Scouting report: Pavel Skatchkov (GM, RUS)

857 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (579 classical, 19 rapid, 259 blitz): 42% wins, 30% draws, 28% losses. FIDE rating 2457 standard, 2421 rapid, 2476 blitz. 2 games analyzed with Stockfish, 0.5 blunders per game.

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Pavel Skatchkov

TitleGrandmasterFederationRussiaBorn1979FIDE ID4121848

Classical2457
Rapid2421
Blitz2476
Games857
W · D · L42 / 30 / 28
Peak2517

Rating history

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Classical2457Rapid2421Blitz2476no games played
Accuracy by phase
93.7%Opening96.8%Middlegame91.0%Endgame
Clutch factor
Insufficient data

Play style

Plays 91.8% better with white
Very consistent (91%)
Dominates 1.Nf3 as ♔ (64% in 77 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 39%)

Recent games

Guha, Eshan(2071)

Titled Tuesday Late · 5 Aug 2025

1–0
Alvarez, Leandro(2172)

Titled Tuesday Late · 5 Aug 2025

0–1
Shangin, Lev(2186)

Titled Tuesday Early · 5 Aug 2025

½–½
Grahn, Vidar(2236)

Titled Tuesday Early · 5 Aug 2025

1–0
Shandrygin, Nikita(2209)

Titled Tuesday Early · 5 Aug 2025

1–0

Play against Skatchkov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 857 games

Openings

436 games as White · scores 60.2%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Grünfeld1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 d511 games, last played last year54.5%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Benoni1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c510 games, last played last year60.0%wins
Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e625 games, last played last year56.0%wins

By family

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PRO
857 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 60.2%
7859.0%—
7864.7%+4.5 pts
4861.5%—
4362.8%—
3541.4%−18.8 pts
3264.1%+3.9 pts
1866.7%—
1373.1%—

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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Repertoire

PRO
857 games in scope
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436 games45%W31%D24%L
Move
1. d4
2741y
46%28%26%
60%
1. ♞f3
771y
48%32%20
64%
1. e4
711y
34%38%28%
53%
1. c4
1319y
46%54%
73%
1. a3
1—
100%
100%

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