GM
Popov, Valerij
RUS·Born 1974·FIDE #4119410·1,348 Games
RUS Classical2521969 Games
Rapid2466161 Games
Blitz2452218 Games
Statistics
1348
Total
581
Wins
485
Draws
282
Losses
43%36%21%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.1% average
Plays 3.7% better with white
Very consistent (86%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (71% in 66 games)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 13 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.8%
Middlegame92.7%
Endgame95.7%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)95%
3 Games
Equal position95%
4 Games
Losing (-2 or more)89%
6 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♗
33%
4 errors
♕
25%
3 errors
♞
17%
2 errors
♙
17%
2 errors
♔
8%
1 errors
♖
0%
0 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 23average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
100% of blunders occur between move 16-25. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
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Many
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Critical squares
a61 err
c81 err
e31 err
e41 err
e51 err
a6/c8 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
D
Lipovoy, Danila1962
TCh-RUS HL 2026 · 6 May 2026
L
Bespalov, Elisei2224
TCh-RUS HL 2026 · 5 May 2026
W
Pak, Polina2003
TCh-RUS HL 2026 · 3 May 2026
D
Isajevsky, Anton2379
TCh-RUS HL 2026 · 1 May 2026
D
Parpiev, Isaak2421
TCh-RUS HL 2026 · 30 Apr 2026
W
Avanesian, Artem2258
TCh-RUS HL 2026 · 27 Apr 2026
Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
No significant weaknesses detected as White
Black
No significant weaknesses detected as Black
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
Reti vs King's Indian
56.1%41 Games·Wins
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6
Black
Sicilian: d6 Systems
47.1%102 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
Queen's Gambit Declined
46.7%75 Games·Wins
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
3 errors
▶
#58Qxe5??
Endgame
vs Mamedyarov
OTB·2005
▶
#23Ba6??
Tactics
vs Aronian
OTB·2005
▶
#19dxc4??
Tactics
vs Carlsen
OTB·2004
Endgame Statistics
1 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
☰ All
♟ Classical
⚡ Rapid
🔥 Blitz
PRO2026
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47%35%18%
1.d4
66%245
1.Nf3
64%226
1.c4
60%137
1.e4
71%66
1.g3
67%3
1.Nc3
0%1
1.f4
100%1