Scouting report: Kaifan Xie (IM, CHN)

416 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (392 classical, 15 rapid, 13 blitz): 32% wins, 46% draws, 21% losses. FIDE rating 2452 standard, 2258 rapid, 2301 blitz. 319 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.1 blunders per game.

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Kaifan Xie

IM

Chinaborn 2008FIDE ID 8619107

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
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Peak2472
2382 · Sep 2023
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2026
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2452
2301
2258
2472peak, May 2026
416games
135wins, 32%
193draws, 46%
88losses, 21%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.2% average
Solid conversion: 84%
Very consistent (83%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (62% in 199 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 43%)

Play against Xie's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 416 games

Openings

416 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
King's Indian: Saemisch1.d4 f6 2.c4 g6 3.c3 g7 4.e4 d6 5.f314 games, last played 5 months ago57.1%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 319 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.8%
Middlegame
93.8%
Endgame
95.7%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
23%
62 err
20%
55 err
16%
44 err
16%
44 err
14%
38 err
10%
28 err
Critical moment
Move 32 avg
9%
1-15
18%
16-25
32%
26-35
32%
36-45
9%
46+
32% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
9
11
9
10
Few
Many
f5
11
f4
10
b4
9
b6
9
c5
8
f5/f4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#31
b6?? vs Yu
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#7
h4?? vs Xu
Opening · OTB · 2025
#37
e1?? vs Moussard
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#46
f7?? vs Xu
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#36
cxg2?? vs Dai
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#40
d3?? vs Zhao
Endgame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

Moeller, Maurin(2255)

53rd Sparkassen Open A · 7 Aug 2026

½–½
Wagh Suyog(2371)

53rd Sparkassen Open A · 6 Aug 2026

½–½
Ulziikhishig Khishigbat(2331)

53rd Sparkassen Open A · 5 Aug 2026

½–½
Schwitkowski, Luka(2340)

53rd Sparkassen Open A · 3 Aug 2026

0–1
Korten, Lando(2266)

53rd Sparkassen Open A · 2 Aug 2026

1–0
Sosa, Tomas(2546)

42nd Andorra Open 2026 · 26 Jul 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
416 games in scope
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221 games38%W45%D17%L
Move
1. d4
1995w
38%48%14
62%
1. c4
151y
47%2033%
57%
1. f3
64m
33%1750%
42%
1. e4
13y
100%
50%

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