Scouting report: Sergey Janovsky (GM, RUS)

293 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (277 classical, 16 rapid): 31% wins, 44% draws, 25% losses. FIDE rating 2489 standard. 2 games analyzed with Stockfish, 0 blunders per game.

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Sergey Janovsky

TitleGrandmasterFederationRussiaBorn1960FIDE ID4102711

Classical2489
Rapid—
Blitz—
Games293
W · D · L31 / 44 / 25
Peak2496

Rating history

2460
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2025
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2026
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Classical2489no games played
Accuracy by phase
97.3%Opening98.3%Middlegame95.0%Endgame
Clutch factor
Insufficient data

Play style

Plays 97.7% better with black
Very consistent (98%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (57% in 142 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 43%)

Recent games

Gruenfeld, Yehuda(2367)

World Senior Teams +65 · 28 Apr 2026

1–0
Olafsson, Helgi(2439)

World Senior Teams +65 · 27 Apr 2026

½–½
Jussupow, Artur(2554)

World Senior Teams +65 · 26 Apr 2026

½–½
Sakaev, Konstantin(2633)

Nesis Rapid Cup · 22 May 2007

0–1
Khalifman, Alexander(2624)

Nesis Rapid Cup · 22 May 2007

½–½

Play against Janovsky's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 293 games

Openings

146 games as White · scores 56.5%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Sicilian: Open1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6 3.d4only 8 games, last played 19 years ago50.0%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

No consistent strengths detected as white

By family

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PRO
293 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 56.5%
7051.4%−5.1 pts
2761.1%+4.6 pts
1453.6%—
1369.2%—
1163.6%—
383.3%—
350.0%—
250.0%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Repertoire

PRO
293 games in scope
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146 games35%W43%D22%L
Move
1. e4
1426m
36%42%22
57%
1. d4
4Jan 1987
100%
50%

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