Scouting report: Xue Zhao (GM, CHN)

2,004 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,444 classical, 248 rapid, 312 blitz): 49% wins, 26% draws, 26% losses. FIDE rating 2439 standard, 2411 rapid, 2383 blitz. 126 games analyzed with Stockfish: 92% accuracy, 0.07 blunders per game.

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Xue Zhao

TitleGrandmasterFederationChinaBorn1985FIDE ID8601283

Classical2439
Rapid2411
Blitz2383
Games2,004
W · D · L49 / 26 / 26
Peak2579

Rating history

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Classical2439Rapid2411Blitz2383no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.0%Opening92.5%Middlegame94.1%Endgame
Clutch factor
Insufficient data

Play style

Elite accuracy: 92.4% average
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 as ♔ (70% in 127 games)

Recent games

Bai, Xue(2177)

CHN League Division A Pt1 · 29 Jun 2026

1–0
Chen, Yining(2298)

CHN League Division A Pt1 · 28 Jun 2026

½–½
Zhu, Zile(1942)

CHN League Division A Pt1 · 27 Jun 2026

1–0
Zhao, Yunqing(2169)

CHN League Division A Pt1 · 26 Jun 2026

½–½
Xiao, Yiyi(2372)

CHN League Division A Pt1 · 25 Jun 2026

1–0

Play against Zhao's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,004 games

Openings

995 games as White · scores 64.8%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Catalan1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.g312 games, last played 3 years ago83.3%wins
Bogo-Indian1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.♞f3 ♝b4+18 games, last played 4 months ago77.8%wins

By family

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PRO
2,004 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 64.8%
18858.5%−6.3 pts
14361.2%−3.6 pts
13468.7%+3.8 pts
10767.3%—
8974.2%+9.3 pts
5858.6%−6.2 pts
5675.9%+11.1 pts
3357.6%−7.2 pts

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
2,004 games in scope
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995 games53%W24%D23%L
Move
1. d4
6164m
54%26%20
67%
1. c4
1886m
46%26%28%
59%
1. ♞f3
1274m
62%1523
70%
1. e4
5710m
49%1833%
58%
1. b3
51y
2060%20
50%
1. f3
16y
100%
0%
1. f4
114y
100%
100%

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