Scouting report: Konstantin Sakaev (GM, RUS)

1,045 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,015 classical, 20 rapid, 10 blitz): 39% wins, 49% draws, 11% losses. FIDE rating 2535 standard, 2457 rapid, 2632 blitz. 17 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.06 blunders per game.

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Konstantin Sakaev

GM

Russiaborn 1974FIDE ID 4104226

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2400
2500
2600
2700
2568 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2632
2535
2457
2677peak, Jan 2005
1,045games
408wins, 39%
517draws, 49%
120losses, 11%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.9% average
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (70% in 482 games)

Play against Sakaev's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,045 games

Openings

1,045 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e632 games, last played 15 years ago59.4%wins
King's Indian: Main Line1.d4 f6 2.c4 g6 3.c3 g7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O27 games, last played 15 years ago59.3%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 17 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.2%
Middlegame
93.4%
Endgame
95.1%
Clutch factor
+3%
Winning (+2)
92%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
33%
6 err
22%
4 err
17%
3 err
17%
3 err
6%
1 err
6%
1 err
Critical moment
Move 53 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
0%
26-35
0%
36-45
100%
46+
100% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
3
Few
Many
b3
3
c4
2
e5
2
f4
2
c2
1
b3/c4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

2 errors
#26
b3?? vs Korchnoi
Endgame · OTB · 2001
#53
d1?? vs Ivanchuk
Endgame · OTB

Recent games

Lysyj, Igor(2604)

Russian Higher League · 5 Jul 2022

½–½
Zakhartsov, Vladimir(2483)

Russian Higher League · 3 Jul 2022

½–½
Sviridov, Valery(2569)

Russian Team Championship... · 10 May 2022

½–½
Faizrakhmanov, Ramil(2480)

Russian Team Championship... · 4 May 2022

½–½
Grachev, Boris(2619)

Russian Team Championship... · 3 May 2021

½–½
Babakekhyan, Artem(2236)

Russian Team Championship... · 1 May 2021

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,045 games in scope
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1a
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540 games47%W44%D9%L
Move
1. d4
48211y
48%44%
70%
1. e4
2518y
40%52%
66%
1. f3
2411y
42%54%
69%
1. c4
8Mar 2001
75%25%
88%
1. b3
1
100%
0%

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