Scouting report: Sergey Klimov (GM, RUS)

552 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (490 classical, 33 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

TitleGrandmasterFederationRussiaBorn1979FIDE ID4121759

Classical2486
Rapid2362
Blitz2275
Games552
W · D · L38 / 31 / 31
Peak2521

Rating history

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Classical2486Rapid2362Blitz2275no games played
Accuracy by phase
97.0%Opening90.8%Middlegame92.6%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

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%)

Recent games

Shubin, Kirill(2454)

Russian Rapid Team Championship ... · 18 Oct 2025

1–0
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

0–1
Yurasov, Matfey(2275)

Russian Rapid Championship 2025 · 16 Oct 2025

1–0

Play against Klimov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 552 games

Openings

283 games as White · scores 59.0%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Caro-Kann1.e4 c6 2.d4 d516 games, last played last year56.3%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 last year71.4%wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 e620 games, last played last year55.0%wins

By family

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PRO
552 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 59.0%
8757.5%—
3270.3%+11.3 pts
2955.2%−3.8 pts
2256.8%—
1628.1%—
1553.3%—
1361.5%—
1376.9%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

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283 games44%W30%D26%L
Move
1. e4
1831y
44%31%25%
59%
1. d4
945y
45%27%28%
58%
1. ♞f3
61y
50%33%17
67%

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