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Maxim Matlakov's openings
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Maxim Matlakov's most played openings in 253 recent Chess.com blitz games: Zukertort Opening as White (31 games, 84% score); Sicilian Defense as Black (31 games, 60% score).
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Key findings
As White
Where Maxim Matlakov scores below ratings
Where Maxim Matlakov scores best
As Black
Where Maxim Matlakov scores below ratings
Where Maxim Matlakov scores best
Games
253
Blitz
Score
67%
win = 1, draw = ½
As White
124
70% score
As Black
129
65% score
Rating
3191
Blitz
As White
Score counts a win as 1 and a draw as ½.
OpeningGamesScoreW / D / LAvg oppPerf
31
84%
25/2/4
2938
3208
28
75%
20/2/6
3007
3207
15
53%
8/0/7
3011
3037
10
65%
6/1/3
3014
3134
6
50%
3/0/3
3082
3082
6
75%
4/1/1
2913
3113
6
83%
5/0/1
2892
3158
5
80%
4/0/1
2916
3156
As Black
Score counts a win as 1 and a draw as ½.
OpeningGamesScoreW / D / LAvg oppPerf
31
60%
16/5/10
2959
3036
15
77%
11/1/3
3060
3273
14
54%
6/3/5
2991
3019
10
65%
6/1/3
2946
3066
6
83%
5/0/1
2823
3089
4
38%
1/1/2
2820
2720
4
75%
3/0/1
2911
3111
4
50%
1/2/1
3209
3209
How these numbers work
- Score: a win counts 1 and a draw ½, divided by the games played in that opening.
- Expected score (“ratings predict”): what the Elo formula predicts from both players' ratings in those games. A score more than 5 percentage points above it is green, more than 5 below is red, anything in between is on par.
- Performance (Perf): the average opponent rating + 800 × (score − 50%), a simple linear estimate; the average opponent is shown beside it.
- Sample size: key findings use openings with 5 or more games. How much to trust this score: fewer than 10 games is a small sample and only a hint, 10 to 29 is a medium sample, 30 or more is a solid sample.
- Games: finished Chess.com games, up to 150 as White and 150 as Black, grouped by opening and time control.
Data: Chess.com public API. Maxim Matlakov on Chess.com
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