Scouting report: Igor Khenkin (GM, GER)

2,857 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (2,813 classical, 42 rapid, 2 blitz): 45% wins, 43% draws, 12% losses. FIDE rating 2487 standard, 2501 rapid, 2621 blitz. 137 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Igor Khenkin

GM

Germanyborn 1968FIDE ID 4659600

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2450
2550
2650
2508 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2621
2501
2487
2670peak, May 2012
2,857games
1,276wins, 45%
1,235draws, 43%
346losses, 12%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.4% average
High resilience (57%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 84%
Very consistent (86%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (73% in 1371 games)

Play against Khenkin's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,857 games

Openings

2,857 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Benko Gambit1.d4 f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b525 games, last played 9 years ago80.0%wins
Benoni1.d4 f6 2.c4 c544 games, last played 9 years ago75.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 137 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.0%
Middlegame
94.1%
Endgame
96.0%
Clutch factor
+7%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
88%
Problematic pieces
24%
16 err
21%
14 err
18%
12 err
16%
11 err
12%
8 err
9%
6 err
Critical moment
Move 23 avg
25%
1-15
25%
16-25
50%
26-35
0%
36-45
0%
46+
50% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
4
5
4
4
Few
Many
d7
5
c7
4
d5
4
g4
4
b3
3
d7/c7 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

9 errors
#18
a4?? vs Gaehwiler
Middlegame · OTB · 2023
#24
ac8?? vs Berghof
Middlegame · OTB · 2022
#17
xg6?? vs Pribyl
Middlegame · OTB · 2022
#33
xe5?? vs Fataliyeva
Middlegame · OTB · 2021
#31
h5?? vs Haring
Endgame · OTB · 2021
#16
b4?? vs Ivanchuk
Middlegame · OTB · 2013

Recent games

Sahib Singh(2413)

Titled Tue 22nd Jul Early · 22 Jul 2025

0–1
Lopusiewicz, Piotr(2301)

Titled Tue 22nd Jul Early · 22 Jul 2025

0–1
Troltenier, Dirk(2174)

Titled Tue 22nd Jul Early · 22 Jul 2025

0–1
Guevara, Robert N.(1996)

Titled Tue 22nd Jul Early · 22 Jul 2025

1–0
Nalbandyan, Vahan(2155)

Titled Tue 24th Jun Late · 24 Jun 2025

0–1
Tristan, Leonardo(2536)

Titled Tue 24th Jun Late · 24 Jun 2025

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
2,857 games in scope
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1,475 games53%W38%D9%L
Move
1. d4
13713y
53%39%
73%
1. f3
691y
46%36%18
65%
1. e4
171y
53%41%
56%
1. c4
148y
29%71%
64%
1. g3
2
50%50%
75%
1. b3
2
50%50%
50%

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