Scouting report: Stepan Zilka (GM, CZE)

1,332 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,151 classical, 73 rapid, 108 blitz): 42% wins, 39% draws, 18% losses. FIDE rating 2532 standard, 2428 rapid, 2427 blitz. 326 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.03 blunders per game.

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Stepan Zilka

GM

Czechiaborn 1988FIDE ID 315303

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2350
2450
2550
2650
Peak2615
2600 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2532
2428
2427
2615peak, Dec 2023
1,332games
564wins, 42%
523draws, 39%
243losses, 18%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.5% average
High resilience (57%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 86%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (68% in 304 games)

Play against Zilka's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,332 games

Openings

1,332 games

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

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 326 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.9%
Middlegame
93.9%
Endgame
95.3%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
91%
Problematic pieces
20%
40 err
20%
40 err
18%
36 err
18%
35 err
12%
23 err
12%
23 err
Critical moment
Move 44 avg
0%
1-15
11%
16-25
44%
26-35
22%
36-45
22%
46+
44% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
7
7
7
7
8
Few
Many
e2
8
c5
7
e4
7
e5
7
h6
7
e2/c5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#39
b7?? vs Navara
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#39
h7?? vs Pulpan
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#28
f4?? vs Brozka
Middlegame · Blitz · 2025
#35
c8?? vs Rubes
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#21
e8?? vs Dragnev
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#29
xf8?? vs Bouska
Middlegame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

Pankiv, Maksym(2351)

Saint Charbel Cup 4 2026 · 7 Sept 2026

1–0
Povshednyi, Ivan(2389)

Saint Charbel Cup 4 2026 · 6 Sept 2026

½–½
Golubev,M(2461)

Saint Charbel Cup 4 2026 · 5 Sept 2026

½–½
Miezis, Normunds(2405)

Saint Charbel Cup 4 2026 · 4 Sept 2026

½–½
Tulchynskyi, Feliks(2431)

Saint Charbel Cup 4 2026 · 4 Sept 2026

½–½
Dubnevych, Maksym(2440)

Saint Charbel Cup 4 2026 · 3 Sept 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,332 games in scope
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1a
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669 games48%W36%D16%L
Move
1. e4
3196d
49%33%18
65%
1. d4
3041w
50%37%13
68%
1. f3
236m
2265%13
54%
1. c4
198y
53%37%
71%
1. c3
214y
100%
50%
1. b3
29y
100%
50%

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