What is Vitaly Kunin's FIDE rating?

Vitaly Kunin's FIDE rating is 2520 standard, 2471 rapid, 2351 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Vitaly Kunin's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Vitaly Kunin played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 2,165 over-the-board games by Vitaly Kunin (2,112 classical, 22 rapid, 31 blitz), with 51% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Vitaly Kunin's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Vitaly Kunin?

Open Vitaly Kunin'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 Vitaly Kunin's style, before facing them.

Vitaly Kunin

Germanyborn 1983FIDE ID 4128737

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2541 · Sep 2023

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2520Classical

2471Rapid

2351Blitz

2595peak, May 2016

2,165games

1,099wins, 51%

630draws, 29%

434losses, 20%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2595 · May 2016

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.0% average

High resilience (62%): Dangerous even when losing

Solid conversion: 88%

Very consistent (93%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(71% in 839 games)

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Based on

2,165 games

Based on 2,165 games

Openings

2,165 gamesBased on 2,165 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Dutch Defense1.d4 f5 2.♞c3 ♞f619 games, last played 2 years ago89.5%wins

Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d612 games, last played 7 months ago75.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 397 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 397 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.2%

Middlegame

93.8%

Endgame

96.0%

Clutch factor

+3%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%201g

EqualEqual position

95%120g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

91%76g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

23%

72 err

18%

56 err

17%

52 err

16%

50 err

16%

50 err

10%

31 err

Critical moment

Move 54 avg

1-15

16-25

25%

26-35

33%

36-45

42%

46+

42% 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

89Errors mapped

d5 / f3Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1212 err

1111 err

99 err

d5/f3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#27

♜e2?? vs Dardha

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#32

♜f1?? vs Baselmans

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#61

♚h4?? vs Nikcevic

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#31

♛f5?? vs Bajarani

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#35

♛xa5?? vs Docx

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#44

♛a8?? vs Van Foreest

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

2,165 games

Donchenko, Alexander(2645)

Luc Winants Mem 2026 · 9 May 2026

0–1

Kobalia, Mikhail(2531)

Bundesliga 2025-26 · 26 Apr 2026

1–0

Van Wely, Loek(2628)

Bundesliga 2025-26 · 25 Apr 2026

0–1

Dardha, Daniel(2624)

Bundesliga 2025-26 · 24 Apr 2026

0–1

Hartl, Daniel(2241)

TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 19 Apr 2026

1–0

Mohr, Georg(2396)

TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 17 Apr 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

222 endgames (54.3%) · force Same-Color Bishops (0%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

54.3%

222 / 409

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Same-Color Bishops: only 0% win rate (7 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

2,165 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,094 games55%W30%D15%L

1,094games in this linewon 55%, drew 30%, lost 15%

Move

1. d4

8405m

56%29%15

71%

1. ♞f3

1095m

46%40%14

66%

1. e4

857m

64%18%18%

72%

1. c4

404y

53%35%12

70%

1. g3

101y

40%50%10

65%

1. b3

612y

33%1750%

42%

1. d3

411y

50%25%25%

63%

Scouting report: Vitaly Kunin (GM, GER)

Vitaly Kunin

Rating & statistics

Play style

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

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Critical blunders

Recent games

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