Scouting report: Ernesto Inarkiev (GM, RUS)

2,358 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,648 classical, 314 rapid, 396 blitz): 39% wins, 39% draws, 22% losses. FIDE rating 2637 standard, 2625 rapid, 2514 blitz, world #82. 320 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.03 blunders per game.

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Ernesto Inarkiev

GM

Russiaborn 1985FIDE ID 4162722

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2450
2550
2650
2750
2658 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2637
2625
2514
2732peak, Sep 2016
2,358games
908wins, 39%
923draws, 39%
527losses, 22%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.3% average
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (65% in 589 games)
Vulnerable to 1.b3 ♚ (only 42%)

Play against Inarkiev's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,358 games

Openings

2,358 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
English: Anglo-Indian1.c4 ♞f6 2.♞c3 e5only 9 games, last played 2 years ago44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6115 games, last played 5 months ago60.0%wins
King's Indian: Main Line1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.♞f3 O-O15 games, last played 7 years ago66.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 320 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.8%
Middlegame
93.6%
Endgame
95.2%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
91%
Problematic pieces
21%
46 err
17%
37 err
17%
38 err
17%
38 err
15%
34 err
12%
27 err
Critical moment
Move 52 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
25%
26-35
25%
36-45
50%
46+
50% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
7
7
8
8
8
7
8
Few
Many
c4
8
d3
8
e5
8
f5
8
c5
7
c4/d3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

some recent costly mistakes
Artemiev, Vladislav(2646)

Move 69 · Endgame · Rapid · 2025

−5.9g7??
Lysyj, Igor(2574)

Move 31 · Middlegame · Rapid · 2025

−5.4xd5??
Arikainen, Maksim(1969)

Move 52 · Endgame · Blitz · 2025

−3.6g4??
Odegov, Artem(2244)

Move 26 · Middlegame · Blitz · 2025

−3.2axb3??
Zakhartsov, Vladimir(2461)

Move 13 · Middlegame · Blitz · 2025

−3.5b3??
Shubin, Kirill(2454)

Move 41 · Endgame · Blitz · 2025

−8.5g4??
Tregubenko, Nikolay(2300)

Move 30 · Endgame · Blitz · 2025

−3.1a8??
Korchmar, Vasiliy(2427)

Move 48 · Endgame · Blitz · 2025

−5.6e4??
Tsvetkov, Andrey(2403)

Move 39 · Endgame · Blitz · 2025

−97.3h3??
Kezin, Roman(2472)

Move 27 · Middlegame · Blitz · 2025

−3.0c5??

Recent games

Tiglon, Bryce(2522)

Turkish Team Championship Super ... · 14 Aug 2026

1–0
Demchenko, Anton(2579)

Turkish Team Championship Super ... · 13 Aug 2026

1–0
Tutisani, Noe(2445)

Turkish Team Championship Super ... · 12 Aug 2026

½–½
Ivanchuk, Vasyl(2634)

Turkish Team Championship Super ... · 11 Aug 2026

0–1
Mamedov, Rauf(2639)

Turkish Team Championship Super ... · 10 Aug 2026

½–½
Adhiban, B.(2561)

Turkish Team Championship Super ... · 9 Aug 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
2,358 games in scope
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1a
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1,210 games45%W37%D18%L
Move
1. e4
5897w
46%39%15
65%
1. d4
4836w
43%36%21
61%
1. c4
697w
46%35%19
64%
1. ♞f3
658w
45%32%23
61%
1. f4
311y
100%
50%
1. b3
111y
100%
100%

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