GM
Potapov, Pavel
RUS·Born 1990·FIDE #4169786·1,639 Games
RUS Classical2452960 Games
Rapid2363392 Games
Blitz2364287 Games
Statistics
1639
Total
559
Wins
699
Draws
381
Losses
34%43%23%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.3% average
Solid conversion: 84%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 ♔ (67% in 12 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 45%)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 118 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.3%
Middlegame93.1%
Endgame94.8%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)95%
35 Games
Equal position95%
62 Games
Losing (-2 or more)91%
21 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♙
25%
17 errors
♖
18%
12 errors
♗
15%
10 errors
♔
15%
10 errors
♞
13%
9 errors
♕
13%
9 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 24average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
33% of blunders occur between move 1-15. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
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3
2
4
3
4
3
4
2
4
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Many
Few
Critical squares
b34 err
b44 err
d14 err
e54 err
f43 err
b3/b4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
W
Zabotin, Alexander2472
TCh-RUS HL 2024 · 10 May 2024
L
Kokarev, Dmitry2557
TCh-RUS HL 2024 · 8 May 2024
D
Zakaryan,David2291
TCh-RUS HL 2024 · 7 May 2024
D
Zakaryan, David2291
TCh-RUS HL 2024 · 7 May 2024
D
Novozhilov, Semen2233
TCh-RUS HL 2024 · 6 May 2024
D
Mikhaylov, Artem2174
TCh-RUS HL 2024 · 4 May 2024
Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
No significant weaknesses detected as White
Black
No significant weaknesses detected as Black
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
Petroff: Main Line
58.3%12 Games·Wins
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
Black
Sicilian: Alapin
60.0%15 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6
Queen's Gambit
46.2%26 Games·Wins
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
10 errors
▶
#54Bd1??
Endgame
vs Kokarev
OTB·2024
▶
#26fxg3??
Tactics
vs Artemiev
Rapid·2021
▶
#58Be6??
Endgame
vs Averin
Blitz·2021
▶
#40Rf2??
Tactics
vs Blohberger
Blitz·2019
▶
#38fxe6??
Tactics
vs Sjugirov
Blitz·2019
▶
#28Qg5??
Tactics
vs Grachev
Blitz·2019
▶
#49Rh3??
Endgame
vs Salgado Lopez
Blitz·2019
▶
#42Rxa5??
Endgame
vs Narayanan
Rapid·2019
▶
#33Rfd3??
Tactics
vs Antipov
Rapid·2019
▶
#86Ra2+??
Endgame
vs Indjic
Rapid·2019
Endgame Statistics
23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
☰ All
♟ Classical
⚡ Rapid
🔥 Blitz
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37%46%17%
1.e4
59%803
1.d4
67%12
1.f4
55%11
1.Nf3
80%5
1.c4
100%1