Scouting report: Shreyas Royal (GM, ENG)

1,340 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,204 classical, 44 rapid, 92 blitz): 44% wins, 25% draws, 31% losses. FIDE rating 2533 standard, 2400 rapid, 2480 blitz. 727 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.07 blunders per game.

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Shreyas Royal

GM

United Kingdomborn 2009FIDE ID 448869

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2300
2400
2500
2600
Peak2533
2407 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2533
2480
2400
2533peak, Sep 2026
1,340games
584wins, 44%
335draws, 25%
418losses, 31%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.7% average
Solid conversion: 84%
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (64% in 94 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 43%)

Play against Royal's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,340 games

Openings

1,340 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Grünfeld1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 d532 games, last played 7 months ago46.9%losses
Reti vs King's Indian1.♞f3 ♞f6 2.c4 g6only 9 games, last played 10 months ago44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d613 games, last played 2 months ago69.2%wins
Catalan1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.g326 games, last played 5 months ago61.5%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 727 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.8%
Middlegame
92.8%
Endgame
95.0%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
24%
125 err
20%
106 err
18%
93 err
15%
78 err
13%
70 err
11%
57 err
Critical moment
Move 40 avg
0%
1-15
7%
16-25
36%
26-35
29%
36-45
29%
46+
36% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
20
17
19
20
17
17
Few
Many
c5
20
g5
20
f5
19
e4
17
e5
17
c5/g5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#50
♝d3?? vs Blohberger
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#33
♛c6?? vs Kovalskyi
Middlegame · Rapid · 2025
#52
♞f3+?? vs Gaal
Endgame · Rapid · 2025
#33
♜xc6?? vs Van Pel
Middlegame · Rapid · 2025
#46
♜xe5?? vs Shankland
Endgame · Rapid · 2025
#36
a6?? vs Gurevich
Endgame · Rapid · 2025

Recent games

Grieve, Harry(2508)

112th British Championship 2026 · 9 Aug 2026

1–0
Adams, Michael(2595)

112th British Championship 2026 · 8 Aug 2026

½–½
McShane, Luke J(2597)

112th British Championship 2026 · 7 Aug 2026

1–0
Sivanandan, Bodhana(2338)

112th British Championship 2026 · 6 Aug 2026

1–0
Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav(2488)

112th British Championship 2026 · 5 Aug 2026

½–½
Banerjee, Supratit(2357)

112th British Championship 2026 · 4 Aug 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,340 games in scope
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678 games47%W23%D30%L
Move
1. d4
4986w
44%27%29%
57%
1. e4
946w
57%1429%
64%
1. ♞f3
635m
49%1635%
57%
1. c4
195m
63%2116
74%
1. b3
36m
67%33%
67%
1. g3
16y
100%
100%

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