GM
Bu, Xiangzhi
CHN·Born 1985·FIDE #8601445·2,391 Games
CHN Classical26611,960 Games
Rapid2583296 Games
Blitz2719191 Games
Statistics
2391
Total
909
Wins
1158
Draws
324
Losses
38%48%14%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.8% average
High resilience (63%): Dangerous even when losing
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (70% in 183 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 44%)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 412 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.7%
Middlegame94.7%
Endgame96.3%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)94%
113 Games
Equal position96%
236 Games
Losing (-2 or more)91%
63 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♙
25%
59 errors
♖
23%
54 errors
♕
14%
33 errors
♞
13%
30 errors
♗
12%
29 errors
♔
12%
28 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 44average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
45% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
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7
6
15
11
6
9
8
7
6
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Many
Few
Critical squares
d515 err
e511 err
d49 err
e48 err
d67 err
d5/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
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Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
No significant weaknesses detected as White
Black
English: Anglo-Indian
63.6%11 Games·Loses
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
Slav: Semi-Slav
60.0%20 Games·Wins
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
Reti: KIA
57.1%14 Games·Wins
1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6
Black
Sicilian: Classical
54.8%42 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
10 errors
▶
#63a7??
Endgame
vs Dai
OTB·2026
▶
#24Qb3??
Tactics
vs Rapport
Blitz·2025
▶
#58Nf5??
Endgame
vs Pranesh M
Blitz·2025
▶
#29Bg7??
Tactics
vs Ponkratov
Blitz·2025
▶
#43Qg3??
Endgame
vs Karthik Venkataraman
Blitz·2025
▶
#48g3??
Endgame
vs Fang
OTB·2025
▶
#21Rd6??
Tactics
vs Xu
OTB·2025
▶
#37Ke7??
Tactics
vs Wei
OTB·2025
▶
#46Kxc4??
Endgame
vs Zhang
OTB·2025
▶
#43Rxa4+??
Endgame
vs Xu
OTB·2025
Endgame Statistics
23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
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45%46%9%
1.Nf3
68%609
1.d4
67%394
1.c4
70%183
1.e4
67%23