Scouting report: Vadim Zvjaginsev (GM, RUS)

2,871 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (2,145 classical, 381 rapid, 345 blitz): 34% wins, 55% draws, 12% losses. FIDE rating 2522 standard, 2461 rapid, 2490 blitz. 570 games analyzed with Stockfish: 95% accuracy, 0.03 blunders per game.

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Vadim Zvjaginsev

GM

Russiaborn 1976FIDE ID 4113403

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2400
2500
2600
2572 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
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Jul
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2522
2490
2461
2688peak, Jan 2012
2,871games
968wins, 34%
1,565draws, 55%
338losses, 12%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.8% average
High resilience (65%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 90%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (69% in 248 games)

Play against Zvjaginsev's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,871 games

Openings

2,871 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Modern Defense1.e4 g6 2.d4 g716 games, last played 3 years ago75.0%wins
Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e625 games, last played 5 months ago68.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 570 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.1%
Middlegame
94.4%
Endgame
95.4%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
91%
Problematic pieces
30%
66 err
18%
39 err
18%
38 err
13%
29 err
12%
26 err
9%
19 err
Critical moment
Move 38 avg
8%
1-15
8%
16-25
17%
26-35
50%
36-45
17%
46+
50% of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
7
7
8
7
8
Few
Many
a1
8
e4
8
f4
7
f6
7
g5
7
a1/e4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#47
h5+?? vs Shuraev
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#33
f7?? vs Rozum
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#28
h2?? vs Samusenko
Middlegame · Blitz · 2025
#72
xa4?? vs Tatarinov
Endgame · Rapid · 2025
#51
g5?? vs Gilfanov
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#67
e4?? vs Vastrukhin
Endgame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

Mochalov, Dmitriy(2181)

St.Petersburg Rapid GP · 30 Aug 2026

½–½
Goganov, Aleksey(2507)

St.Petersburg Rapid GP · 30 Aug 2026

½–½
Rumyantsev, Semen(2327)

St.Petersburg Rapid GP · 30 Aug 2026

1–0
Chertkov, Maksim(2382)

St.Petersburg Rapid GP · 30 Aug 2026

1–0
Faizrakhmanov, Ramil(2436)

St.Petersburg Rapid GP · 30 Aug 2026

½–½
Moiseenko, Vadim(2518)

St.Petersburg Rapid GP · 30 Aug 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
2,871 games in scope
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1a
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1,444 games42%W51%D7%L
Move
1. e4
6952w
40%52%
67%
1. d4
26111m
42%50%
67%
1. c4
2482w
45%48%
69%
1. f3
2163w
42%49%
67%
1. g3
2111m
33%57%
62%
1. b3
32y
100%
100%

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