Scouting report: Alexander Zaitsev (GM, RUS)

905 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (883 classical, 9 rapid, 13 blitz): 40% wins, 33% draws, 27% losses. FIDE rating 2473 standard, 2373 rapid, 2373 blitz. 12 games analyzed with Stockfish: 90% accuracy, 0.17 blunders per game.

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Alexander Zaitsev

GM

Russiaborn 1985FIDE ID 4164490

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
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2473 · Sep 2023
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2026
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2473
2373
2373
2510peak, Jan 2017
905games
363wins, 40%
300draws, 33%
242losses, 27%

Play style

before facing them
Very high accuracy: 89.7% average
Plays 4.1% better with white
Very consistent (87%)
Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (61% in 298 games)

Play against Zaitsev's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 905 games

Openings

905 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e611 games, last played 3 years ago54.5%losses
Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 e628 games, last played 3 years ago50.0%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Ruy Lopez: Closed1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b5 a6 4.♝a4 ♞f6 5.O-O ♝e710 games, last played 10 years ago60.0%wins
Ruy Lopez: Morphy1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b5 a619 games, last played 10 years ago57.9%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 12 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.0%
Middlegame
91.3%
Endgame
94.4%
Clutch factor
0%
Winning (+2)
91%
Equal
90%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
21%
7 err
21%
7 err
18%
6 err
18%
6 err
15%
5 err
6%
2 err
Critical moment
Move 34 avg
0%
1-15
50%
16-25
0%
26-35
50%
36-45
0%
46+
50% of blunders occur after move 16-25. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
3
3
Few
Many
c3
3
d6
3
f6
2
f7
2
g4
2
c3/d6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

5 errors
#44
♜f2?? vs Hambleton
Endgame · OTB · 2023
#46
♛a7?? vs Bronstein
Middlegame · OTB · 1970
#27
f1f4?? vs Tal
OTB · 1962
#22
f6?? vs Korchnoi
Middlegame · OTB · 1962
#30
♚f7?? vs Bronstein
Middlegame · OTB

Recent games

Srihari L R(2416)

Titled Tue 20th Jun Early · 20 Jun 2023

0–1
Gadimbayli, Abdulla(2483)

Titled Tue 20th Jun Early · 20 Jun 2023

0–1
Morefield, Jason P(2167)

Titled Tue 20th Jun Early · 20 Jun 2023

0–1
Postny, Evgeny(2549)

Titled Tue 20th Jun Early · 20 Jun 2023

½–½
Ramirez Osio, Julio Adrian(2189)

Titled Tue 20th Jun Late · 20 Jun 2023

1–0
Yuan, Qingyu(2380)

Titled Tue 20th Jun Late · 20 Jun 2023

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
905 games in scope
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458 games42%W34%D24%L
Move
1. e4
2983y
47%28%25%
61%
1. d4
1263y
32%44%24
54%
1. c4
1712y
47%29%24
62%
1. ♞f3
1410y
2157%22
50%
1. f4
310y
33%67%
67%

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