Scouting report: Vasily Yemelin (GM, RUS)

1,459 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,390 classical, 35 rapid, 34 blitz): 40% wins, 41% draws, 18% losses. FIDE rating 2526 standard, 2511 rapid, 2457 blitz. 34 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.09 blunders per game.

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Vasily Yemelin

GM

Russiaborn 1976FIDE ID 4113217

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2440
2480
2520
2560
2526 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
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2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2526
2511
2457
2592peak, Jul 2011
1,459games
590wins, 40%
602draws, 41%
267losses, 18%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.6% average
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (73% in 77 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 47%)

Play against Yemelin's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,459 games

Openings

1,459 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: Rossolimo1.e4 c5 2.f3 c6 3.b514 games, last played 11 years ago71.4%wins
Modern Defense1.e4 g6 2.d4 g712 games, last played 12 years ago66.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 34 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.0%
Middlegame
94.2%
Endgame
95.9%
Clutch factor
+7%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
26%
6 err
26%
6 err
22%
5 err
9%
2 err
9%
2 err
9%
2 err
Critical moment
Move 35 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
50%
26-35
50%
36-45
0%
46+
50% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
3
Few
Many
d6
3
a6
2
b2
2
d4
2
e7
2
d6/a6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

7 errors
#28
e8?? vs Malinovsky
Middlegame · OTB · 2020
#34
f2?? vs Stocek
Endgame · OTB · 2019
#21
cxd6?? vs Kanep
Middlegame · OTB · 2019
#40
g2?? vs Bobras
Endgame · OTB · 2019
#26
xf4+?? vs Koziol
Middlegame · OTB · 2019
#35
xb2?? vs Nepomniachtchi
Middlegame · OTB · 2009

Recent games

Zilka, Stepan(2593)

sachy.cz Extraliga 2021-2... · 7 Nov 2021

0–1
Petr, Martin(2500)

sachy.cz Extraliga 2021-2... · 6 Nov 2021

1–0
Rasik, Vitezslav(2425)

sachy.cz Extraliga 2021-2... · 17 Oct 2021

½–½
Bobras, Piotr(2500)

sachy.cz Extraliga 2021-2... · 16 Oct 2021

½–½
Malinovsky,K(2478)

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2019-20 · 26 Jan 2020

0–1
Antoniewski, Rafal(2486)

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2019-20 · 25 Jan 2020

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

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1,459 games in scope
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744 games47%W37%D16%L
Move
1. e4
6585y
46%37%17
64%
1. d4
777y
53%40%
73%
1. c4
510y
2060%20
50%
1. f3
413y
50%25%25%
63%

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