GM
Malakhov, Vladimir
FID·Born 1980·FIDE #4120787·1,861 Games
FID Classical25971,465 Games
Rapid2643191 Games
Blitz2596205 Games
Statistics
1861
Total
783
Wins
769
Draws
308
Losses
42%41%17%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.0% average
Low resilience (33%): Doesn't save lost positions
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (71% in 110 games)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 45 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.5%
Middlegame94.0%
Endgame95.4%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)96%
11 Games
Equal position95%
23 Games
Losing (-2 or more)89%
11 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♕
25%
8 errors
♙
22%
7 errors
♖
22%
7 errors
♞
16%
5 errors
♗
12%
4 errors
♔
3%
1 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 38average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
33% of blunders occur between move 16-25. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
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Many
Few
Critical squares
c43 err
e43 err
a52 err
a62 err
c22 err
c4/e4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
W
Maslovskiy, Vladimir2310
TCh-RUS Premier 2026 · 6 May 2026
L
Prokhorov, Aleksey2270
TCh-RUS Premier 2026 · 5 May 2026
D
Zvjaginsev, Vadim2542
TCh-RUS Premier 2026 · 4 May 2026
D
Usov, Aleksandr E.2427
TCh-RUS Premier 2026 · 3 May 2026
L
Zverev, Lev2461
TCh-RUS Premier 2026 · 30 Apr 2026
L
Grachev, Alexey2458
TCh-RUS Premier 2026 · 29 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: Gambit
70.0%10 Games·Wins
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6
English: Symmetrical
61.5%13 Games·Wins
1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6
Black
Sicilian: e6 Systems
52.4%21 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
10 errors
▶
#59g7??
Endgame
vs Nepomniachtchi
Blitz·2015
▶
#26Bd5??
Tactics
vs Caruana
OTB·2013
▶
#67Qc5??
Endgame
vs Caruana
OTB·2013
▶
#37Re7??
Tactics
vs Ding
Rapid·2009
▶
#55Rc7??
Endgame
vs Ivanchuk
Rapid·2007
▶
#19Bxa3??
Tactics
vs Topalov
Rapid·2007
▶
#21h5??
Tactics
vs Grischuk
OTB·2006
▶
#25Qxc7??
Tactics
vs Grischuk
OTB·2006
▶
#62Rc4??
Endgame
vs Grischuk
OTB
▶
#67Kf7??
Endgame
vs Grischuk
OTB
Endgame Statistics
17 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
☰ All
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efgh945 Games
49%37%14%
1.e4
69%401
1.Nf3
67%373
1.c4
71%110
1.d4
64%54
1.g3
50%7