Scouting report: Viacheslav V. Zakhartsov (GM, FID)

912 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (829 classical, 79 rapid, 4 blitz): 43% wins, 45% draws, 13% losses. FIDE rating 2434 standard, 2357 rapid, 2381 blitz. 42 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.02 blunders per game.

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Viacheslav V. Zakhartsov

GM

FIDborn 1968FIDE ID 4115333

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2300
2400
2500
2467 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2434
2381
2357
2610peak, Sep 2010
912games
388wins, 43%
406draws, 45%
118losses, 13%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.4% average
High resilience (58%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 81%
Very consistent (93%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (69% in 338 games)

Play against Zakhartsov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 912 games

Openings

912 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Benoni1.d4 f6 2.c4 c512 games, last played 10 years ago66.7%wins
Reti vs King's Indian1.f3 f6 2.c4 g617 games, last played 10 years ago64.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 42 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.0%
Middlegame
93.8%
Endgame
94.8%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
29%
7 err
21%
5 err
21%
5 err
12%
3 err
12%
3 err
4%
1 err
Critical moment
Move 23 avg
0%
1-15
100%
16-25
0%
26-35
0%
36-45
0%
46+
100% of blunders occur after move 16-25. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
2
2
2
2
Few
Many
a5
2
b4
2
d4
2
f5
2
c1
1
a5/b4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

6 errors
#36
d7?? vs Potapova
Endgame · Rapid · 2023
#39
f8?? vs Babujian
Middlegame · OTB · 2023
#18
h5?? vs Sjugirov
Middlegame · Blitz · 2022
#26
f2?? vs Grib
Middlegame · OTB · 2019
#23
c5?? vs Szadkowski
Middlegame · OTB · 2019
#28
c5?? vs Gukesh D
Middlegame · Rapid · 2018

Recent games

Pantsulaia, Levan(2493)

19th Poti Open 2026 · 20 Jul 2026

½–½
Makoveev, Ilya(2337)

19th Poti Open 2026 · 19 Jul 2026

1–0
Kopylov, Alexander A.(2376)

19th Poti Open 2026 · 18 Jul 2026

½–½
Torosyan, Volodya(2196)

19th Poti Open 2026 · 17 Jul 2026

½–½
Tabatadze, Erekle(2305)

19th Poti Open 2026 · 16 Jul 2026

½–½
Hayrapetyan, Hovik(2412)

19th Poti Open 2026 · 15 Jul 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
912 games in scope
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5
4
3
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1a
b
c
d
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g
h
463 games46%W44%D10%L
Move
1. d4
3382m
47%44%
69%
1. f3
802m
46%41%13
67%
1. e4
291y
34%55%
62%
1. c4
1613y
56%38%
75%

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