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Shcherbakov, Ruslan

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

Classical25171,101 Games
Rapid243953 Games
Blitz248690 Games

Play against Shcherbakov, Ruslan's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

1244

Wins

475

Draws

567

Losses

202
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
Opening
96.9%
Middlegame
92.7%
Endgame
93.1%
Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?
+7%
Winning (+2 or more)
92%3g
Equal position
94%4g
Losing (-2 or more)
85%0g
Performance under pressure
Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?
50%
2 errors
25%
1 errors
25%
1 errors
0%
0 errors
0%
0 errors
0%
0 errors
Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?
Move 40 average
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
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?
1
1
1
1
Few
Many
Critical squares
b5
1 err
c7
1 err
d5
1 err
h1
1 err
b5/c7 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these lines

No significant weaknesses detected as White

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

— avoid these lines
White64.1%Wins
King's Indian: Classical — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be239 Games · last played 24 years ago
White64.3%Wins
Nimzo-Indian: Huebner — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c514 Games · last played 23 years ago
Black50.0%Wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e614 Games · last played 7 years ago

Critical Blunders

3 errors · Stockfish
Qh1+??vs BronsteinOTB
Rd2??vs ShirovBlitz
b2b4??vs KarpovBlitz

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Endgame Statistics

PRO4 endgame categories analyzed
Endgame Statistics
Reveal weaknesses →
Repertoire
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
629 Games
41%47%12%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.d4
408
66%
1.Nf3
98
61%
1.e4
96
57%
1.c4Strong
24
71%
1.f4
2
50%
1.g3
1
50%

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