Scouting report: Zhihang Xu (GM, CHN)

450 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (388 classical, 52 rapid, 10 blitz): 34% wins, 44% draws, 23% losses. FIDE rating 2482 standard, 2427 rapid, 2404 blitz. 212 games analyzed with Stockfish: 95% accuracy, 0.01 blunders per game.

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Zhihang Xu

TitleGrandmasterFederationChinaBorn2001FIDE ID8611572

Classical2482
Rapid2427
Blitz2404
Games450
W · D · L34 / 44 / 23
Peak2515

Rating history

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Classical2482Rapid2427Blitz2404no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.9%Opening94.5%Middlegame95.7%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 94.7% average
Solid conversion: 83%
Very consistent (93%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (73% in 20 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 41%)

Recent games

Savic, Miodrag R(2435)

Chess Summer Sarajevo GM3 · 14 Jul 2026

½–½
Savanovic, Aleksandar(2325)

Chess Summer Sarajevo GM3 · 13 Jul 2026

½–½
Bivor Adak(2388)

Chess Summer Sarajevo GM3 · 12 Jul 2026

½–½
Bernadskiy, Vitaliy(2507)

Chess Summer Sarajevo GM3 · 12 Jul 2026

½–½
Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi(2223)

Chess Summer Sarajevo GM3 · 11 Jul 2026

1–0

Play against Xu's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 450 games

Openings

222 games as White · scores 59.5%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

No consistent strengths detected as white

By family

open a family to see its lines
PRO
450 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 59.5%
4563.3%+3.9 pts
3554.3%−5.2 pts
3564.3%+4.8 pts
1747.1%—
1653.1%—
1346.2%—
1270.8%—
1159.1%—

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
450 games in scope
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222 games37%W44%D19%L
Move
1. d4
1323m
35%45%20
58%
1. ♞f3
356m
31%46%23
54%
1. c4
356m
43%43%14
64%
1. e4
203m
55%35%
73%

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