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GM

Zaragatski, Ilja

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

Classical24491,427 Games
Rapid24610 Games
Blitz246011 Games

Play against Zaragatski, Ilja's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

1438

Wins

642

Draws

467

Losses

329
45%32%23%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.4% average
Solid conversion: 85%
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 · 120 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
95.8%
Middlegame
92.7%
Endgame
94.3%
Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?
+8%
Winning (+2 or more)
95%57g
Equal position
95%29g
Losing (-2 or more)
87%34g
Performance under pressure
Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?
23%
30 errors
16%
21 errors
16%
21 errors
15%
19 errors
15%
19 errors
15%
20 errors
Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?
Move 26 average
25%
12%
38%
25%
0%
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
38% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap — Where do most errors occur?
9
Few
Many
Critical squares
c4
9 err
b4
7 err
b3
6 err
e6
5 err
b2
4 err
c4/b4 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
White61.8%Wins
Reti: Double Fianchetto — 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g634 Games · last played 3 years ago
White55.6%Wins
Sicilian: d6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d672 Games · last played 3 years ago
Black50.0%Wins
French: Classical — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf636 Games · last played 14 years ago

Critical Blunders

10 errors · Stockfish
Be6??vs WickenfeldOTB · 2024
Ne4??vs LenaertsOTB · 2024
Rb5??vs RozmanOTB · 2023
Kf8??vs Gukesh DOTB · 2023
f4??vs De WinterOTB · 2023
Ne5??vs BachOTB · 2023
Nc4??vs DinstuhlOTB · 2023
b3??vs RoebersOTB · 2022
Qg6??vs MeessenOTB · 2022
Rb8??vs BuhmannOTB · 2021

Recent Games

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0-1
D
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½-½
D
Dautov, Rustem(2575)

German Team Cup 2024 · 15 Jun 2024

½-½
W
Lenaerts, Lennert(2339)

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1-0
W
Van de Oudeweetering, Arthur(2259)

Dutch League 2023-24 · 23 Mar 2024

0-1
W
Chandra, Anand Rishi(2145)

Titled Tue 28th Nov Early · 28 Nov 2023

0-1

Endgame Statistics

PRO20 endgame categories analyzed
Endgame Statistics
Reveal weaknesses →
Repertoire
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
725 Games
47%32%21%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.e4
358
64%
1.Nf3
259
64%
1.c4
52
65%
1.g3
28
52%
1.d4
28
54%

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