.1%

Endgame

92.8%

Clutch factor

+6%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%10g

EqualEqual position

95%10g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

88%1g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

27%

3 err

27%

3 err

18%

2 err

1 err

Critical moment

Move 40 avg

1-15

16-25

26-35

100%

36-45

46+

100% of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

10Errors mapped

b5 / c4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

11 err

b5/c4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#28

♛c5+?? vs Lacan Rus

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#41

gxf5?? vs Tregubov

Endgame · Blitz · 2019

#30

♛d4?? vs Murzin

Middlegame · Blitz · 2019

#23

♞h6?? vs Rozum

Middlegame · Blitz · 2019

#20

♛g3?? vs Yagupov

Middlegame · Blitz · 2019

#37

♞e5?? vs Gundavaa

Endgame · Blitz · 2019

Recent games

1,269 games

Liu, Zexu(2335)

FSGM April 2025 · 12 Apr 2025

½–½

Zverev, Lev(2451)

FSGM April 2025 · 11 Apr 2025

½–½

Sriram Adarsh Uppala(2364)

FSGM April 2025 · 10 Apr 2025

1–0

Zia, Tahsin Tajwar(2354)

FSGM April 2025 · 10 Apr 2025

½–½

Lacan Rus, David(2378)

FSGM April 2025 · 9 Apr 2025

0–1

Krishna C R G(2415)

FSGM April 2025 · 8 Apr 2025

½–½

Endgame statistics

39 endgames (66.1%) · force Rook + Minor (29%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

66.1%

39 / 59

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Rook + Minor: only 29% win rate (21 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

1,269 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

643 games41%W47%D12%L

643games in this linewon 41%, drew 47%, lost 12%

Move

1. d4

4071y

45%43%12

66%

1. e4

1087y

35%46%19%

58%

1. ♞f3

1006y

30%62%8

61%

1. c4

257y

48%44%8

70%

1. f4

2—

100%

50%

1. g3

1—

100%

50%

Scouting report: Ruslan Shcherbakov (GM, RUS)

Ruslan Shcherbakov

Rating & statistics

Play style

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Deep analysis

Critical blunders

Recent games

Endgame statistics

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