Scouting report: Maksim Chigaev (GM, ESP)

5,711 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,603 classical, 697 rapid, 3,411 blitz): 54% wins, 24% draws, 22% losses. FIDE rating 2621 standard, 2587 rapid, 2507 blitz. 1,066 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.11 blunders per game.

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Maksim Chigaev

TitleGrandmasterFederationSpainBorn1996FIDE ID4108116

Classical2621▼ 8
Rapid2587
Blitz2507
Games5,711
W · D · L54 / 24 / 22
Peak2648

Rating history

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Classical2621Rapid2587Blitz2507no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.3%Opening93.2%Middlegame94.8%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.4% average
Solid conversion: 82%
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (73% in 535 games)

Recent games

Murzin, Volodar(2656)

41st ECC Open 2026 · 22 Oct 2026

1–0
Collin, Moritz Valentin(2418)

41st ECC Open 2026 · 21 Oct 2026

1–0
Bersamina, Paulo(2418)

Titled Tuesday · 20 Oct 2026

0–1
Keymer, Vincent(2761)

Titled Tuesday · 20 Oct 2026

0–1
Nepomniachtchi, Ian(2719)

Titled Tuesday · 20 Oct 2026

½–½

Play against Chigaev's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 5,711 games

Openings

2,906 games as White · scores 69.6%

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 e624 games83.3%wins
Benoni1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c522 games81.8%wins

By family

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PRO
5,711 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 69.6%
62568.2%—
47571.2%—
26468.6%—
25064.0%−5.6 pts
18070.6%—
18071.4%—
16064.7%−4.9 pts
14673.3%+3.7 pts

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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Endgame statistics

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Repertoire

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5,711 games in scope
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2,906 games58%W23%D19%L
Move
1. e4
1632—
56%25%19
68%
1. d4
535—
64%1818
73%
1. ♞f3
387—
62%1919
71%
1. c4
264—
55%27%18
69%
1. g3
33—
70%18
79%
1. f4
28—
46%25%29%
59%
1. b3
24—
58%1725%
67%
1. e3
1—
100%
100%
1. a3
1—
100%
100%
1. ♞c3
1—
100%
100%

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