Scouting report: Deshun Xiu (GM, CHN)

630 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (557 classical, 52 rapid, 21 blitz): 36% wins, 42% draws, 23% losses. FIDE rating 2509 standard, 2546 rapid, 2439 blitz. 109 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.07 blunders per game.

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Deshun Xiu

GM

Chinaborn 1989FIDE ID 8603693

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2400
2500
2600
2510 · Sep 2023
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2024
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2025
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2026
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2546
2509
2439
2585peak, Sep 2013
630games
224wins, 36%
264draws, 42%
142losses, 23%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.8% average
Low resilience (34%): Doesn't save lost positions
Solid conversion: 85%
Very consistent (85%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (67% in 36 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 48%)

Play against Xiu's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 630 games

Openings

630 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e616 games, last played 12 months ago56.3%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 109 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.1%
Middlegame
93.9%
Endgame
95.2%
Clutch factor
+6%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
29%
22 err
19%
14 err
16%
12 err
15%
11 err
13%
10 err
8%
6 err
Critical moment
Move 40 avg
0%
1-15
57%
16-25
0%
26-35
0%
36-45
43%
46+
57% of blunders occur after move 16-25. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
4
5
4
5
Few
Many
a5
5
h7
5
c6
4
g7
4
b4
3
a5/h7 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#88
g2?? vs Peng
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#56
e8?? vs Chen
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#30
c8?? vs Xiao
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#108
h7?? vs Chen
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#19
e1?? vs Zhao
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#33
gg7?? vs Liu
Endgame · OTB · 2024

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
630 games in scope
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319 games39%W45%D16%L
Move
1. d4
17212m
40%41%19
60%
1. f3
9111m
40%43%17
61%
1. c4
3612m
42%50%
67%
1. e4
1812m
2278%
61%
1. g3
117y
100%
100%
1. b3
115y
100%
50%

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