Scouting report: Sahaj Grover (GM, IND)

1,292 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,276 classical, 10 rapid, 6 blitz): 49% wins, 28% draws, 22% losses. FIDE rating 2493 standard, 2492 rapid, 2421 blitz. 270 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.07 blunders per game.

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Sahaj Grover

GM

Indiaborn 1995FIDE ID 5021103

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2400
2440
2480
2520
2488 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2493
2492
2421
2532peak, Jan 2012
1,292games
638wins, 49%
366draws, 28%
287losses, 22%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.2% average
High resilience (57%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 87%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (70% in 173 games)

Play against Grover's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,292 games

Openings

1,292 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Ruy Lopez: Closed1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b5 a6 4.♝a4 ♞f6 5.O-O ♝e716 games, last played 3 years ago43.8%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Scandinavian Defense1.e4 d5 2.exd5 ♛xd512 games, last played 6 years ago83.3%wins
Petroff Defense1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞f616 games, last played last year68.8%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 270 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.5%
Middlegame
93.5%
Endgame
94.9%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
25%
64 err
21%
54 err
16%
42 err
16%
42 err
11%
28 err
10%
26 err
Critical moment
Move 44 avg
0%
1-15
5%
16-25
30%
26-35
20%
36-45
45%
46+
45% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
11
12
Few
Many
f5
12
e5
11
e6
9
h4
9
c4
8
f5/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#24
♛f8?? vs Nepomniachtchi
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#28
♛f6?? vs Banh Gia Huy
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#63
a4?? vs Baasansuren
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#41
♞e4?? vs Krishna C R G
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#32
dxc5?? vs Mirzoev
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#32
♜e5?? vs Grebennikov
Endgame · OTB · 2024

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,292 games in scope
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1a
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632 games54%W27%D19%L
Move
1. e4
4377m
53%27%20
66%
1. d4
17311m
56%28%16
70%
1. ♞f3
123y
67%25%
79%
1. c4
811m
75%13
81%
1. b3
212y
50%50%
50%

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