Zaragatski, Ilja

GER GER·Born 1985·FIDE #4655192·1,438 Games

Classical24491,427 Games

Rapid24610 Games

Blitz246011 Games

Statistics

1438

Total

642

Wins

467

Draws

329

Losses

45%32%23%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.5% average

Solid conversion: 86%

Very consistent (87%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (65% in 52 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 47%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 118 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening95.9%

Middlegame92.8%

Endgame94.4%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+8%

Winning (+2 or more)95%

57 Games

Equal position95%

29 Games

Losing (-2 or more)87%

32 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

24%

28 errors

♞

16%

19 errors

♙

16%

19 errors

♗

15%

18 errors

♕

15%

18 errors

♔

14%

17 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 24average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

33% of blunders occur between move 1-15. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

c49 err

b46 err

b35 err

b24 err

d34 err

c4/b4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Wickenfeld, Stefan2198

German Team Cup 2024 · 16 Jun 2024

0-1

Dautov, R.2575

German Team Cup 2024 · 15 Jun 2024

½-½

Dautov, Rustem2575

German Team Cup 2024 · 15 Jun 2024

½-½

Lenaerts, Lennert2339

Dutch League 2023-24 · 20 Apr 2024

1-0

Van de Oudeweetering, Arthur2259

Dutch League 2023-24 · 23 Mar 2024

0-1

Chandra, Anand Rishi2145

Titled Tue 28th Nov Early · 28 Nov 2023

0-1

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

Reti: Double Fianchetto

61.8%

34 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6

Sicilian: d6 Systems

55.6%

72 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6

Black

French: Classical

50.0%

36 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#30Be6??

Tactics

vs Wickenfeld

OTB·2024

▶

#31Ne4??

Tactics

vs Lenaerts

OTB·2024

▶

#34f4??

Tactics

vs De Winter

OTB·2023

▶

#20Ne5??

Tactics

vs Bach

OTB·2023

▶

#32Nc4??

Tactics

vs Dinstuhl

OTB·2023

▶

#50b3??

Endgame

vs Roebers

OTB·2022

▶

#32Qg6??

Tactics

vs Meessen

OTB·2022

▶

#60Rb8??

Endgame

vs Buhmann

OTB·2021

▶

#38Rd2??

Tactics

vs Buhmann

OTB·2021

▶

#19Bxc5??

Tactics

vs Buhmann

OTB·2021

Endgame Statistics

20 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position

725 Games

47%32%21%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	358	64%
1.Nf3	259	64%
1.c4	52	65%
1.g3	28	52%
1.d4	28	54%

1.e4

64%

358

1.Nf3

64%

259

1.c4

65%

1.g3

52%

1.d4

54%

Zaragatski, Ilja

Play against Zaragatski, Ilja's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Reti: Double Fianchetto

Sicilian: d6 Systems

French: Classical

Critical Blunders