What is Evgeny Sapunov's FIDE rating?

Evgeny Sapunov's FIDE rating is 2461 standard, 2467 rapid, 2460 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Evgeny Sapunov's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Evgeny Sapunov played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 528 over-the-board games by Evgeny Sapunov (516 classical, 12 blitz), with 53% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Evgeny Sapunov's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Evgeny Sapunov?

Open Evgeny Sapunov's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Evgeny Sapunov's style, before facing them.

Evgeny Sapunov

Russiaborn 1974FIDE ID 4126661

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2467Rapid

2461Classical

2460Blitz

2489peak, Jan 2004

528games

282wins, 53%

81draws, 15%

165losses, 31%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2489 · Jan 2004

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Plays 91.5% better with white

Very consistent (96%)

Very precise: only 0.3 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 as

(67% in 224 games)

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Based on

528 games

Based on 528 games

Openings

528 gamesBased on 528 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

English vs 1...e51.c4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c640 games, last played 4 years ago77.5%wins

English: Anglo-Indian1.c4 ♞f6 2.♞f3 e623 games, last played 4 years ago65.2%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 3 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 3 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.2%

Middlegame

90.3%

Endgame

91.4%

Clutch factor

-6%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

85%0g

EqualEqual position

85%0g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

92%3g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

42%

5 err

17%

2 err

17%

2 err

17%

2 err

1 err

0 err

Critical moment

Move 83 avg

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

100%

46+

100% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

10Errors mapped

b4 / c4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

11 err

b4/c4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

8 errors · Stockfish

#83

♞b5?? vs Martinez Alcantara

Endgame · OTB · 2022

#35

♜c4?? vs Caruana

Middlegame · OTB · 2022

#24

♛xe5?? vs Riazantsev

Middlegame · Blitz · 2019

#26

♝xe4?? vs Popov

Middlegame · Blitz · 2019

#42

♛g7?? vs Kozlov

Endgame · Blitz · 2019

#31

♝e4?? vs Kobalia

Endgame · Blitz · 2019