Scouting report: Igor Sotnikov (IM, RUS)

145 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (145 classical): 37% wins, 41% draws, 21% losses. FIDE rating 2462 standard, 2397 blitz. 1 games analyzed with Stockfish, 0 blunders per game.

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Igor Sotnikov

TitleInternational MasterFederationRussiaBorn1976FIDE ID4117263

Classical2462
Rapid—
Blitz2397
Games145
W · D · L37 / 41 / 21
Peak2462

Rating history

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Classical2462Blitz2397no games played
Accuracy by phase
97.0%Opening94.0%Middlegame98.2%Endgame
Clutch factor
Insufficient data

Play style

Plays 96.1% better with white
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (63% in 69 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 35%)

Recent games

Sergienko, Sergey(2405)

Voronezh Open · 16 Jun 1998

1–0
Kislov, Sergey(2360)

Voronezh Open · 15 Jun 1998

½–½
Abasheev, Denis(2365)

Voronezh Open · 14 Jun 1998

½–½
Kekov, Alexandr(2320)

Voronezh Open · 13 Jun 1998

1–0
Aksionov, D.

Open, Voronezh RUS · 12 Jun 1998

0–1

Play against Sotnikov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 145 games

Openings

69 games as White · scores 63.0%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

No consistent strengths detected as white

By family

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PRO
145 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 63.0%
1653.1%—
1550.0%—
1070.0%—
778.6%—
691.7%—
570.0%—
366.7%—
275.0%—

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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Repertoire

PRO
145 games in scope
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69 games42%W42%D16%L
Move
1. d4
69Jun 1998
42%42%16
63%

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