What is Igor Sotnikov's FIDE rating?

Igor Sotnikov's FIDE rating is 2462 standard, 2397 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Igor Sotnikov's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Igor Sotnikov played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 145 over-the-board games by Igor Sotnikov (145 classical), with 37% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Igor Sotnikov's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Igor Sotnikov?

Open Igor Sotnikov's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Igor Sotnikov's style, before facing them.

Igor Sotnikov

Russiaborn 1976FIDE ID 4117263

Rating & statistics

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2462Classical

2397Blitz

2462peak, Jan 2001

145games

54wins, 37%

60draws, 41%

31losses, 21%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2462 · Jan 2001

Play style

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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%)

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Based on

145 games

Based on 145 games

Openings

145 gamesBased on 145 player games

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

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 1 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 1 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

97.0%

Middlegame

94.0%

Endgame

98.2%

Clutch factor

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

85%0g

EqualEqual position

96%1g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

85%0g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

100%

1 err

0 err

Critical moment

Move 30 avg

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

1Errors mapped

b5Hotspot zone

Critical squares

11 err

Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

No blunders recorded

Recent games

145 games

Sergienko, Sergey(2405)

Voronezh Open · 16 Jun 1998

0–1

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

1–0

Orsag, Miroslav(2140)

Komercni Banka Open · 25 Jul 1997

½–½

Repertoire

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145 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

69 games42%W42%D16%L

69games in this linewon 42%, drew 42%, lost 16%

Move

1. d4

69Jun 1998

42%42%16

63%

Scouting report: Igor Sotnikov (IM, RUS)