Scouting report: Stepan Zilka (GM, CZE)

1,338 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,156 classical, 63 rapid, 119 blitz): 42% wins, 39% draws, 18% losses. FIDE rating 2526 standard, 2422 rapid, 2427 blitz. 326 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.03 blunders per game.

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Stepan Zilka

TitleGrandmasterFederationCzechiaBorn1988FIDE ID315303

Classical2526▼ 6
Rapid2422
Blitz2427
Games1,338
W · D · L42 / 39 / 18
Peak2615

Rating history

2350
2450
2550
Peak2615
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2024
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2025
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2026
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Oct 2023Nov 2026
Classical2526Rapid2422Blitz2427no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.9%Opening93.9%Middlegame95.3%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 94.5% average
High resilience (58%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 85%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (68% in 307 games)

Recent games

Nijboer, Friso(2439)

Bundesliga 2026-27 · 11 Oct 2026

½–½
Wagner, Dennis(2580)

Bundesliga 2026-27 · 10 Oct 2026

½–½
Efimenko, Zahar(2548)

Bundesliga 2026-27 · 9 Oct 2026

½–½
Dyachuk, Artem(2421)

Saint Charbel Cup 4 2026 · 9 Sept 2026

0–1
Gronn, Atle(2365)

Saint Charbel Cup 4 2026 · 8 Sept 2026

0–1

Play against Zilka's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,338 games

Openings

672 games as White · scores 65.9%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Caro-Kann1.e4 c6 2.♞f3 d514 games, last played last year57.1%wins

By family

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PRO
1,338 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 65.9%
12962.4%−3.5 pts
4362.8%−3.1 pts
4369.8%+3.8 pts
4261.9%−4.0 pts
4060.0%−5.9 pts
3865.8%—
3669.4%+3.5 pts
3477.9%+12.0 pts

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,338 games in scope
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672 games48%W36%D16%L
Move
1. e4
3197w
49%33%18
65%
1. d4
3072w
49%37%14
68%
1. ♞f3
237m
2265%13
54%
1. c4
198y
53%37%
71%
1. c3
214y
100%
50%
1. b3
210y
100%
50%

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