GM

Iskusnyh, Sergei

RUS RUS·Born 1974·FIDE #4120027·4,061 Games

Classical24403,995 Games
Rapid230640 Games
Blitz238626 Games

Statistics

4061

Total

1986

Wins

724

Draws

1351

Losses

49%18%33%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 90.0% average
Plays 3.5% better with white
Low resilience (25%): Doesn't save lost positions
Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 ♔ (65% in 93 games)
Vulnerable to 1.g3 ♚ (only 30%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 73 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening96.6%
Middlegame92.2%
Endgame94.2%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+9%
Winning (+2 or more)94%
25 Games
Equal position94%
13 Games
Losing (-2 or more)85%
35 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖
26%
27 errors
♕
19%
19 errors
♙
18%
18 errors
♞
15%
15 errors
♗
12%
12 errors
♔
11%
11 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 28average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
43% of blunders occur between move 16-25. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
abcdefgh
Many
Few
Critical squares
c44 err
d44 err
d74 err
e14 err
e64 err
c4/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

W
Atares Buisan, Sergio2211

Titled Tue 7th Apr 2026 · 7 Apr 2026

1-0
L
Pakleza, Zbigniew2499

Titled Tue 7th Apr 2026 · 7 Apr 2026

0-1
W
Fikiet, Alex2135

Titled Tue 7th Apr 2026 · 7 Apr 2026

0-1
L
Matinian, Nikita2389

Titled Tue 7th Apr 2026 · 7 Apr 2026

0-1
L
Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel2613

Titled Tue 7th Apr 2026 · 7 Apr 2026

0-1
W
Sheehan, Ethan2321

Titled Tue 7th Apr 2026 · 7 Apr 2026

0-1

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID
White
Queen's Gambit Declined
57.6%
238 Games·Wins

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6

Black
English vs 1...e5
73.3%
15 Games·Wins

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4

French: Classical
47.4%
251 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
▶
#41Rxg4??
Endgame
vs Vastrukhin
Rapid·2025
▶
#21Rh1+??
Tactics
vs Obgolts
Rapid·2024
▶
#55Qe6??
Endgame
vs Zakhartsov
Rapid·2024
▶
#28Qe7??
Tactics
vs Kaidanov
OTB·2024
▶
#19e5??
Tactics
vs Volokitin
OTB·2024
▶
#23Bxc4??
Tactics
vs Ibrahimov
OTB·2024
▶
#25Rxb2??
Tactics
vs Tsydypov
OTB·2024
▶
#26Rbe8??
Tactics
vs Flores
OTB·2024
▶
#16d4??
Tactics
vs Kosteniuk
OTB·2023
▶
#28Ne2??
Tactics
vs Rakotomaharo
OTB·2023
Endgame Statistics

22 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position
2067 Games
53%18%29%
1.d4
63%
1904
1.Nf3
65%
93
1.c4
48%
42
1.e4
46%
28
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