What is Sergei Iskusnyh's FIDE rating?

Sergei Iskusnyh's FIDE rating is 2440 standard, 2284 rapid, 2386 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Sergei Iskusnyh's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Sergei Iskusnyh played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 4,109 over-the-board games by Sergei Iskusnyh (4,047 classical, 37 rapid, 25 blitz), with 49% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Sergei Iskusnyh's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Sergei Iskusnyh?

Open Sergei Iskusnyh'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 Sergei Iskusnyh's style, before facing them.

Sergei Iskusnyh

Russiaborn 1974FIDE ID 4120027

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2440Classical

2386Blitz

2284Rapid

2533peak, Apr 2001

4,109games

2,023wins, 49%

717draws, 17%

1,369losses, 33%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2533 · Apr 2001

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 90.7% average

Low resilience (19%): Doesn't save lost positions

Very consistent (85%)

Very precise: only 0.3 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(63% in 1931 games)

Vulnerable to 1.g3

(only 30%)

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Based on

4,109 games

Based on 4,109 games

Openings

4,109 gamesBased on 4,109 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Dutch Defense1.d4 f5 2.c4 ♞f619 games, last played 3 months ago47.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6244 games, last played 2 weeks ago57.8%wins

Benko Gambit1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b563 games, last played 2 weeks ago65.1%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 120 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 120 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.6%

Middlegame

91.5%

Endgame

93.7%

Clutch factor

+6%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%35g

EqualEqual position

94%16g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

88%69g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

21%

46 err

20%

43 err

18%

40 err

16%

35 err

14%

30 err

11%

25 err

Critical moment

Move 34 avg

1-15

21%

16-25

43%

26-35

18%

36-45

18%

46+

43% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

72Errors mapped

f6 / d3Hotspot zone

Critical squares

99 err

88 err

77 err

f6/d3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#27

♜g5+?? vs Daneshvar

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#35

♞xg4?? vs Paravyan

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#41

♞f5?? vs Aditya Mittal

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#45

♜xd7?? vs Mekhitarian

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#50

♛e2?? vs Oro

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#64

♚d3?? vs Lagarde

Endgame · OTB · 2026