Scouting report: Andrei Shchekachev (GM, FRA)

2,337 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,993 classical, 133 rapid, 216 blitz): 48% wins, 32% draws, 20% losses. FIDE rating 2449 standard, 2484 rapid, 2430 blitz. 244 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.09 blunders per game.

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Andrei Shchekachev

GM

Franceborn 1972FIDE ID 4107730

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2400
2440
2480
2520
2505 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2484
2449
2430
2593peak, Jul 2006
2,337games
1,119wins, 48%
745draws, 32%
473losses, 20%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.7% average
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 as ♔ (69% in 771 games)

Play against Shchekachev's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,337 games

Openings

2,337 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Reti vs King's Indian1.♞f3 ♞f6 2.c4 g6115 games, last played 4 months ago66.1%wins
French: Tarrasch1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞d211 games, last played 26 years ago63.6%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 244 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.0%
Middlegame
92.6%
Endgame
94.0%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
93%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
88%
Problematic pieces
21%
52 err
21%
52 err
17%
41 err
16%
38 err
16%
39 err
9%
23 err
Critical moment
Move 33 avg
6%
1-15
12%
16-25
59%
26-35
6%
36-45
18%
46+
59% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
9
11
10
Few
Many
e5
11
f3
10
c5
9
d5
7
f1
7
e5/f3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

some recent costly mistakes
Idani, Pouya(2614)

Move 32 · Middlegame · OTB · 2026

−3.6xf1??
Fridman, Daniel(2560)

Move 49 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−3.0c1??
Diermair, Andreas(2442)

Move 23 · Middlegame · OTB · 2025

−2.7g3??
Kjartansson, Gudmundur(2417)

Move 29 · Middlegame · OTB · 2025

−2.6xb3??
Altini, Nicola(2357)

Move 6 · Opening · OTB · 2025

−5.4g2??
Guerlach, Keigo(2148)

Move 55 · Endgame · OTB · 2025

−2.7b4??
Gatineau, Yovann(2358)

Move 26 · Middlegame · Rapid · 2025

−3.3e1+??
Muthaiah AL(2474)

Move 47 · Endgame · Rapid · 2025

−99.9g3+??
Materia, Marco(2471)

Move 28 · Middlegame · OTB · 2024

−3.2d2??
Roux, Baptiste(2353)

Move 17 · Middlegame · OTB · 2024

−4.0f3??

Recent games

Decuigniere, Tom(2417)

French Team Championship Top 16 ... · 14 Jun 2026

½–½
Velten, Paul(2487)

French Team Championship Top 16 ... · 13 Jun 2026

1–0
Bagheri, Amir(2354)

French Team Championship Top 16 ... · 12 Jun 2026

½–½
Picard, Romain(2236)

French Team Championship Top 16 ... · 11 Jun 2026

½–½
Fedorchuk, Sergey A.(2593)

French Team Championship Top 16 ... · 10 Jun 2026

1–0
Ronce, Nathan(2236)

French Team Championship Top 16 ... · 9 Jun 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
2,337 games in scope
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1a
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1,169 games54%W30%D16%L
Move
1. ♞f3
7714m
54%30%16
69%
1. e4
2721y
58%2418
70%
1. c4
811y
51%31%18
66%
1. d4
282y
25%64%
57%
1. g3
1416y
64%2115
75%
1. b4
14y
100%
100%
1. b3
1—
100%
50%
1. e3
16y
100%
100%

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