GM
Votava, Jan
CZE·Born 1974·FIDE #300535·1,703 Games
CZE Classical24401,676 Games
Rapid246127 Games
Blitz—0 Games
Statistics
1703
Total
664
Wins
716
Draws
322
Losses
39%42%19%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.2% average
Solid conversion: 82%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (71% in 85 games)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 154 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.5%
Middlegame94.1%
Endgame95.0%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)95%
48 Games
Equal position96%
73 Games
Losing (-2 or more)90%
33 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♖
31%
31 errors
♙
28%
28 errors
♗
15%
15 errors
♔
12%
12 errors
♕
9%
9 errors
♞
6%
6 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 48average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
50% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
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Many
Few
Critical squares
c65 err
f65 err
g45 err
g54 err
b53 err
c6/f6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Recent Games
W
Reschun, Sascha2262
TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 18 Apr 2026
D
Kristoferitsch, Daniel2343
TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 17 Apr 2026
D
Ivanisevic, Ivan2539
TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 17 Apr 2026
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Berczes, David2380
TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 16 Apr 2026
D
Livaic, Leon2549
TCh-AUT 2025-26 · 15 Apr 2026
D
Hlozek, Michal2052
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod · 12 Apr 2026
Openings
Based on player games
Weaknesses
EXPLOIT!White
Grünfeld
44.4%9 GamesLow sample·Loses
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
Black
Sicilian: Taimanov
52.9%17 Games·Loses
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
Strengths
AVOIDWhite
King's Indian: Saemisch
72.7%11 Games·Wins
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3
French: Winawer
62.5%16 Games·Wins
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
Black
Sicilian: Alapin
57.9%19 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5
Sicilian: Closed
53.3%15 Games·Wins
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
10 errors
▶
#29Bd4??
Tactics
vs Kriebel
OTB·2025
▶
#75g5??
Endgame
vs Baklan
OTB·2024
▶
#24Qh4??
Tactics
vs Fiala
OTB·2023
▶
#43Rb8??
Endgame
vs Bosiocic
OTB·2023
▶
#67Re5+??
Endgame
vs Handler
OTB·2023
▶
#40Qe6??
Tactics
vs Smolik
OTB·2023
▶
#33g5??
Tactics
vs Kraus
OTB·2023
▶
#32g5??
Tactics
vs Sahidi
OTB·2022
▶
#45Qxh5??
Endgame
vs Cerveny
OTB·2021
▶
#38Kf7??
Tactics
vs Soural
Rapid·2020
Endgame Statistics
23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
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43%43%14%
1.e4
64%390
1.d4
66%339
1.c4
71%85
1.Nf3
56%44
1.g3
64%7
1.f4
75%2
1.a3
50%2
1.Nc3
50%1