Scouting report: Vasily Usmanov (IM, FID)

1,060 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (753 classical, 153 rapid, 154 blitz): 36% wins, 32% draws, 31% losses. FIDE rating 2450 standard, 2358 rapid, 2364 blitz. 103 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.07 blunders per game.

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Vasily Usmanov

IM

FIDborn 1996FIDE ID 4135741

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2320
2360
2400
2440
2480
2450 · Sep 2023
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2450
2364
2358
2484peak, Feb 2018
1,060games
386wins, 36%
341draws, 32%
333losses, 31%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.5% average
Solid conversion: 82%
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (61% in 300 games)
Vulnerable to 1.e4 ♚ (only 45%)

Play against Usmanov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,060 games

Openings

1,060 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
King's Indian: Classical1.d4 f6 2.c4 g6 3.c3 g7 4.e4 d6 5.e210 games, last played 2 years ago70.0%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein1.d4 f6 2.c4 e6 3.c3 b4 4.e317 games, last played 6 years ago70.6%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 103 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
95.3%
Middlegame
92.6%
Endgame
94.6%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
26%
31 err
20%
24 err
17%
20 err
17%
20 err
11%
13 err
9%
11 err
Critical moment
Move 55 avg
0%
1-15
14%
16-25
0%
26-35
43%
36-45
43%
46+
43% of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
7
6
Few
Many
e4
7
g4
6
d4
5
f5
5
b4
4
e4/g4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#20
O-O?? vs Martinez Alcantara
Middlegame · OTB · 2022
#60
d4?? vs Kobalia
Endgame · OTB · 2022
#77
f6?? vs Riazantsev
Endgame · OTB · 2022
#42
h4?? vs Sjugirov
Endgame · Blitz · 2021
#35
a8?? vs Triapishko
Middlegame · Rapid · 2021
#44
a3?? vs Gabitov
Endgame · Blitz · 2021

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,060 games in scope
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529 games44%W29%D27%L
Move
1. d4
3002y
48%26%26%
61%
1. f3
1422y
34%40%26%
54%
1. c4
475y
49%28%23
63%
1. e4
205y
35%2045%
45%
1. b3
125y
67%1716
75%
1. g3
512y
80%20
90%
1. a3
26y
50%50%
50%
1. c3
15y
100%
100%

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