GM

Vavulin, Maxim

GER GER·Born 1998·FIDE #4169530·1,023 Games

Classical2537864 Games
Rapid248755 Games
Blitz2528104 Games

Statistics

1023

Total

480

Wins

220

Draws

323

Losses

47%22%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 491 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 42%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 113 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening95.5%
Middlegame92.9%
Endgame95.0%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+2%
Winning (+2 or more)93%
50 Games
Equal position95%
29 Games
Losing (-2 or more)91%
34 Games

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 46average
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?

3
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
abcdefgh
Many
Few
Critical squares
d57 err
a53 err
b23 err
d13 err
d33 err
d5/a5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

L
Florstedt, Johannes2378

Berliner Einzelmeistersch... · 4 Apr 2026

1-0
W
Brustkern, Juergen2088

Berliner Einzelmeistersch... · 4 Apr 2026

0-1
W
Matviienko, Mykhailo2254

Berliner Einzelmeistersch... · 4 Apr 2026

1-0
D
Banusz, Tamas2602

German Bundesliga 2025-26 · 22 Mar 2026

½-½
W
Horvath, Dominik2547

Schachbundesliga 2025/202... · 21 Mar 2026

1-0
D
Santos Latasa, Jaime2618

SBL München · 1 Mar 2026

½-½

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black
English: Reversed Sicilian
87.5%
8 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6

Ruy Lopez: Closed
56.5%
23 Games·Loses

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7

Strengths

AVOID
White
Sicilian: Classical
72.7%
11 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6

Scotch Game
70.6%
17 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4

Black

No consistent strengths detected as Black

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
▶
#25Bxg4??
Tactics
vs Socko
OTB·2025
▶
#92Bc2??
Endgame
vs Herbrig
OTB·2025
▶
#41Rb2??
Endgame
vs Moritz
OTB·2024
▶
#18Na5??
Tactics
vs Stork
OTB·2024
▶
#39Ba4??
Tactics
vs Zolfagharian
OTB·2024
▶
#50Rf2??
Endgame
vs Moroni
OTB·2023
▶
#61fxe4+??
Endgame
vs Saric
OTB·2022
▶
#50Rd7??
Endgame
vs Vidit
Blitz·2019
▶
#32Qd3??
Tactics
vs Esipenko
Blitz·2019
▶
#54Re1??
Endgame
vs Perunovic
Blitz·2019
Endgame Statistics

22 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire
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Starting Position
519 Games
51%25%24%
1.e4
63%
491
1.d4
63%
8
1.g3
79%
7
1.b3
90%
5
1.Nf3
75%
4
1.f4
100%
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