Votava, Jan

GM

CZE CZE·Born 1974·FIDE #300535

2440Classical
2461Rapid
Blitz

Statistics

Total1,703
Wins664
Draws716
Losses322
39%42%19%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.2% average
Solid conversion: 82%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (71% in 85 games)

Play against Votava's Twin

Uses their openings, level & style

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical · 154 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.5%
Middlegame
94.1%
Endgame
95.0%
Clutch Factor
+6%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic Pieces
31%
31 err
28%
28 err
15%
15 err
12%
12 err
9%
9 err
6%
6 err
Critical Moment
Move 48 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
50%
26-35
0%
36-45
50%
46+
50% of blunders occur after move 26-35 — keep tension until then.
Error Heatmap
5
5
4
5
Few
Many
c6
5 err
f6
5 err
g4
5 err
g5
4 err
b5
3 err
c6/f6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

1,703 games

Weaknesses

— exploit these
aswhite44.4%losses
Grünfeld — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
9 games · low samplePlay this line
asblack52.9%losses
Sicilian: Taimanov — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
17 gamesPlay this line

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite72.7%wins
King's Indian: Saemisch — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f311 g
aswhite62.5%wins
French: Winawer — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb416 g
asblack57.9%wins
Sicilian: Alapin — 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d519 g
asblack53.3%wins
Sicilian: Closed — 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e615 g

Critical Blunders

10 errors
Bd4??vs KriebelOTB · 2025
g5??vs BaklanOTB · 2024
Qh4??vs FialaOTB · 2023
Rb8??vs BosiocicOTB · 2023
Re5+??vs HandlerOTB · 2023
Qe6??vs SmolikOTB · 2023
g5??vs KrausOTB · 2023
g5??vs SahidiOTB · 2022
Qxh5??vs CervenyOTB · 2021
Kf7??vs SouralRapid · 2020

Recent Games

Win
Reschun, Sascha(2262)

TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 18 Apr 2026

0-1
Draw
Kristoferitsch, Daniel(2343)

TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 17 Apr 2026

½-½
Draw
Ivanisevic, Ivan(2539)

TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 17 Apr 2026

½-½
Loss
Berczes, David(2380)

TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 16 Apr 2026

1-0
Draw
Livaic, Leon(2549)

TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 15 Apr 2026

½-½
Draw
Hlozek, Michal(2052)

TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod · 12 Apr 2026

½-½

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

PRO
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Move arrowsmost-played moves
SF18
870 games
43%43%14%
MovegamesPerf%
1.e4
390
64%
1.d4
339
66%
1.c4Strong
85
71%
1.Nf3
44
56%
1.g3
7
64%
1.f4Strong
2
75%
1.a3
2
50%
1.Nc3
1
50%

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