Scouting report: Pengxiang Zhang (GM, CHN)

800 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (729 classical, 44 rapid, 27 blitz): 41% wins, 37% draws, 22% losses. FIDE rating 2557 standard, 2504 rapid, 2566 blitz. 124 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.1 blunders per game.

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Pengxiang Zhang

TitleGrandmasterFederationChinaBorn1980FIDE ID8600970

Classical2557
Rapid2504
Blitz2566
Games800
W · D · L41 / 37 / 22
Peak2657

Rating history

2480
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2560
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Classical2557Rapid2504Blitz2566no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.6%Opening93.5%Middlegame94.9%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.0% average
Very consistent (86%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (62% in 323 games)

Recent games

Wang, Hao(2687)

Shenzhen Nanshan Masters 2025 · 13 Dec 2025

1–0
Wang, Hao(2687)

Shenzhen Nanshan Masters 2025 · 13 Dec 2025

0–1
Wang, Hao(2687)

Shenzhen Nanshan Masters 2025 · 13 Dec 2025

0–1
Wang, Hao(2687)

Shenzhen Nanshan Masters 2025 · 13 Dec 2025

0–1
Ju, Wenjun(2565)

Shenzhen Nanshan Masters 2025 · 12 Dec 2025

½–½

Play against Zhang's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 800 games

Openings

403 games as White · scores 61.8%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: Rossolimo1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b516 games, last played 3 years ago56.3%wins

By family

open a family to see its lines
PRO
800 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 61.8%
15962.6%—
3754.1%−7.7 pts
3265.6%+3.8 pts
3257.8%−4.0 pts
2254.5%−7.2 pts
2050.0%−11.8 pts
1858.3%—
1776.5%—

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
800 games in scope
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403 games43%W37%D20%L
Move
1. e4
32310m
44%36%20
62%
1. d4
552y
33%42%25%
54%
1. ♞f3
1619y
63%25%
75%
1. c4
82y
50%50%
75%
1. a3
123y
100%
100%

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