Scouting report: Nikita Vitiugov (GM, ENG)

2,582 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,927 classical, 320 rapid, 335 blitz): 39% wins, 45% draws, 15% losses. FIDE rating 2666 standard, 2616 rapid, 2586 blitz, world #45. 549 games analyzed with Stockfish: 95% accuracy, 0.03 blunders per game.

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Nikita Vitiugov

GM

TOP 50United Kingdomborn 1987FIDE ID 4152956

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2550
2650
2750
2719 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2666
2616
2586
2751peak, Nov 2019
2,582games
1,012wins, 39%
1,173draws, 45%
397losses, 15%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.9% average
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (68% in 332 games)

Play against Vitiugov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,582 games

Openings

2,582 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
French: Winawer1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 ♝b413 games, last played last year84.6%wins
King's Indian: Main Line1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.♞f3 O-O18 games, last played last year72.2%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 549 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.9%
Middlegame
94.3%
Endgame
95.9%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
91%
Problematic pieces
26%
66 err
20%
50 err
17%
42 err
14%
35 err
14%
35 err
10%
26 err
Critical moment
Move 42 avg
0%
1-15
14%
16-25
21%
26-35
21%
36-45
43%
46+
43% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
14
Few
Many
c5
14
e5
11
f6
11
d4
9
d5
9
c5/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#45
♚e6?? vs Eljanov
Endgame · Rapid · 2025
#42
♜a5?? vs Narayanan S L
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#32
♞d7?? vs Amar
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#34
♛e3+?? vs Warmerdam
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#46
♚d4?? vs Conquest
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#53
♜a2?? vs Nakamura
Endgame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

Samunenkov, Ihor(2550)

Bundesliga 2025-26 · 26 Apr 2026

½–½
Maghsoodloo, Parham(2692)

Bundesliga 2025-26 · 25 Apr 2026

½–½
Hakobyan, Aram(2625)

Bundesliga 2025-26 · 24 Apr 2026

½–½
Warmerdam, Max(2576)

German Bundesliga 2025-26 · 22 Mar 2026

1–0
Schoppen, Casper(2576)

Schachbundesliga 2025/26 · 21 Mar 2026

½–½
Banusz, Tamas(2595)

SBL München · 1 Mar 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

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2,582 games in scope
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1,319 games45%W42%D13%L
Move
1. d4
7726m
43%44%13
66%
1. e4
3326m
48%41%
68%
1. c4
1172y
53%35%
71%
1. ♞f3
905m
39%44%17
61%
1. b3
611y
83%17
83%
1. ♞c3
116y
100%
0%
1. g3
17y
100%
50%

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