Potkin, Vladimir

GM

RUS RUS·Born 1982·FIDE #4131061

2548Classical
2508Rapid
2457Blitz

Statistics

Total2,120
Wins748
Draws924
Losses448
35%44%21%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.0% average
Very consistent (86%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (64% in 401 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 47%)

Play against Potkin's Twin

Uses their openings, level & style

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical · 141 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.6%
Middlegame
92.3%
Endgame
94.1%
Clutch Factor
+8%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
87%
Problematic Pieces
25%
42 err
21%
36 err
19%
32 err
16%
28 err
12%
21 err
6%
11 err
Critical Moment
Move 40 avg
0%
1-15
12%
16-25
44%
26-35
12%
36-45
31%
46+
44% of blunders occur after move 26-35 — keep tension until then.
Error Heatmap
7
8
7
Few
Many
c5
8 err
g5
7 err
g6
7 err
d5
6 err
e5
6 err
c5/g5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

2,120 games

Weaknesses

— exploit these
aswhite55.6%losses
Alekhine Defense — 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5
9 games · low samplePlay this line
aswhite40.5%losses
Sicilian: d6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
42 gamesPlay this line

No significant weaknesses detected as black

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite85.7%wins
Slav: Semi-Slav — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc314 g
aswhite76.9%wins
English: Anglo-Indian — 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c513 g
asblack81.8%wins
London System — 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c511 g

Critical Blunders

10 errors
Ne2+??vs ShogdzhievRapid · 2025
Qe6+??vs ZverevRapid · 2025
Qh5+??vs GrischukBlitz · 2024
Nf4+??vs MakarianBlitz · 2024
h5??vs BologanBlitz · 2024
h4??vs InarkievBlitz · 2024
Kc7??vs DreevBlitz · 2024
g6??vs BaiRapid · 2024
Bd2??vs DubovBlitz · 2023
Bf1??vs NepomniachtchiBlitz · 2023

Recent Games

Draw
Faizrakhmanov, Ramil(2412)

TCh-RUS HL 2026 · 4 May 2026

½-½
Draw
Goganov, Aleksey(2493)

TCh-RUS HL 2026 · 30 Apr 2026

½-½
Win
Martirosyan, Haik M.(2626)

2026 Chesscom Open Play I... · 16 Mar 2026

0-1
Loss
Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son(2600)

2026 Chesscom Open Play I... · 16 Mar 2026

0-1
Win
Tregubenko, Nikolay(2300)

TCh-RUS Rapid 2025 · 19 Oct 2025

0-1
Draw
Rozum,I(2444)

TCh-RUS Rapid 2025 · 18 Oct 2025

½-½

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

PRO
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1a
b
c
d
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
SF18
1,074 games
39%45%16%
MovegamesPerf%
1.d4
401
64%
1.e4
393
59%
1.c4
187
62%
1.Nf3
93
58%

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