What is Xiangzhi Bu's FIDE rating?

Xiangzhi Bu's FIDE rating is 2651 standard, 2593 rapid, 2717 blitz, world #66. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Xiangzhi Bu's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Xiangzhi Bu played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 2,262 over-the-board games by Xiangzhi Bu (1,831 classical, 293 rapid, 192 blitz), with 38% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Xiangzhi Bu's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Xiangzhi Bu?

Open Xiangzhi Bu's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Xiangzhi Bu's style, before facing them.

Xiangzhi Bu

Chinaborn 1985FIDE ID 8601445

Rating & statistics

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2717Blitz

2651Classical

2593Rapid

2731peak, Feb 2019

2,262games

870wins, 38%

1,090draws, 48%

302losses, 13%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2731 · Feb 2019

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.9% average

High resilience (64%): Dangerous even when losing

Solid conversion: 82%

Very consistent (88%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 as

(71% in 173 games)

Vulnerable to 1.c4

(only 46%)

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Based on

2,262 games

Based on 2,262 games

Openings

2,262 gamesBased on 2,262 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Reti: KIA1.♞f3 d5 2.g3 ♞f613 games, last played 2 years ago61.5%wins

Slav: Semi-Slav1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.♞f3 ♞f6 4.♞c319 games, last played 10 months ago57.9%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 423 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 423 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.8%

Middlegame

94.7%

Endgame

96.3%

Clutch factor

+3%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%115g

EqualEqual position

96%244g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

91%64g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

25%

59 err

24%

55 err

14%

33 err

13%

31 err

12%

28 err

12%

27 err

Critical moment

Move 44 avg

1-15

18%

16-25

26-35

27%

36-45

45%

46+

45% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

82Errors mapped

d5 / d4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1515 err

1010 err

99 err

88 err

77 err

d5/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#63

a7?? vs Dai

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#58

♞f5?? vs Pranesh M

Endgame · Blitz · 2025

#24

♛b3?? vs Rapport

Middlegame · Blitz · 2025

#29

♝g7?? vs Ponkratov

Middlegame · Blitz · 2025

#43

♛g3?? vs Karthik Venkataraman

Endgame · Blitz · 2025

#37

♚e7?? vs Wei

Endgame · OTB · 2025