What is Jan Votava's FIDE rating?

Jan Votava's FIDE rating is 2440 standard, 2461 rapid. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Jan Votava's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Jan Votava played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,631 over-the-board games by Jan Votava (1,606 classical, 25 rapid), with 39% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Jan Votava's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Jan Votava?

Open Jan Votava's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Jan Votava's style, before facing them.

Jan Votava

Czechiaborn 1974FIDE ID 300535

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

2420

2460

2500

2473 · Sep 2023

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2461Rapid

2440Classical

2587peak, May 2010

1,631games

642wins, 39%

677draws, 42%

311losses, 19%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2587 · May 2010

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 94.2% average

Solid conversion: 82%

Very consistent (92%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 as

(72% in 81 games)

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Based on

1,631 games

Based on 1,631 games

Openings

1,631 gamesBased on 1,631 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

King's Indian: Saemisch1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.f310 games, last played 7 years ago70.0%wins

French: Winawer1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 ♝b416 games, last played 14 years ago62.5%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 154 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 154 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.5%

Middlegame

94.1%

Endgame

95.0%

Clutch factor

+6%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%48g

EqualEqual position

96%73g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%33g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

31%

31 err

28%

28 err

15%

15 err

12%

12 err

9 err

6 err

Critical moment

Move 48 avg

1-15

16-25

50%

26-35

36-45

50%

46+

50% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

37Errors mapped

c6 / f6Hotspot zone

Critical squares

55 err

44 err

33 err

c6/f6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#29

♝d4?? vs Kriebel

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#75

g5?? vs Baklan

Endgame · OTB · 2024

#24

♛h4?? vs Fiala

Middlegame · OTB · 2023

#43

♜b8?? vs Bosiocic

Endgame · OTB · 2023

#67

♜e5+?? vs Handler

Endgame · OTB · 2023

#40

♛e6?? vs Smolik

Endgame · OTB · 2023

Recent games

1,631 games

Reschun, Sascha(2262)

Austrian Team Championship 2025-... · 18 Apr 2026

1–0

Kristoferitsch, Daniel(2343)

Austrian Team Championship 2025-... · 17 Apr 2026

½–½

Ivanisevic, Ivan(2539)

Austrian Team Championship 2025-... · 17 Apr 2026

½–½

Berczes, David(2380)

Austrian Team Championship 2025-... · 16 Apr 2026

0–1

Livaic, Leon(2549)

Austrian Team Championship 2025-... · 15 Apr 2026

½–½

Hlozek, Michal(2052)

Czech Team Championship 1 Liga V... · 12 Apr 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

99 endgames (57.2%) · force Opposite Bishops + Major Pieces (17%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

57.2%

99 / 173

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Opposite Bishops + Major Pieces: only 17% win rate (6 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

1,631 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

834 games44%W43%D13%L

834games in this linewon 44%, drew 43%, lost 13%

Move

1. e4

3861y

44%39%17

64%

1. d4

3125m

43%46%11

66%

1. c4

814y

49%44%

72%

1. ♞f3

433y

30%51%19%

56%

1. g3

716y

43%43%14

64%

1. f4

218y

50%50%

75%

1. a3

2Jun 1997

50%50%

50%

1. ♞c3

1—

100%

50%

Scouting report: Jan Votava (GM, CZE)

Jan Votava

Rating & statistics

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Deep analysis

Critical blunders

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