What is Ivan Popov's FIDE rating?

Ivan Popov's FIDE rating is 2595 standard, 2577 rapid, 2554 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Ivan Popov's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Ivan Popov played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 535 over-the-board games by Ivan Popov (481 classical, 29 rapid, 25 blitz), with 39% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Ivan Popov's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Ivan Popov?

Open Ivan Popov'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 Ivan Popov's style, before facing them.

Ivan Popov

Russiaborn 1990FIDE ID 4170350

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2595Classical

2577Rapid

2554Blitz

2661peak, Sep 2015

535games

209wins, 39%

222draws, 41%

104losses, 19%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2661 · Sep 2015

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 93.9% average

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(66% in 222 games)

Vulnerable to 1.c4

(only 43%)

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535 games

Based on 535 games

Openings

535 gamesBased on 535 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Sicilian: Classical1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 ♞f6 5.♞c3 ♞c616 games, last played 15 years ago56.3%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 35 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 35 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.6%

Middlegame

93.7%

Endgame

95.4%

Clutch factor

+6%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%7g

EqualEqual position

95%23g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

88%5g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

28%

7 err

20%

5 err

20%

5 err

16%

4 err

12%

3 err

1 err

Critical moment

Move 50 avg

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

100%

46+

100% 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

15Errors mapped

d4 / e2Hotspot zone

Critical squares

22 err

d4/e2 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

5 errors · Stockfish

#24

♝a4?? vs Nagy

Middlegame · OTB · 2019

#102

♞d4?? vs Vadoc

Endgame · OTB · 2019

#58

♞xh6?? vs Tomik

Endgame · OTB · 2019

#50

♜xf2+?? vs Nepomniachtchi

Endgame · OTB · 2009

#33

♞h4?? vs Nepomniachtchi

Middlegame · OTB

Recent games

535 games

Khubukshanov, Erdem(2408)

TCh-RUS Premier 2024 · 9 May 2024

½–½

Ponkratov, Pavel(2589)

76th ch-RUS HL 2023 · 4 Jul 2023

½–½

Kezin, Roman(2514)

TCh-RUS Premier 2023 · 7 May 2023

½–½

Popov, Maksim(2338)

TCh-RUS Premier 2023 · 2 May 2023

½–½

Grischuk, Alexander(2745)

Region Group Cup 2022 · 3 Dec 2022

½–½

Drygalov, Andrey(2501)

TCh-RUS Rapid 2022 · 19 Oct 2022

½–½

Endgame statistics

14 endgames (32.6%) · force Rook + Minor (20%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

32.6%

14 / 43

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Rook + Minor: only 20% win rate (5 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

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535 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

265 games51%W33%D16%L

265games in this linewon 51%, drew 33%, lost 16%

Move

1. e4

2222y

49%34%17

66%

1. d4

3614y

56%31%13

71%

1. ♞f3

510y

80%20%

80%

1. f4

1—

100%

1. c4

117y

100%

Scouting report: Ivan Popov (GM, RUS)

Ivan Popov

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Critical blunders

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