GM

Inarkiev, Ernesto

RUS RUS·Born 1985·FIDE #4162722·2,509 Games

Classical26531,732 Games
Rapid2614351 Games
Blitz2514426 Games

Statistics

2509

Total

991

Wins

973

Draws

545

Losses

39%39%22%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.2% average
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (66% in 619 games)
Vulnerable to 1.b3 ♚ (only 42%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 307 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening96.7%
Middlegame93.6%
Endgame95.2%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%
Winning (+2 or more)95%
85 Games
Equal position95%
150 Games
Losing (-2 or more)91%
72 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖
21%
46 errors
♔
17%
36 errors
♙
17%
36 errors
♕
17%
36 errors
♗
15%
33 errors
♞
13%
27 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 50average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
44% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many
Few
Critical squares
d38 err
e58 err
f58 err
c47 err
c57 err
d3/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

L
Zemlyanskii,Ivan2596

TCh-RUS Rapid 2025 · 19 Oct 2025

0-1
L
Artemiev, Vladislav2646

TCh-RUS Rapid 2025 · 19 Oct 2025

1-0
L
Zemlyanskii, Ivan2596

TCh-RUS Rapid 2025 · 19 Oct 2025

0-1
D
Lysyj, Igor2574

TCh-RUS Rapid 2025 · 18 Oct 2025

½-½
W
Gavrilov, Oleg2319

TCh-RUS Rapid 2025 · 18 Oct 2025

1-0
L
Rostovtsev, Dmitry2446

TCh-RUS Rapid 2025 · 18 Oct 2025

1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID
White
King's Indian: Main Line
70.6%
17 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O

King's Indian: Classical
69.2%
13 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5

Black
Italian: Two Knights
50.0%
40 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

Ruy Lopez: Exchange
50.0%
16 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
▶
#69Kg7??
Endgame
vs Artemiev
Rapid·2025
▶
#31Qxd5??
Tactics
vs Lysyj
Rapid·2025
▶
#26axb3??
Tactics
vs Odegov
Blitz·2025
▶
#52g4??
Endgame
vs Arikainen
Blitz·2025
▶
#30Qa8??
Tactics
vs Tregubenko
Blitz·2025
▶
#27Qc5??
Tactics
vs Kezin
Blitz·2025
▶
#30Nb4??
Tactics
vs Goganov
Blitz·2025
▶
#39h3??
Tactics
vs Tsvetkov
Blitz·2025
▶
#48Re4??
Endgame
vs Korchmar
Blitz·2025
▶
#13Qb3??
Tactics
vs Zakhartsov
Blitz·2025
Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position
1286 Games
46%36%18%
1.e4
66%
619
1.d4
63%
523
1.c4
63%
72
1.Nf3
60%
68
1.f4
50%
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1.b3
100%
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