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 (1,118 classical, 53 rapid, 98 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

TitleGrandmasterFederationRussiaBorn1969FIDE ID4102240

Classical2517

Rapid2439

Blitz2486

Games1,269

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost38 / 45 / 16

Peak2564Jan 2004

Rating history

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Classical2517Rapid2439Blitz2486no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.5%Opening92.1%Middlegame92.8%Endgame

Clutch factor

Insufficient data

Play style

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%)

Recent 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

1–0

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1,269 games

Based on 1,269 games

Openings

643 games as White · scores 64.2%

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 25 years ago65.0%wins

Nimzo-Indian: Huebner1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.♞c3 ♝b4 4.e3 c514 games, last played 24 years ago64.3%wins

By family

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1,269 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 64.2%

A00–A041036y

29%63%8

60.7%−3.5 pts

E32–E406724y

45%43%12

66.4%—

B20–B50567y

36%46%18

58.9%−5.2 pts

D10–D45552y

40%45%15

62.7%—

E70482y

56%33%11

72.9%+8.8 pts

A46–E114618y

43%41%16

64.1%—

D31–D37432y

37%44%19

59.3%−4.9 pts

A40–D024218y

43%45%12

65.5%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical blunders

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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

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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

4072y

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

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Mistakes

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