Scouting report: Nikolai Chadaev (GM, RUS)

550 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (497 classical, 22 rapid, 31 blitz): 35% wins, 46% draws, 19% losses. FIDE rating 2591 standard, 2629 rapid, 2733 blitz. 15 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.07 blunders per game.

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Nikolai Chadaev

GM

Russiaborn 1988FIDE ID 4167392

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2550
2650
2750
2591 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2733
2629
2591
2591peak, May 2013
550games
193wins, 35%
254draws, 46%
103losses, 19%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.3% average
Plays 3.3% better with white
Very consistent (94%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (65% in 183 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 42%)

Play against Chadaev's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 550 games

Openings

Based on player games

No clear weaknesses!

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 15 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.5%
Middlegame
94.3%
Endgame
94.6%
Clutch factor
+2%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
91%
Problematic pieces
25%
4 err
25%
4 err
19%
3 err
12%
2 err
12%
2 err
6%
1 err
Critical moment
Move 94 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
0%
26-35
0%
36-45
100%
46+
100% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
2
Few
Many
c7
2
b3
1
c6
1
d6
1
e2
1
c7/b3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

3 errors
#33
♝g7?? vs Erdos
Endgame · OTB · 2020
#35
♚xf8?? vs Ivanchuk
Middlegame · Blitz · 2012
#94
♚f6?? vs Caruana
Endgame · OTB · 2010

Recent games

Ersahin, Bulent(2085)

Titled Tuesday 8th Sept · 8 Sept 2020

½–½
Rodriguez,Sa(2252)

Titled Tuesday 8th Sept · 8 Sept 2020

1–0
Morefield, Jason P(2227)

Titled Tuesday 8th Sept · 8 Sept 2020

1–0
Shahade, Gregory(2476)

Titled Tuesday 8th Sept · 8 Sept 2020

½–½
Cornette, Matthieu(2558)

1st Abu Dhabi Super Blitz · 15 Apr 2020

1–0
Erenburg, Sergey(2559)

PRO League Group Stage · 17 Feb 2020

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
550 games in scope
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1a
b
c
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e
f
g
h
274 games43%W44%D13%L
Move
1. e4
1837y
42%45%13
65%
1. d4
376y
43%49%
68%
1. c4
3314y
52%36%
70%
1. ♞f3
1914y
42%37%21
61%
1. g3
2—
50%50%
25%

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