Scouting report: Vlad-Cristian Jianu (GM, ROU)

1,496 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,421 classical, 52 rapid, 23 blitz): 42% wins, 41% draws, 17% losses. FIDE rating 2435 standard, 2448 rapid, 2455 blitz. 187 games analyzed with Stockfish: 95% accuracy, 0.04 blunders per game.

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Vlad-Cristian Jianu

GM

Romaniaborn 1984FIDE ID 1208110

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2420
2460
2500
2540
2502 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2455
2448
2435
2588peak, Sep 2014
1,496games
629wins, 42%
619draws, 41%
248losses, 17%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.5% average
Solid conversion: 92%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (65% in 572 games)

Play against Jianu's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,496 games

Openings

1,496 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Dutch Defense1.d4 f5 2.c4 f6only 9 games, last played 16 years ago44.4%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Benoni1.d4 f6 2.c4 c532 games, last played 3 years ago56.3%wins
Benko Gambit1.d4 f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b514 games, last played 9 years ago57.1%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 187 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.4%
Middlegame
94.3%
Endgame
95.5%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
26%
23 err
23%
21 err
18%
16 err
14%
13 err
12%
11 err
7%
6 err
Critical moment
Move 40 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
62%
26-35
12%
36-45
25%
46+
62% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
6
5
5
Few
Many
e5
6
d4
5
e4
5
g5
4
b3
3
e5/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#32
xb3?? vs Cnejev
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#39
b6?? vs Stegaroiu
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#40
e7?? vs Ilinca
Middlegame · OTB · 2024
#29
d6?? vs Vajda
Middlegame · OTB · 2024
#60
g7+?? vs Gavrilescu
Endgame · OTB · 2024
#34
b7?? vs Ghita
Middlegame · OTB · 2024

Recent games

Leiva, Gianmarco(2332)

Grand Prix Bucharest 2026 · 10 May 2026

1–0
Baranciuc, Alexandr(2315)

Grand Prix Bucharest 2026 · 10 May 2026

1–0
Bosinceanu, Iosif(1836)

Grand Prix Bucharest 2026 · 9 May 2026

1–0
Angelov, Zvetomir(2014)

Grand Prix Bucharest 2026 · 9 May 2026

0–1
Stegaroiu, Marcel-Florian(1951)

Grand Prix Bucharest 2026 · 9 May 2026

1–0
Padurean, Daniel-Cristian(2167)

Romanian Championships 20... · 16 Feb 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,496 games in scope
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754 games45%W42%D13%L
Move
1. d4
5724m
44%41%15
65%
1. f3
834m
43%46%
66%
1. c4
647m
44%53%
70%
1. e4
322y
53%34%13
70%
1. g3
24y
50%50%
50%
1. d3
13y
100%
100%

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