Malek, Jan

POL POL·Born 2007·FIDE #21864080·568 Games

Classical2560538 Games

Rapid229013 Games

Blitz240417 Games

Statistics

568

Total

247

Wins

152

Draws

168

Losses

43%27%30%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.8% average

Solid conversion: 82%

Very consistent (87%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (67% in 21 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 47%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 358 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.6%

Middlegame93.2%

Endgame95.3%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%

Winning (+2 or more)94%

161 Games

Equal position94%

101 Games

Losing (-2 or more)89%

96 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

26%

92 errors

♙

19%

68 errors

♞

16%

57 errors

♔

14%

49 errors

♕

14%

50 errors

♗

12%

44 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 34average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

56% of blunders occur between move 36-45. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

e416 err

f415 err

d511 err

f511 err

b410 err

e4/f4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Wojtaszek, Radoslaw2667

83rd ch-POL 2026 · 30 Mar 2026

½-½

Zielonka, Adam2350

Indywidualne Mistrzostwa ... · 29 Mar 2026

1-0

Bartel, Mateusz2561

Indywidualne Mistrzostwa ... · 28 Mar 2026

½-½

Moranda, Wojciech2542

Indywidualne Mistrzostwa ... · 27 Mar 2026

1-0

Teclaf, Pawel2571

Indywidualne Mistrzostwa ... · 26 Mar 2026

½-½

Kosakowski, Jakub2536

Indywidualne Mistrzostwa ... · 25 Mar 2026

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

Sicilian: Najdorf

45.5%

11 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6

French Defense

44.4%

9 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5

Black

Sicilian: 2...Nc6

69.2%

13 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6

Ruy Lopez: Morphy

53.3%

15 Games·Loses

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

Strengths

AVOID

White

Italian Game

81.8%

11 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4

Black

No consistent strengths detected as Black

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#39Rd5??

Tactics

vs Vykouk

OTB·2026

▶

#52Kb2??

Endgame

vs Ugorek

OTB·2025

▶

#52Ra7??

Endgame

vs Druska

OTB·2025

▶

#29f6??

Tactics

vs Otsuka

OTB·2025

▶

#36Ra8??

Endgame

vs Przybylski

Rapid·2025

▶

#19f5??

Tactics

vs Iniyan

OTB·2025

▶

#44Rd4??

Endgame

vs Iniyan

OTB·2025

▶

#28Kf7??

Tactics

vs Fridman

OTB·2025

▶

#25c4??

Tactics

vs Fernandez

OTB·2025

▶

#40gxh5??

Tactics

vs Terkiewicz

OTB·2025

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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Starting Position

296 Games

51%24%25%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	132	61%
1.d4	131	66%
1.c4	21	67%
1.Nf3	12	67%

1.e4

61%

132

1.d4

66%

131

1.c4

67%

1.Nf3

67%

Malek, Jan

Play against Malek, Jan's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Sicilian: Najdorf

French Defense

Sicilian: 2...Nc6

Ruy Lopez: Morphy

Strengths

Italian Game

Critical Blunders