IM

Nitish Belurkar

IND IND·Born 2001·FIDE #5084768·1,600 Games

Classical24791,589 Games
Rapid22580 Games
Blitz237211 Games

Statistics

1600

Total

668

Wins

465

Draws

464

Losses

42%29%29%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.4% average
Solid conversion: 81%
Very consistent (87%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (60% in 482 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 48%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 449 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening96.6%
Middlegame93.7%
Endgame95.5%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%
Winning (+2 or more)94%
149 Games
Equal position95%
197 Games
Losing (-2 or more)90%
103 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

26%
96 errors
18%
68 errors
17%
64 errors
14%
51 errors
13%
50 errors
12%
46 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 35average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
29% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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10
20
12
15
12
9
10
12
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Many
Few
Critical squares
e520 err
e415 err
d412 err
f412 err
g312 err
e5/e4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

L
Arkadan, Adib2215

1st 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 · 28 May 2026

1-0
L
Umarov, Bekhruz2270

1st 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 · 28 May 2026

0-1
W
Jovic, Stanoje2081

Titled Tue 26th May 2026 · 26 May 2026

1-0
L
Shuvalov, Evgenij2008

Titled Tue 26th May 2026 · 26 May 2026

1-0
D
Ibadov, Dashgyn2337

Titled Tue 26th May 2026 · 26 May 2026

½-½
W
Bortnyk, Olexandr2604

Titled Tue 26th May 2026 · 26 May 2026

1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White
Scotch Game
55.6%
9 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4

Black
King's Indian: Classical
81.8%
11 Games·Loses

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2

Ruy Lopez: Morphy
54.5%
11 Games·Loses

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

Strengths

AVOID
White
Sicilian: 2...Nc6
59.4%
32 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6

Black
Reti: Double Fianchetto
50.0%
16 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6

King's Indian: Main Line
50.0%
10 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
#37Qb6??
Endgame
vs Aakash Sharadchandra
OTB·2025
#24Rd8??
Tactics
vs Menzel
OTB·2025
#19fxg3??
Tactics
vs Iniyan
OTB·2025
#79Rxh4??
Endgame
vs Ashraf
OTB·2025
#43Rf5??
Endgame
vs Tin
OTB·2025
#56Kb5??
Endgame
vs Ram Aravind L N
OTB·2025
#46Ne5??
Endgame
vs Srihari L
OTB·2025
#42Kd8??
Endgame
vs Puranik
OTB·2025
#27Rfe1??
Tactics
vs Makhnev
OTB·2024
#26Rd5??
Tactics
vs Nayak Rajesh
OTB·2024
Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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46%28%26%
1.e4
60%
484
1.d4
59%
316
1.c4
44%
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1.Nf3
50%
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100%
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