Scouting report: Sergei Shipov (GM, RUS)

1,701 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,578 classical, 19 rapid, 104 blitz): 52% wins, 26% draws, 22% losses. FIDE rating 2541 standard, 2543 rapid, 2471 blitz. 46 games analyzed with Stockfish: 91% accuracy, 0.24 blunders per game.

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Sergei Shipov

GM

Russiaborn 1966FIDE ID 4113624

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2440
2480
2520
2560
2541 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2543
2541
2471
2640peak, Jan 2001
1,701games
882wins, 52%
437draws, 26%
382losses, 22%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 91.0% average
Very consistent (86%)
Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (67% in 858 games)

Play against Shipov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,701 games

Openings

1,701 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Bogo-Indian1.d4 f6 2.c4 e6 3.f3 b4+10 games, last played 30 years ago70.0%wins
Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e670 games, last played 4 years ago61.4%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 46 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.7%
Middlegame
91.3%
Endgame
94.1%
Clutch factor
+3%
Winning (+2)
92%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
22%
18 err
20%
16 err
18%
15 err
16%
13 err
15%
12 err
10%
8 err
Critical moment
Move 33 avg
0%
1-15
11%
16-25
56%
26-35
22%
36-45
11%
46+
56% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
6
5
Few
Many
e4
6
d3
5
d4
4
a6
3
c8
3
e4/d3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#28
a4?? vs Nakamura
Middlegame · OTB · 2023
#29
g2?? vs Nakamura
Middlegame · OTB · 2023
#24
d3?? vs Firouzja
Middlegame · OTB · 2022
#32
c2?? vs Martinez Alcantara
Middlegame · OTB · 2022
#49
c7?? vs Grischuk
Endgame · OTB · 2022
#45
d5?? vs Keymer
Endgame · OTB · 2022

Recent games

Madaminov, Mukhiddin(2436)

Titled Tue 7th Feb Early · 7 Feb 2023

0–1
Kumala, Aleksander(2158)

Titled Tue 7th Feb Early · 7 Feb 2023

1–0
Poliakova, Varvara(1946)

Titled Tue 7th Feb Early · 7 Feb 2023

0–1
Zhigalko, Sergei(2572)

Titled Tue 7th Feb Early · 7 Feb 2023

0–1
Ljukin, Sergei(2362)

Titled Tue 7th Feb Early · 7 Feb 2023

1–0
Sturt, Raven(2470)

Titled Tue 7th Feb Early · 7 Feb 2023

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,701 games in scope
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863 games55%W24%D21%L
Move
1. d4
8584y
55%2421
67%
1. f3
316y
100%
100%
1. c4
1Jan 1999
100%
100%
1. e4
1
100%
0%

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