Scouting report: Vladimir Malakhov (GM, FID)

1,846 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,245 classical, 265 rapid, 336 blitz): 42% wins, 41% draws, 17% losses. FIDE rating 2597 standard, 2643 rapid, 2596 blitz. 316 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.08 blunders per game.

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Vladimir Malakhov

TitleGrandmasterFederationFIDBorn1980FIDE ID4120787

Classical2597
Rapid2643
Blitz2596
Games1,846
W · D · L42 / 41 / 17
Peak2732

Rating history

2580
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2660
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2024
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2025
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2026
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Oct 2023Nov 2026
Classical2597Rapid2643Blitz2596no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.7%Opening94.5%Middlegame95.5%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 94.3% average
Solid conversion: 88%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (69% in 399 games)

Recent games

Maslovskiy, Vladimir(2310)

Russian Team Championship Premie... · 6 May 2026

1–0
Prokhorov, Aleksey(2270)

Russian Team Championship Premie... · 5 May 2026

0–1
Zvjaginsev, Vadim(2542)

Russian Team Championship Premie... · 4 May 2026

½–½
Usov, Aleksandr E.(2427)

Russian Team Championship Premie... · 3 May 2026

½–½
Zverev, Lev(2461)

Russian Team Championship Premie... · 30 Apr 2026

1–0

Play against Malakhov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,846 games

Openings

937 games as White · scores 67.8%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 ♞f611 games, last played 6 years ago72.7%wins
Sicilian: 2...♞c61.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c643 games, last played 2 years ago55.8%wins

By family

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PRO
1,846 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 67.8%
37666.9%—
21368.8%—
10870.4%—
4168.3%—
3668.1%—
2965.5%—
2665.4%—
2161.9%−5.9 pts

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,846 games in scope
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937 games49%W37%D14%L
Move
1. e4
3996m
51%35%14
69%
1. ♞f3
3696m
48%38%14
67%
1. c4
1086m
53%35%
70%
1. d4
542y
43%43%14
64%
1. g3
72y
1471%15
50%

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