Scouting report: Alexander Riazantsev (GM, RUS)

2,698 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,583 classical, 469 rapid, 646 blitz): 39% wins, 41% draws, 20% losses. FIDE rating 2590 standard, 2503 rapid, 2507 blitz. 155 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.06 blunders per game.

  • Opening repertoire of Alexander Riazantsev as White and Black, with results per line — free.
  • Weaknesses and blunder patterns, evaluated with Stockfish — free.
  • Recent over-the-board games and endgame statistics.
  • Twin Bot: a sparring bot that imitates Alexander Riazantsev's style so you can rehearse the matchup — free online.

Full report: https://chessstalker.com/fide/4125029 — no account needed.

Alexander Riazantsev

TitleGrandmasterFederationRussiaBorn1985FIDE ID4125029

Classical2590
Rapid2503
Blitz2507
Games2,698
W · D · L39 / 41 / 20
Peak2720

Rating history

2450
2550
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Oct 2023Nov 2026
Classical2590Rapid2503Blitz2507no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.5%Opening92.9%Middlegame94.7%Endgame
Clutch factor
Insufficient data

Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.9% average
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (65% in 1269 games)
Vulnerable to 1.b3 ♚ (only 42%)

Recent games

Dreev, Aleksey(2584)

Russian Team Championship Premie... · 6 May 2026

½–½
Timoshin, Maxim(2439)

Russian Team Championship Premie... · 5 May 2026

½–½
Morozevich, Alexander(2653)

Russian Team Championship Premie... · 4 May 2026

½–½
Zubritskiy, Artyom(2367)

Russian Team Championship Premie... · 3 May 2026

½–½
Volodin, Alexandr E.(2389)

Russian Team Championship Premie... · 1 May 2026

0–1

Play against Riazantsev's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,698 games

Openings

1,370 games as White · scores 65.2%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Nimzo-Indian: Capablanca1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.♞c3 ♝b4 4.e3 O-O 5.♝d318 games, last played 6 months ago66.7%wins
Benko Gambit1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b519 games, last played 5 years ago63.2%wins

By family

open a family to see its lines
PRO
2,698 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 65.2%
25060.2%−5.0 pts
18865.2%—
15366.3%—
14565.9%—
13369.2%+4.0 pts
10863.0%—
8464.3%—
5563.6%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
Insufficient data
Critical moment
Insufficient data
Error heatmap · Critical squares
Insufficient data

Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

Couldn't load this.

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
2,698 games in scope
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
1,370 games45%W39%D16%L
Move
1. d4
12696m
45%40%15
65%
1. e4
458m
49%36%15
67%
1. ♞f3
448m
57%34%
74%
1. c4
126m
33%58%
63%

🍪 Cookies · Chess Stalker stores in your browser only what it needs to work (session and preferences) and measures its audience with its own cookie-free analytics. Analytics are optional.