Scouting report: Himal Gusain (IM, IND)

792 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (779 classical, 13 rapid): 44% wins, 32% draws, 23% losses. FIDE rating 2411 standard, 2225 rapid, 2196 blitz. 300 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.08 blunders per game.

  • Opening repertoire of Himal Gusain as White and Black, with results per line — free.
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Himal Gusain

IM

Indiaborn 1993FIDE ID 5033861

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2100
2300
2500
Peak2528
2437 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2411
2225
2196
2528peak, Nov 2024
792games
351wins, 44%
254draws, 32%
186losses, 23%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.4% average
High resilience (59%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 92%
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 as ♔ (77% in 45 games)

Play against Gusain's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 792 games

Openings

792 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 e625 games, last played 2 months ago44.0%losses
French: Classical1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 ♞f621 games, last played 3 months ago42.9%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

No consistent strengths detected as white

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 300 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
95.8%
Middlegame
93.9%
Endgame
95.6%
Clutch factor
+3%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
22%
50 err
22%
49 err
17%
39 err
14%
31 err
13%
29 err
12%
28 err
Critical moment
Move 42 avg
11%
1-15
16%
16-25
32%
26-35
0%
36-45
42%
46+
42% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
8
9
9
8
9
Few
Many
c5
9
e4
9
h5
9
b4
8
b7
8
c5/e4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#20
♝f4?? vs Ahmed
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#48
♚e4?? vs Abu Sufian
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#19
g6?? vs Woodward
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#26
cxb5?? vs Profumo
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#62
♜e7?? vs Bellon Lopez
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#47
♜a1?? vs Szpar
Endgame · OTB · 2025

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½–½
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1–0
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Belt and Road Kuqa Open A · 8 Aug 2026

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
792 games in scope
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407 games50%W27%D23%L
Move
1. e4
2855w
47%29%24
61%
1. d4
625w
56%1925%
66%
1. ♞f3
457w
64%24
77%
1. b3
84y
63%25%
75%
1. c4
41y
25%50%25%
50%
1. f4
27y
50%50%
50%
1. g3
14y
100%
100%

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