Scouting report: Pavel Smirnov (GM, RUS)

494 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (479 classical, 10 rapid, 5 blitz): 50% wins, 31% draws, 19% losses. FIDE rating 2460 standard, 2445 rapid, 2433 blitz. 4 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0 blunders per game.

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Pavel Smirnov

GM

Russiaborn 1982FIDE ID 4123425

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2350
2450
2550
2538 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2460
2445
2433
2645peak, Jan 2005
494games
247wins, 50%
151draws, 31%
96losses, 19%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.3% average
Plays 4.5% better with white
Very consistent (93%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (81% in 52 games)

Play against Smirnov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 494 games

Openings

494 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
King's Indian1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g610 games, last played 5 years ago80.0%wins
Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 ♞f612 games, last played 15 years ago66.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 4 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.4%
Middlegame
94.0%
Endgame
94.3%
Clutch factor
-7%
Winning (+2)
85%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
92%
Problematic pieces
67%
2 err
33%
1 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
Critical moment
Move 30 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
0%
26-35
0%
36-45
0%
46+
Error heatmap · Critical squares
1
1
1
Few
Many
b2
1
b6
1
c4
1
b2/b6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

3 errors
#41
♞b6?? vs Grischuk
Endgame · OTB · 2004
#61
♜xg3?? vs Aronian
Endgame · Blitz · 2004
#35
b2?? vs Aronian
Endgame · OTB · 2004

Recent games

Vallejo Pons, Francisco(2706)

Aimchess Rapid Play-In | ... · 12 Jun 2023

½–½
Bernadskiy, Vitaliy(2553)

Aimchess Rapid Play-In | ... · 12 Jun 2023

½–½
Xiong, Jeffery(2692)

Aimchess Rapid Play-In | ... · 12 Jun 2023

½–½
Sarana, Alexey(2685)

Aimchess Rapid Play-In | ... · 12 Jun 2023

½–½
Triapishko, Alexandr

Tournament · 23 Sept 2021

1–0
Triapishko, Alexandr

Tournament · 23 Sept 2021

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
494 games in scope
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5
4
3
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1a
b
c
d
e
f
g
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265 games59%W24%D17%L
Move
1. e4
2035y
59%2120
69%
1. d4
523y
65%31%
81%
1. c4
514y
60%2020
70%
1. ♞f3
513y
2080%
60%

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