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Iskusnyh, Sergei

RUS RUS·Born 1974·FIDE #4120027·4,160 Games

Classical24404,094 Games
Rapid228440 Games
Blitz238626 Games

Play against Iskusnyh, Sergei's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

4160

Wins

2037

Draws

732

Losses

1391
49%18%33%

Play Style

What 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.Nf3 ♔ (65% in 93 games)
Vulnerable to 1.g3 ♚ (only 30%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 120 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.6%
Middlegame
91.5%
Endgame
93.7%
Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?
+6%
Winning (+2 or more)
94%35g
Equal position
94%16g
Losing (-2 or more)
88%69g
Performance under pressure
Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?
21%
46 errors
20%
43 errors
18%
40 errors
16%
35 errors
14%
30 errors
11%
25 errors
Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?
Move 34 average
0%
21%
43%
18%
18%
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
43% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap — Where do most errors occur?
8
9
8
8
Few
Many
Critical squares
f6
9 err
d3
8 err
d7
8 err
e5
8 err
b5
7 err
f6/d3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these lines

No significant weaknesses detected as White

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

— avoid these lines
White57.6%Wins
Queen's Gambit Declined — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6245 Games · last played last month
Black73.3%Wins
English vs 1...e5 — 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb415 Games · last played 2 years ago
Black47.5%Wins
French: Classical — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6257 Games · last played last month

Critical Blunders

10 errors · Stockfish
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Qe2??vs OroOTB · 2026
Kd3??vs LagardeOTB · 2026
Rg8+??vs Alonso RosellOTB · 2026
Ka8??vs BluebaumOTB · 2026
Rxg4??vs VastrukhinRapid · 2025
Bc3??vs NiemannOTB · 2025

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Endgame Statistics

PRO23 endgame categories analyzed
Endgame Statistics
Reveal weaknesses →
Repertoire
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
2114 Games
53%18%29%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.d4
1951
63%
1.Nf3
93
65%
1.c4
42
48%
1.e4
28
46%

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