Scouting report: Sergey Klimov (GM, RUS)

552 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (492 classical, 31 rapid, 29 blitz): 38% wins, 31% draws, 31% losses. FIDE rating 2486 standard, 2362 rapid, 2275 blitz. 10 games analyzed with Stockfish: 91% accuracy, 0.3 blunders per game.

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Sergey Klimov

GM

Russiaborn 1979FIDE ID 4121759

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
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2486 · Sep 2023
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2486
2362
2275
2521peak, Oct 2008
552games
210wins, 38%
172draws, 31%
170losses, 31%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 90.7% average
Low resilience (25%): Doesn't save lost positions
Very consistent (86%)
Very precise: only 0.3 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (59% in 183 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 43%)

Play against Klimov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 552 games

Openings

552 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Caro-Kann1.e4 c6 2.d4 d516 games, last played 11 months ago56.3%losses
French: Winawer1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 ♝b411 games, last played 5 years ago45.5%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
King's Indian1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g614 games, last played 11 months ago71.4%wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 e620 games, last played 11 months ago55.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 10 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.0%
Middlegame
90.8%
Endgame
92.6%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
92%
Equal
92%
Losing (−2)
88%
Problematic pieces
40%
6 err
20%
3 err
20%
3 err
7%
1 err
7%
1 err
7%
1 err
Critical moment
Move 40 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
50%
26-35
0%
36-45
50%
46+
50% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
2
2
Few
Many
d1
2
f5
2
a7
1
a8
1
b8
1
d1/f5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#31
♛b2?? vs Shubin
Endgame · Rapid · 2025
#37
♜c1?? vs Vastrukhin
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#43
♝g5?? vs Kezin
Endgame · Rapid · 2025
#30
f6?? vs Triapishko
Middlegame · Rapid · 2025
#37
e5?? vs Kozlov
Middlegame · Blitz · 2025
#35
axb5?? vs Polschikov
Endgame · Rapid · 2023

Recent games

Shubin, Kirill(2454)

Russian Rapid Team Championship ... · 18 Oct 2025

0–1
Vastrukhin, Oleg(2344)

Russian Blitz Team Championship ... · 17 Oct 2025

0–1
Remizov, Yaroslav(2479)

Russian Blitz Team Championship ... · 17 Oct 2025

0–1
Gilfanov, Marat I(2310)

Russian Rapid Championship 2025 · 16 Oct 2025

1–0
Yurasov, Matfey(2275)

Russian Rapid Championship 2025 · 16 Oct 2025

0–1
Kezin, Roman(2472)

Russian Rapid Championship 2025 · 16 Oct 2025

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
552 games in scope
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283 games44%W30%D26%L
Move
1. e4
18311m
44%31%25%
59%
1. d4
945y
45%27%28%
58%
1. ♞f3
611m
50%33%17
67%

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