Scouting report: Gukesh D (GM, IND)

2,445 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,869 classical, 254 rapid, 378 blitz): 46% wins, 26% draws, 28% losses. FIDE rating 2703 standard, 2686 rapid, 2659 blitz, world #32. 1,457 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.09 blunders per game.

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Gukesh D

GM

TOP 50Indiaborn 2006FIDE ID 46616543

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2550
2650
2750
2850
Peak2794
2758 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2703
2686
2659
2794peak, Oct 2024
2,445games
1,122wins, 46%
635draws, 26%
687losses, 28%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.0% average
Solid conversion: 92%
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (70% in 122 games)

Play against Gukesh D's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,445 games

Openings

2,445 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Benoni1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c5only 8 games, last played 4 years ago50.0%losses
Caro-Kann: Exchange1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd512 games, last played 9 months ago41.7%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
English: g3 System1.c4 e5 2.g3 ♞f610 games, last played 11 months ago70.0%wins
Sicilian: Rossolimo1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b519 games, last played 9 months ago68.4%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 1,457 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.8%
Middlegame
93.7%
Endgame
94.8%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
91%
Problematic pieces
24%
89 err
18%
65 err
17%
63 err
14%
52 err
14%
51 err
13%
46 err
Critical moment
Move 55 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
12%
26-35
17%
36-45
71%
46+
71% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
11
11
10
12
11
11
Few
Many
h5
12
c3
11
c6
11
e6
11
g3
11
h5/c3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#46
♚b3?? vs Firouzja
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#39
♜e3?? vs Praggnanandhaa R
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#65
♞f5+?? vs So
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#124
♚h8?? vs Keymer
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#46
a4?? vs Rapport
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#42
♜a3?? vs Ponomariov
Endgame · OTB · 2026

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

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2,445 games in scope
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1,240 games50%W26%D24%L
Move
1. d4
5054m
50%30%20
64%
1. e4
3382m
44%25%31%
57%
1. ♞f3
2574m
54%2422
66%
1. c4
1222m
61%1821
71%
1. b3
81y
63%25%
75%
1. g3
46y
25%75%
25%
1. f4
34y
100%
100%
1. e3
15y
100%
0%
1. b4
15y
100%
100%
1. a3
17y
100%
100%

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