Scouting report: Mladen Palac (GM, CRO)

3,429 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (3,373 classical, 38 rapid, 18 blitz): 38% wins, 51% draws, 11% losses. FIDE rating 2455 standard, 2562 rapid, 2446 blitz. 318 games analyzed with Stockfish: 95% accuracy, 0.07 blunders per game.

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Mladen Palac

GM

Croatiaborn 1971FIDE ID 14500116

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2420
2460
2500
2540
2580
2487 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
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Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2562
2455
2446
2631peak, Jul 2016
3,429games
1,296wins, 38%
1,741draws, 51%
392losses, 11%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.7% average
Low resilience (33%): Doesn't save lost positions
Solid conversion: 83%
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (73% in 158 games)

Play against Palac's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 3,429 games

Openings

3,429 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: Rossolimo1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b544 games, last played 4 months ago63.6%wins
Caro-Kann: Advance1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e528 games, last played last month60.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 318 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.1%
Middlegame
94.3%
Endgame
95.0%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
26%
39 err
22%
33 err
15%
23 err
14%
22 err
12%
19 err
11%
16 err
Critical moment
Move 37 avg
25%
1-15
12%
16-25
19%
26-35
6%
36-45
38%
46+
38% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
8
Few
Many
e5
8
c6
6
d1
6
d5
6
a5
5
e5/c6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#44
♞d6?? vs Bauer
Middlegame · Rapid · 2025
#29
♞d3?? vs Sherman
Middlegame · Rapid · 2025
#32
♞a4?? vs Pakleza
Middlegame · Blitz · 2025
#28
f5?? vs Rodshtein
Middlegame · Blitz · 2025
#52
♜a2?? vs Stork
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#32
♞e5?? vs Deuer
Endgame · Rapid · 2025

Recent games

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1st Medugorje Open 2026 · 13 Sept 2026

1–0
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15th Split Open 2026 · 14 Aug 2026

½–½
Johannesson, Oliver(2262)

15th Split Open 2026 · 13 Aug 2026

½–½
Richterova,Natasa(1529)

15th Split Open 2026 · 12 Aug 2026

1–0
Akshat, Khamparia(2290)

15th Split Open 2026 · 11 Aug 2026

½–½
Gal, Andrej(2332)

15th Split Open 2026 · 9 Aug 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
3,429 games in scope
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1a
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1,715 games44%W47%D9%L
Move
1. e4
14695w
44%46%
67%
1. d4
1583m
49%47%
73%
1. ♞f3
616w
34%57%
63%
1. c4
183y
1778%
56%
1. b4
6—
67%33%
33%
1. b3
119y
100%
50%
1. g3
17y
100%
50%
1. f4
1—
100%
50%

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