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Vavulin, Maxim

GER GER·Born 1998·FIDE #4169530·1,025 Games

Classical2537866 Games
Rapid248755 Games
Blitz2528104 Games

Play against Vavulin, Maxim's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

1025

Wins

481

Draws

220

Losses

324
47%21%32%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.2% average
Solid conversion: 86%
Very consistent (84%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (63% in 492 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 42%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 114 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
95.5%
Middlegame
92.9%
Endgame
95.0%
Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?
+2%
Winning (+2 or more)
93%50g
Equal position
95%29g
Losing (-2 or more)
91%35g
Performance under pressure
Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?
38%
33 errors
16%
14 errors
16%
14 errors
13%
11 errors
10%
9 errors
6%
5 errors
Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?
Move 46 average
0%
25%
25%
25%
25%
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
25% of blunders occur between move 16-25. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap — Where do most errors occur?
7
Few
Many
Critical squares
d5
7 err
a5
3 err
b2
3 err
d1
3 err
d3
3 err
d5/a5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these lines

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black87.5%Loses
Nimzo-Indian: Classical — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2
8 Games · Low sample · last played 3 months agoPlay this line
Black87.5%Loses
English: Reversed Sicilian — 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6
8 Games · Low sample · last played 6 years agoPlay this line

Strengths

— avoid these lines
White72.7%Wins
Sicilian: Classical — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc611 Games · last played last year
White70.6%Wins
Scotch Game — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d417 Games

No consistent strengths detected as Black

Critical Blunders

10 errors · Stockfish
Bxg4??vs SockoOTB · 2025
Bc2??vs HerbrigOTB · 2025
Rb2??vs MoritzOTB · 2024
Na5??vs StorkOTB · 2024
Ba4??vs ZolfagharianOTB · 2024
Rf2??vs MoroniOTB · 2023
fxe4+??vs SaricOTB · 2022
Rd7??vs ViditBlitz · 2019
Qd3??vs EsipenkoBlitz · 2019
Re1??vs PerunovicBlitz · 2019

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Endgame Statistics

PRO22 endgame categories analyzed
Endgame Statistics
Reveal weaknesses →
Repertoire
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
520 Games
52%25%23%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.e4
492
63%
1.d4
8
63%
1.g3Strong
7
79%
1.b3Strong
5
90%
1.Nf3Strong
4
75%
1.f4Strong
4
100%

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