GM

Zaitsev, Alexander

RUS RUS·Born 1985·FIDE #4164490·914 Games

Classical2473892 Games

Rapid23739 Games

Blitz237313 Games

Statistics

914

Total

369

Wins

300

Draws

245

Losses

40%33%27%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Very high accuracy: 89.5% average

Plays 3.9% better with white

Very consistent (86%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 ♚ (68% in 30 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 10 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening97.4%

Middlegame91.3%

Endgame95.2%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

-4%

Winning (+2 or more)87%

1 Games

Equal position90%

7 Games

Losing (-2 or more)91%

2 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♗

21%

6 errors

♙

21%

6 errors

♞

18%

5 errors

♕

18%

5 errors

♖

14%

4 errors

♔

7%

2 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 24average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

100% of blunders occur between move 16-25. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

c33 err

d63 err

f62 err

a71 err

c11 err

c3/d6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

L

Yuan, Qingyu2380

Titled Tue 20th Jun Late · 20 Jun 2023

1-0

L

Mikhalsky, Vladimir2219

Titled Tue 20th Jun Late · 20 Jun 2023

0-1

D

Postny, Evgeny2549

Titled Tue 20th Jun Early · 20 Jun 2023

½-½

W

Ramirez Osio, Julio Adrian2189

Titled Tue 20th Jun Late · 20 Jun 2023

0-1

W

Rian, Kapriaga2089

Titled Tue 20th Jun Late · 20 Jun 2023

1-0

D

Bogaudinov, Rushan1939

Titled Tue 20th Jun Late · 20 Jun 2023

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

Queen's Gambit Declined

54.5%

11 Games·Loses

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6

Sicilian: e6 Systems

50.0%

28 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

Ruy Lopez: Closed

60.0%

10 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7

Ruy Lopez: Morphy

57.9%

19 Games·Wins

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

Black

Ruy Lopez: Morphy

60.0%

10 Games·Wins

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

Sicilian: Closed

54.5%

11 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

4 errors

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#46Qa7??

Endgame

vs Bronstein

OTB·1970

▶

#27f1f4??

Endgame

vs Tal

OTB·1962

▶

#22f6??

Tactics

vs Korchnoi

OTB·1962

▶

#30Kf7??

Tactics

vs Bronstein

OTB

Endgame Statistics

7 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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♟ Classical

⚡ Rapid

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Starting Position

461 Games

42%34%24%

Move	Games	Performance	%
1.e4	299		61%
1.d4	128		55%
1.c4	17		62%
1.Nf3	14		50%
1.f4	3		67%

1.e4

61%

299

1.d4

55%

128

1.c4

62%

17

1.Nf3

50%

14

1.f4

67%

3

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