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Sturua, Zurab

Standard: 2488 Rapid: 2480 Blitz: 2419 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 13600095 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: GEO Sex: M Birth Year: 1959 Age: 67
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 69 Wins: 37 (54%) Draws: 25 (36%) Losses: 6 (9%) Other: 1
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Dossier

67 of 69 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 94.5%
Opened d4: 8/24Opened c4: 7/24Opened e4: 5/24Opened Nf3: 4/24
Castled kingside: 45Same-side castling: 40Did not castle: 4Opposite-side castling: 1Castled queenside: 1
Played in the center: 22Fianchettoed kingside: 21Fianchettoed queenside: 14Played on the queenside: 13Played on the kingside: 10
Kept the bishop pair: 37Initiated exchanges: 36Active pieces: 32Sacrificed material: 28Space advantage: 27Backward pawn: 26Isolated pawn: 26Missed tactics: 9Avoided exchanges: 8Accepted short draws: 7
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Openings

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As White 25 games 16W 7D 2L
Queen's Gambit Declined 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Austrian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Gusev Countergambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ragozin Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Vienna Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Reshevsky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 4 games 2W 2D 0L
King's English Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Neo-Catalan 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Mikenas-Carls Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sicilian Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
French Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Westerinen Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Delayed Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
with d6 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Yugoslav Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Panov Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Gligoric System, Bernstein Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Reshevsky Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bogo-Indian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Grünfeld Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Wade-Smyslov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Reversed Grünfeld 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Réti Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Torre System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Mikenas Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Indian Accelerated 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Spanish Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
As Black 27 games 14W 11D 1L
Four Knights Game 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Spanish Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Variation Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Schmid Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Defense 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Standard Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Three Knights Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Lasker Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sicilian Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Moscow Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Alapin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Catalan Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Modern Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kramnik Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Petrosian Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scandinavian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bronstein Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Schlechter Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Chigorin Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Morphy Defense 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Defense Deferred 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Bishop's Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 146

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2024.11.24 · 38... Kg8 (−34.7% win chance) *
Sturua, Zurab
Zapata, Alonso
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2023.10.25 · 43. Rd6 (−34.3% win chance) 1-0
Gratz, Glen
Sturua, Zurab
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2023.10.25 · 47. Rf6 (−34.3% win chance) 1-0
Gratz, Glen
Sturua, Zurab
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2023.01.10 · 16... e5 (−33.5% win chance) 0-1
Sturua, Zurab
Mkrtchyan, Mariam
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Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves