Scouting report: Rudik Makarian (GM, FID)

4,170 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (3,647 classical, 276 rapid, 299 blitz): 56% wins, 19% draws, 25% losses. FIDE rating 2556 standard, 2558 rapid, 2547 blitz. 1,010 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.17 blunders per game.

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Rudik Makarian

GM

FIDborn 2004FIDE ID 44105681

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2450
2550
2650
2548 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2558
2556
2547
2562peak, Jan 2023
4,170games
2,337wins, 56%
785draws, 19%
1,046losses, 25%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.0% average
Solid conversion: 85%
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (70% in 1399 games)

Play against Makarian's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 4,170 games

Openings

4,170 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
1.d3 d5 2.f4 g61.d3 d5 2.f4 g619 games, last played 4 years ago57.9%losses
Reti: Reversed London1.f3 d5 2.g3 c611 games, last played 9 months ago54.5%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
1.d3 g6 2.g3 g71.d3 g6 2.g3 g710 games, last played 4 years ago100.0%wins
Benko Gambit1.d4 f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b514 games, last played last year92.9%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 1,010 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.3%
Middlegame
93.0%
Endgame
94.7%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
22%
117 err
19%
99 err
17%
88 err
15%
78 err
14%
75 err
13%
67 err
Critical moment
Move 52 avg
3%
1-15
13%
16-25
8%
26-35
15%
36-45
62%
46+
62% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
21
18
Few
Many
f4
21
g4
18
e5
16
f5
16
f6
16
f4/g4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#25
c3?? vs Khanbutaev
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#26
h4?? vs Sahakyan
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#62
g5+?? vs Agmanov
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#49
g1?? vs Ansat
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#57
e7?? vs Sklokin
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#72
g5+?? vs Akhilbay
Endgame · OTB · 2026

Recent games

Gontcharov, Vladislav(2421)

Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 · 1 Sept 2026

1–0
Firouzja, Alireza(2757)

Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 · 1 Sept 2026

½–½
Gabrielian, Artur(2404)

Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 · 1 Sept 2026

½–½
Ahmad, Khagan(2524)

Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 · 1 Sept 2026

1–0
Puzyrevsky, Semyon(2363)

Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 · 1 Sept 2026

½–½
Germanovs, Georgijs(2389)

Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 · 1 Sept 2026

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
4,170 games in scope
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1a
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2,108 games61%W18%D21%L
Move
1. d4
13992w
62%1721
71%
1. f3
2152w
62%1622
70%
1. e4
1722m
56%25%19
69%
1. c4
1423w
51%2425%
63%
1. d3
1083y
63%28%
68%
1. b3
301y
77%17
85%
1. f4
224y
59%2318
71%
1. g3
74m
43%43%14
64%
1. a3
43y
75%25%
88%
1. a4
42y
100%
100%
1. h4
22y
50%50%
75%
1. g4
11y
100%
100%
1. e3
12y
100%
0%
1. h3
16y
100%
100%

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