Scouting report: Julijan Plenca (IM, CRO)

781 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (781 classical): 48% wins, 25% draws, 27% losses. FIDE rating 2447 standard, 2363 rapid, 2444 blitz. 96 games analyzed with Stockfish: 92% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Julijan Plenca

IM

Croatiaborn 1989FIDE ID 14508044

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2340
2380
2420
2460
Peak2462
2405 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2447
2444
2363
2462peak, Jan 2026
781games
373wins, 48%
197draws, 25%
211losses, 27%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.3% average
Solid conversion: 94%
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (63% in 370 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 41%)

Play against Plenca's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 781 games

Openings

781 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Modern Defense1.e4 g6 2.d4 g711 games, last played 5 years ago54.5%losses
Sicilian: Taimanov1.e4 c5 2.f3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.xd4 c612 games, last played 5 years ago50.0%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: Kan1.e4 c5 2.f3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.xd4 a621 games, last played 3 years ago66.7%wins
Italian: Giuoco Piano1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.c4 c512 games, last played 4 months ago58.3%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 96 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.3%
Middlegame
93.1%
Endgame
94.6%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
93%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
24%
24 err
21%
21 err
19%
19 err
18%
18 err
12%
12 err
8%
8 err
Critical moment
Move 41 avg
0%
1-15
20%
16-25
20%
26-35
20%
36-45
40%
46+
40% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
5
6
5
Few
Many
e5
6
b6
5
g4
5
e3
4
e4
4
e5/b6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#62
e4?? vs Vajic
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#38
f5?? vs Novosel
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#51
e3?? vs Novosel
Endgame · OTB · 2024
#29
a3?? vs Kozul
Middlegame · OTB · 2024
#50
f2?? vs Plenkovic
Endgame · OTB · 2024
#57
gf1?? vs Kovacevic
Endgame · OTB · 2024

Recent games

Rogic, Davor(2357)

Croatian Cup 2026 · 15 May 2026

0–1
Markovic, Franjo-Josip(2213)

Croatian Cup 2026 · 14 May 2026

1–0
Babic, Damir(1923)

Croatian Cup 2026 · 13 May 2026

1–0
Vujakovic, Branko(2221)

Round 9: Plenca, Julijan ... · 23 Nov 2025

1–0
Zelic, Mladen(2163)

Round 8: Plenca, Julijan ... · 22 Nov 2025

1–0
Vajic, Hrvoje(2077)

Croatian Team Championshi... · 21 Nov 2025

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
781 games in scope
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1a
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393 games52%W23%D25%L
Move
1. e4
3704m
51%2326%
63%
1. d4
152y
67%27%
80%
1. f3
710m
43%29%28%
57%
1. b3
118y
100%
0%

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