Scouting report: Ivan Popov (GM, RUS)

1,151 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (681 classical, 184 rapid, 286 blitz): 45% wins, 39% draws, 16% losses. FIDE rating 2595 standard, 2577 rapid, 2554 blitz. 163 games analyzed with Stockfish: 95% accuracy, 0.03 blunders per game.

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Ivan Popov

TitleGrandmasterFederationRussiaBorn1990FIDE ID4170350

Classical2595
Rapid2577
Blitz2554
Games1,151
W · D · L45 / 39 / 16
Peak2661

Rating history

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Classical2595Rapid2577Blitz2554no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.6%Opening94.3%Middlegame95.4%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 94.8% average
High resilience (68%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 87%
Very consistent (93%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (71% in 573 games)

Recent games

Kokarev, Dmitry(2510)

79th Russian Championship 2026 · 12 Oct 2026

½–½
Popov,Iv RUS(2595)

79th Russian Championship 2026 · 11 Oct 2026

½–½
Najer, Evgeniy(2580)

79th Russian Championship 2026 · 10 Oct 2026

½–½
Popov,Iv RUS(2595)

79th Russian Championship 2026 · 9 Oct 2026

0–1
Vetokhin, Savva(2555)

79th Russian Championship 2026 · 8 Oct 2026

0–1

Play against Popov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,151 games

Openings

582 games as White · scores 70.8%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
French: Tarrasch1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞d216 games, last played 7 years ago87.5%wins
Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 ♞f618 games, last played 4 years ago72.2%wins

By family

open a family to see its lines
PRO
1,151 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 70.8%
22573.1%—
6979.0%+8.2 pts
6765.7%−5.1 pts
5770.2%—
5261.5%−9.3 pts
4165.9%−4.9 pts
3774.3%+3.5 pts
1457.1%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,151 games in scope
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582 games54%W33%D13%L
Move
1. e4
5733w
54%34%
71%
1. d4
42y
50%50%
75%
1. ♞f3
310y
100%
100%
1. c4
210y
100%
0%

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