What is Maxim Matlakov's FIDE rating?

Maxim Matlakov's FIDE rating is 2596 standard, 2604 rapid, 2614 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Maxim Matlakov's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Maxim Matlakov played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 4,196 over-the-board games by Maxim Matlakov (3,155 classical, 543 rapid, 519 blitz), with 48% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Maxim Matlakov's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Maxim Matlakov?

Open Maxim Matlakov's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Maxim Matlakov's style, before facing them.

Maxim Matlakov

Russiaborn 1991FIDE ID 4168003

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2674 · Sep 2023

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2614Blitz

2604Rapid

2596Classical

2738peak, Nov 2017

4,196games

2,018wins, 48%

1,371draws, 33%

807losses, 19%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2738 · Nov 2017

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.0% average

Very consistent (88%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.Nf3 as

(70% in 391 games)

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Based on

4,196 games

Based on 4,196 games

Openings

4,196 gamesBased on 4,196 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Nimzowitsch-Larsen1.b3 e5 2.♝b2 ♞c610 games, last played 2 years ago70.0%wins

Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d677 games, last played 2 months ago62.3%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 700 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 700 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

97.0%

Middlegame

93.8%

Endgame

94.7%

Clutch factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%158g

EqualEqual position

95%229g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%113g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

30%

124 err

16%

67 err

15%

61 err

14%

58 err

13%

55 err

13%

54 err

Critical moment

Move 44 avg

1-15

14%

16-25

14%

26-35

30%

36-45

43%

46+

43% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

123Errors mapped

e4 / e5Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1818 err

1515 err

1414 err

1313 err

e4/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

some recent costly mistakes

Stockfish

Dinesh Rajan M(2289)

Move 37 · Middlegame · OTB · 2026

−3.5h1+??

Zhao, Jun(2538)

Move 76 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−5.0f8??

Grischuk, Alexander(2628)

Move 27 · Middlegame · OTB · 2026

−3.2xd6??

Aakash, G.(2312)

Move 28 · Middlegame · OTB · 2026

−3.3f3??

Deac, Bogdan-Daniel(2656)

Move 29 · Middlegame · OTB · 2026

−2.8e6??

Bluebaum, Matthias(2694)

Move 29 · Middlegame · OTB · 2026

−4.4b4??

Le Tuan Minh (VIE)(2585)

Move 19 · Middlegame · OTB · 2026

−2.4d7??

Haug, Havard(2432)

Move 20 · Middlegame · OTB · 2026

−2.9h6??

Nguyen, Luong Vu(2127)

Move 38 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−3.1f6??

Movahed, Sina(2596)

Move 57 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−4.6b3??