Scouting report: Igor Janik (GM, POL)

1,994 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,649 classical, 175 rapid, 193 blitz): 51% wins, 25% draws, 24% losses. FIDE rating 2531 standard, 2510 rapid, 2504 blitz. 687 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Igor Janik

GM

Polandborn 2000FIDE ID 1159259

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2440
2480
2520
2560
2517 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2531
2510
2504
2552peak, Apr 2023
1,994games
1,008wins, 51%
505draws, 25%
478losses, 24%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.3% average
High resilience (56%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 95%
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (68% in 221 games)

Play against Janik's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,994 games

Openings

1,994 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Benoni1.d4 f6 2.c4 c513 games, last played 4 years ago84.6%wins
Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.f3 d686 games, last played 4 months ago66.3%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 687 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.1%
Middlegame
93.0%
Endgame
95.0%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
27%
126 err
18%
83 err
17%
79 err
17%
80 err
11%
53 err
10%
47 err
Critical moment
Move 43 avg
0%
1-15
13%
16-25
17%
26-35
30%
36-45
39%
46+
39% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
16
18
17
19
16
Few
Many
d4
19
e5
18
f5
17
d1
16
d6
16
d4/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#33
d3?? vs Paravyan
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#87
b3?? vs Niemann
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#36
g6?? vs Daneshvar
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#49
c4?? vs Erigaisi Arjun
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#47
h4?? vs Giri
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#30
d2?? vs Duda
Endgame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

Eugene, Floryan(2512)

TCh-POL 1st League 2026 · 7 Sept 2026

½–½
Piesik, Piotr(2418)

TCh-POL 1st League 2026 · 6 Sept 2026

1–0
Lehaci, Miruna-Daria(2282)

TCh-POL 1st League 2026 · 5 Sept 2026

1–0
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof(2743)

Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026 · 25 Aug 2026

0–1
Binboga, Yaman(2250)

Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026 · 25 Aug 2026

½–½
Banerjee, Supratit(2357)

Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026 · 25 Aug 2026

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,994 games in scope
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1a
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c
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1,016 games54%W25%D21%L
Move
1. e4
5773w
54%2224
65%
1. d4
2224m
56%2420
68%
1. f3
1061w
48%40%
68%
1. c4
925m
47%39%14
66%
1. g3
62y
50%33%17
67%
1. b3
51y
60%2020
70%
1. a3
32y
100%
100%
1. b4
12y
100%
100%
1. c3
15y
100%
100%
1. d3
12y
0%
1. c3
13y
100%
100%
1. h4
12y
100%
0%

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