IM

Garakov, Mikhael

RUS RUS·Born 1987·FIDE #4169034·484 Games

Classical2447483 Games

Rapid24361 Games

Blitz23470 Games

Statistics

484

Total

233

Wins

72

Draws

179

Losses

48%15%37%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Plays 74.2% better with white

Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (61% in 235 games)

Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 25%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 1 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.2%

Middlegame85.0%

Endgame—

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

-11%

Winning (+2 or more)74%

1 Games

Equal position85%

0 Games

Losing (-2 or more)85%

0 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♕

67%

2 errors

♖

33%

1 errors

♗

0%

0 errors

♔

0%

0 errors

♞

0%

0 errors

♙

0%

0 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 35average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

100% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

d31 err

e21 err

h11 err

d3/e2 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

W

Lopez, Henry2001

Titled Tue 12th Aug Early · 12 Aug 2025

1-0

D

Santos, Antonio P2165

Titled Tue 12th Aug Early · 12 Aug 2025

½-½

L

Kravtsiv, Martyn2598

Titled Tue 12th Aug Early · 12 Aug 2025

0-1

W

Alvarado,C2032

Titled Tue 12th Aug Early · 12 Aug 2025

1-0

W

Chen, Ryo2395

Titled Tue 12th Aug Early · 12 Aug 2025

0-1

D

Bashirli, Saadat1940

Titled Tue 12th Aug Early · 12 Aug 2025

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

Scotch Game

50.0%

8 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4

Ruy Lopez: Exchange

47.8%

23 Games·Loses

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

Caro-Kann: Panov-Botvinnik

80.0%

10 Games·Wins

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4

Sicilian: d6 Systems

76.1%

46 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6

Black

Sicilian: e6 Systems

51.4%

72 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

1 errors

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#35Qd3??

Tactics

vs Nepomniachtchi

OTB

Repertoire

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Starting Position

244 Games

52%16%32%

Move	Games	Performance	%
1.e4	235		61%
1.d4	4		50%
1.c4	2		50%
1.Nf3	2		50%
1.e3 Weak	1		0%

1.e4

61%

235

1.d4

50%

4

1.c4

50%

2

1.Nf3

50%

2

1.e3

0%

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