Popov, Ivan

RUS RUS·Born 1990·FIDE #4170350·1,572 Games

Classical25951,097 Games

Rapid2577186 Games

Blitz2554289 Games

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1572 games analyzed

Statistics

Total

1572

Wins

704

Draws

595

Losses

273

45%38%17%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.6% average

Solid conversion: 83%

Very consistent (93%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 ♔ (71% in 40 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 191 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.6%

Middlegame

94.2%

Endgame

95.4%

Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?

+6%

Winning (+2 or more)

95%77g

Equal position

95%93g

Losing (-2 or more)

89%21g

Performance under pressure

Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?

25%

25 errors

18%

18 errors

18%

18 errors

16%

16 errors

12%

12 errors

10%

10 errors

Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?

Move 35 average

20%

40%

20%

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

40% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap — Where do most errors occur?

Few

Many

Errors mapped

Hotspot zone

h3 / c5

Critical squares

5 err

4 err

h3/c5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these lines

No significant weaknesses detected as White

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

— avoid these lines

White82.4%Wins

French: Tarrasch — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd217 Games · last played 7 years ago

White80.0%Wins

Scotch: Classical — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc510 Games · last played 7 years ago

Black53.8%Wins

Nimzo-Indian — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb413 Games · last played 7 years ago

Black48.7%Wins

Sicilian: d6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d639 Games · last played last year

Critical Blunders

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Endgame Statistics

PRO23 endgame categories analyzed

Endgame Statistics

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Repertoire

Move arrowsmost-played moves

Starting Position

Stockfish

794 Games

55%32%13%

Move	Games	%
1.e4 Strong	743	70%
1.d4 Strong	40	71%
1.Nf3 Strong	7	86%
1.c4 Weak	3	0%
1.f4 Strong	1	100%

MoveGamesPerformance%

1.e4Strong

743

70%

1.d4Strong

71%

1.Nf3Strong

86%

1.c4Weak

1.f4Strong

100%