Scouting report: Weiqi Zhou (GM, CHN)

839 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (799 classical, 40 rapid): 37% wins, 43% draws, 20% losses. FIDE rating 2600 standard, 2607 rapid, 2590 blitz. 69 games analyzed with Stockfish: 96% accuracy, 0.01 blunders per game.

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Weiqi Zhou

TitleGrandmasterFederationChinaBorn1986FIDE ID8601674

Classical2600
Rapid2607
Blitz2590
Games839
W · D · L37 / 43 / 20
Peak2646

Rating history

2560
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2025
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Classical2600Rapid2607Blitz2590no games played
Accuracy by phase
97.2%Opening95.5%Middlegame95.8%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 95.5% average
Solid conversion: 86%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (64% in 216 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 47%)

Recent games

Wang, Shixu B(2460)

Chinese Team Championship Divisi... · 2 Dec 2024

½–½
Liu, Yan(2573)

Chinese Team Championship Divisi... · 8 Jul 2024

½–½
Xiu, Deshun(2514)

Chinese Team Championship Divisi... · 6 Jul 2024

1–0
Liu, Qingnan(2540)

Chinese Team Championship Divisi... · 3 Jul 2024

½–½
Cao, Qingfeng(2189)

Chinese Team Championship Divisi... · 1 Jul 2024

1–0

Play against Zhou's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 839 games

Openings

428 games as White · scores 63.3%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Reti vs King's Indian1.♞f3 ♞f6 2.c4 g6only 9 games, last played 3 years ago44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d634 games, last played 8 years ago58.8%wins

By family

open a family to see its lines
PRO
839 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 63.3%
7065.7%—
6566.9%+3.6 pts
5565.5%—
2969.0%+5.6 pts
2764.8%—
2661.5%—
2256.8%−6.5 pts
1955.3%—

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
839 games in scope
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428 games43%W40%D17%L
Move
1. d4
2162y
42%43%15
64%
1. e4
1202y
43%36%21
60%
1. ♞f3
652y
48%38%14
67%
1. c4
274y
44%41%15
65%

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