Scouting report: Mikhail Rychagov (GM, EST)

1,028 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (995 classical, 33 rapid): 38% wins, 49% draws, 13% losses. FIDE rating 2457 standard. 2 games analyzed with Stockfish, 0.5 blunders per game.

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Mikhail Rychagov

GM

Estoniaborn 1967FIDE ID 4500040

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
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2457 · Sep 2023
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2457
2525peak, Jan 2001
1,028games
388wins, 38%
505draws, 49%
135losses, 13%

Play style

before facing them
Plays 91.0% better with white
Very consistent (88%)
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (68% in 490 games)

Play against Rychagov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,028 games

Openings

1,028 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: Najdorf1.e4 c5 2.f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.xd4 f6 5.c3 a639 games, last played 21 years ago61.5%wins
Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 f620 games, last played 22 years ago60.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 2 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.0%
Middlegame
93.0%
Endgame
92.4%
Clutch factor
-2%
Winning (+2)
85%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
88%
Problematic pieces
100%
1 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
Critical moment
Move 51 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
0%
26-35
0%
36-45
100%
46+
100% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
1
Few
Many
e7
1

Critical blunders

1 errors
#51
e7?? vs Portisch
Endgame · OTB

Recent games

Sulskis, Sarunas(2531)

Finnish Team Championship SM 201... · 9 Mar 2014

0–1
Seeman, Tarvo(2396)

Finnish Team Championship SM 201... · 8 Mar 2014

½–½
Kiik, Kalle(2418)

Finnish Team Championship SM 201... · 7 Mar 2014

½–½
Ebeling, Daniel(2394)

Finnish Team Championship SM 201... · 9 Feb 2014

½–½
Sepp, Olav(2442)

Finnish Team Championship SM 201... · 8 Feb 2014

½–½
Norri, Joose(2335)

Finnish Team Championship 2009-1... · 21 Mar 2010

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,028 games in scope
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510 games47%W42%D11%L
Move
1. e4
49013y
48%42%
69%
1. d4
1913y
42%47%
66%
1. f3
1
100%
0%

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