Scouting report: Igor Khenkin (GM, GER)

2,857 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (2,726 classical, 61 rapid, 70 blitz): 45% wins, 43% draws, 12% losses. FIDE rating 2479 standard, 2501 rapid, 2621 blitz. 137 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Igor Khenkin

TitleGrandmasterFederationGermanyBorn1968FIDE ID4659600

Classical2479▼ 8
Rapid2501
Blitz2621
Games2,857
W · D · L45 / 43 / 12
Peak2670

Rating history

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Classical2479Rapid2501Blitz2621no games played
Accuracy by phase
97.0%Opening94.1%Middlegame96.0%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

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)

Recent games

Guevara, Robert N.(1996)

Titled Tuesday Early · 22 Jul 2025

1–0
Troltenier, Dirk(2174)

Titled Tuesday Early · 22 Jul 2025

0–1
Sahib Singh(2413)

Titled Tuesday Early · 22 Jul 2025

1–0
Lopusiewicz, Piotr(2301)

Titled Tuesday Early · 22 Jul 2025

1–0
Nalbandyan, Vahan(2155)

Titled Tuesday Late · 24 Jun 2025

1–0

Play against Khenkin's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,857 games

Openings

1,475 games as White · scores 71.9%

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

By family

open a family to see its lines
PRO
2,857 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 71.9%
21872.7%—
20177.1%+5.2 pts
19568.7%−3.2 pts
15075.7%+3.7 pts
14569.0%—
12067.5%−4.4 pts
9366.7%−5.3 pts
7371.2%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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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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