Matlakov, Maxim

RUS RUS·Born 1991·FIDE #4168003·4,426 Games

Classical25993,229 Games

Rapid2604629 Games

Blitz2614590 Games

Statistics

4426

Total

2094

Wins

1496

Draws

834

Losses

47%34%19%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.0% average

Very consistent (87%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.b3 ♔ (79% in 26 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 592 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening97.0%

Middlegame94.0%

Endgame94.8%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%

Winning (+2 or more)95%

161 Games

Equal position95%

267 Games

Losing (-2 or more)90%

72 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

29%

86 errors

♕

20%

57 errors

♙

16%

46 errors

♗

12%

35 errors

♞

12%

36 errors

♔

11%

32 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 45average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

48% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

e414 err

d412 err

g411 err

d510 err

b59 err

e4/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Manvelyan, Mikayel2364

TCh-RUS Premier 2026 · 6 May 2026

1-0

Garifullina, Leya2448

TCh-RUS Premier 2026 · 5 May 2026

1-0

Najer, Evgeniy2594

TCh-RUS Premier 2026 · 4 May 2026

1-0

Rozum,I2452

TCh-RUS Premier 2026 · 3 May 2026

½-½

Sjugirov, Sanan2560

TCh-RUS Premier 2026 · 30 Apr 2026

1-0

Khubukshanov, Erdem2488

TCh-RUS Premier 2026 · 29 Apr 2026

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

Italian: Two Knights

47.4%

19 Games·Loses

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

Queen's Gambit Declined

62.5%

88 Games·Wins

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6

Petroff: Steinitz Attack

70.0%

10 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4

Black

English: Agincourt

81.8%

11 Games·Wins

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6

Nimzo-Indian: Capablanca

70.0%

10 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#35Qg3+??

Tactics

vs Aronian

Blitz·2025

▶

#36Rc8??

Tactics

vs Abdusattorov

Blitz·2025

▶

#62Bd7??

Endgame

vs Mamedov

Blitz·2025

▶

#40Qf6??

Tactics

vs Isanzhulov

Blitz·2025

▶

#33Bf3??

Tactics

vs Aronian

Rapid·2025

▶

#21Bf8??

Tactics

vs Gurel

Rapid·2025

▶

#33f6??

Tactics

vs Tsydypov

Rapid·2025

▶

#42Rd2??

Endgame

vs Karavaev

Rapid·2025

▶

#34Qe5??

Tactics

vs Drygalov

Blitz·2025

▶

#41Rbxb6??

Endgame

vs Afanasiev

Blitz·2025

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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Starting Position

2239 Games

55%30%15%

Move	Games	%
1.d4	1149	69%
1.e4	446	70%
1.Nf3 Strong	395	70%
1.c4 Strong	211	70%
1.b3 Strong	26	79%
1.g3 Strong	5	80%
1.f4 Weak	2	25%
1.h4 Strong	1	100%
1.c3 Strong	1	100%
1.d3 Strong	1	100%
1.Nc3 Strong	1	100%
1.e3 Weak	1	0%

1.d4

69%

1149

1.e4

70%

446

1.Nf3

70%

395

1.c4

70%

211

1.b3

79%

1.g3

80%

1.f4

25%

1.h4

100%

1.c3

100%

1.d3

100%

1.Nc3

100%

1.e3

Matlakov, Maxim

Play against Matlakov, Maxim's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Italian: Two Knights

Strengths

Queen's Gambit Declined

Petroff: Steinitz Attack

English: Agincourt

Nimzo-Indian: Capablanca

Critical Blunders