Scouting report: Vlastimil Babula (GM, CZE)

2,853 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (2,649 classical, 116 rapid, 88 blitz): 40% wins, 44% draws, 16% losses. FIDE rating 2489 standard, 2509 rapid, 2469 blitz. 609 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Vlastimil Babula

GM

Czechiaborn 1973FIDE ID 301264

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2440
2480
2520
2560
2537 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
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2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2509
2489
2469
2608peak, Oct 2008
2,853games
1,140wins, 40%
1,266draws, 44%
447losses, 16%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.0% average
Solid conversion: 83%
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (68% in 1267 games)

Play against Babula's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,853 games

Openings

2,853 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Italian Game1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝c411 games, last played 2 years ago45.5%losses
Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d624 games, last played 10 months ago41.7%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Nimzo-Indian: Leningrad1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.♞c3 ♝b4 4.♝g511 games, last played 9 months ago81.8%wins
Scotch Game1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.d410 games, last played 2 years ago70.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 609 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.3%
Middlegame
93.0%
Endgame
95.0%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
24%
97 err
19%
75 err
19%
75 err
17%
68 err
12%
49 err
9%
36 err
Critical moment
Move 39 avg
0%
1-15
6%
16-25
56%
26-35
22%
36-45
17%
46+
56% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
15
12
14
13
12
12
Few
Many
f6
15
f5
14
h5
13
c5
12
e4
12
f6/f5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

some recent costly mistakes
Zwardon, Vojtech(2402)

Move 65 · Endgame · OTB · 2025

−6.5f7??
Finek, Vaclav(2481)

Move 33 · Middlegame · OTB · 2025

−3.0c5??
Brozka, Karel(2115)

Move 23 · Middlegame · OTB · 2025

−3.1xd4??
Piesik, Piotr(2328)

Move 23 · Middlegame · OTB · 2025

−4.4xb4??
Bouska, Jiri(2320)

Move 21 · Middlegame · OTB · 2025

−2.5f5??
Polak, Tomas(2469)

Move 49 · Endgame · OTB · 2025

−3.6c4??
Kaczur, Florian(2475)

Move 21 · Middlegame · OTB · 2025

−99.0b1??
Pechac, Jergus(2599)

Move 21 · Middlegame · OTB · 2025

−2.7xf5??
Krastev, Alexander(2431)

Move 33 · Middlegame · OTB · 2025

−3.1g5??
Mach, Petr(2117)

Move 31 · Middlegame · OTB · 2024

−4.1xg4??

Recent games

Korshunov, Sergey And.(2404)

37th Czech Rapid G1 2026 · 23 Jul 2026

½–½
Akesson, Ralf(2317)

37th Czech Rapid G1 2026 · 23 Jul 2026

0–1
Bouska, Jiri(2312)

37th Czech Rapid G1 2026 · 23 Jul 2026

1–0
Khusenkhojaev, Muhammad(2374)

37th Czech Rapid G1 2026 · 23 Jul 2026

0–1
Blatny, Pavel(2253)

37th Czech Rapid G1 2026 · 23 Jul 2026

0–1
Pechac, Jergus(2539)

37th Czech Rapid G1 2026 · 23 Jul 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
2,853 games in scope
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1,427 games47%W41%D12%L
Move
1. d4
12672m
47%42%
68%
1. e4
1369m
43%28%29%
57%
1. ♞f3
201y
60%40%
80%
1. c4
25y
50%50%
75%
1. b3
12y
100%
50%
1. ♞c3
11y
100%
100%

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